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It is Saturday–the last Saturday of November. The final Saturday of the Liturgical year. A sunny, nippy, 2 days-after-the-Turkey-Feast-Day-Saturday. I have been occupied with family and feasting so my usual schedule of postings is off. That’s okay. Why? Because it is Saturday. A day for some random thoughts, if you don’t mind! Here we go: […]
Read MoreI had the occasion to read and view some interesting posts this morning. One was from Nordstrom stating that they will “deck their halls” on the day after Thanksgiving. The other was in reference to someone ranting about Starbucks offering a plain red holiday cup and how it offended their Christianity in that it failed […]
Read MoreA day late, a dollar poorer?? Not sure if that is the saying, but I am a day later with great reason: an out of town babysitting gig! Which brings me to THE LIST. Miss Mallie and I had a lovely stroll through the November afternoon yesterday. I was reminded of all the things I […]
Read MoreYes, I know, it is Tuesday. I’m a bit jet-lagged from the time change and was busy celebrating All Soul’s Day. Really! Two of my favorite days of the year–All Saints on 11/1 and all Souls on 11/2–have been busy. Busy with remembering. Full of presence. Dancing with thin-ness of time and space. I haven’t […]
Read MoreLast weekend afforded us an opportunity to travel to the Big Apple for some family time with children and grand ones. Part of that adventure included a trip to Mood–the Project Runway Mecca of fabric stores! I did my research so that the trip would be fruitful and not too time consuming. This strategy turned out […]
Read MoreOctober is nearly gone. The leaves, colors, scents all are whisked away by winds portending the coming of Winter. With the passing of this month goes a heightened awareness of Domestic Violence. Today’s post is one last reflection, one that speaks to the hope of healing. It elicits an earlier time of year that seems […]
Read MoreFall presents a wealth of opportunities to share the new, the classic, and the reconfigured. We never create in a vacuum. Today, I go the source, and share a bit of prayer poetry, written and visual: “Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within […]
Read MoreIt’s time for a seasonal top 10 so here are my Fall faves (in no particular order): berry tones–plum, maroon, marsala, wine, bittersweet… deep shades of turquoise marries forest green black turtlenecks in sheer wools, cashmere, cotton blends, rayons boots, booties, bootlets… blacktaupecream..in every conceivable concoction long gloves tights layering with a purpose [I like […]
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