Quote of the day: “But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Read more…
Quote of the day: “Fenugreek, Tuesday’s spice, when the air is green like mosses after rain.” ― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Mistress of Spices Friday morning I went to the Como Park Conservatory in St. Paul to soak up the moist tropical atmosphere there. Greens of all shades soothed me Read more…
Quote of the day: “It always amazes me to look at the little, wrinkled brown seeds and think of the rainbows in ’em,” said Captain Jim. “When I ponder on them seeds I don’t find it nowise hard to believe that we’ve got souls that’ll live in other worlds. You Read more…
Quotes of the day: “When composing a verse let there not be a hair’s breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy.” ― Matsuo Bashō Read more…
Quote of the day: “May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder. ” ― John O’Donohue, Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong Here are some photos I made today – small gifts to brighten a gray, misty late October day. Read more…