Yearly Archives: 2013

A Wish for the New Year

No Heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in today. Take Heaven! No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present little instance. Take Peace! The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within our reach is Joy. There is a radiance and glory in the darkness, could we but see — and to see we have only to look. I beseech you to look. Continue reading

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In honor of upcoming sonnets

A bit of fancy from Billy Collins, entitled Sonnet But hang on here while we make the turn into the final six where all will be resolved, where longing and heartache will find an end, from Sonnet, by Billy Collins … Continue reading

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Phase one done

Took apart 48 columns of squares and am ready to stack up and take down 43 columns.

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Deconstructing

Cleaned and cleared off around the bathroom sink, cleared out the “medicine” cabinet. Took out recyclables. Now I’m taking apart a long set aside to-be quilt in prep for taking down the one on the design wall. I hope to … Continue reading

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Christmas 2013

There are some more photos to add, but here’s a view of some of our Christmas 2013 – click the photo for a gallery of photos and videos. There were some hard spots to get through, missing Dad, but we … Continue reading

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