There is the music of heaven in all things.~Hildegard of Bingen~I heard honking in the dark clouded skyVoices trumpeting, voices moving last nightOver and gone, I thought, and my heart was sadToday I see you feeding on the lakeAre you here to spend a winter with meOr are you heading further south?Will you stay? Please... Continue Reading →

Write in your heart that each day is the best day of the year.Ralph Waldo EmersonPriceless days of NovemberWhen trees wear golden hairWe see gold on the waterWe breathe gold in the air.Gone is the green of summer,The browns of winter yet rare;Springing from pathway and arborGold is everywhere.Who needs gold that can't be spent?For... Continue Reading →

Happiness lies in the absorption in some vocationwhich satisfies the soul. Henry Ward Beecher Applesauce for winter suppers, Spring lunches and summer breakfastsPreserved for days without plentyA piece of harvest goodness stowed away to enjoy later.A loaf of bread warm and spicy from the ovenThese are pleasures not only in the eating of them,Also in the preparing of... Continue Reading →