by Eva Sparks Taylor (1903-1991) Today the world seemed cruel, but evening hoursWere filled with perfume from forgotten flowers.I saw again familiar filigreeOf moonlight through my lacy Lilac tree;I heard the robins stirring in their nest;And saw the path that fairy feet had pressed;Reflected stars were in my garden pool;On my warm face the breeze…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
Growing Your Own Garden
(I came across these quotes while looking for other things. I just had to share them.) Stop watering things that were never meant to grow in your life. Water what works, what’s good, what’s right. Stop playing around with those dead bones and stuff you can’t fix, its over … leave it alone! You’re coming…
More Adventures in Freedom – Revisited
(I posted this originally last October. But it fit so well into what I’ve been thinking these days, that I decided to send it out again. Adventures in the garden – for all of us!) We had not done much with our yard, having focused on renovating the house. But now it was time. First,…
… Garden …
A garden is a thing of beauty and a job forever. Richard Briers I freely admit that I am nowhere the gardener as I am the housekeeper. For one thing, gardening happens outside in the heat (forget about houseplants; I have a 100% kill rate). And gardening involves dirt. And bugs. Yet I enjoy the…
10,000 Flowers
Yet So Blessed…
The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. Robert Louis Stevenson My grandmother liked her beverages fully iced; I imagine growing up in steamy-hot southern Illinois had something to do with it. She kept a Styrofoam container in her freezer, refilling it from…
Where, Oh Where…
Has My Litter Box Gone? Ah yes, the joys of home maintenance are shared by everyone, including the pets. In preparation for the drywall, I moved the cats’ food, water and litter box into my bedroom where the cats could hunker down. Both cats immediately found the food and water, but Zoey couldn’t seem to…
“The Gasman Cometh”
“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice Through the Looking Glass In my experience. this quote applies to caring for a house. It takes all my effort just to…
Drip, drip …
The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17 (NLT) Speaking of deteriorating houses: Last month, I found a wet spot on the ceiling. My upstairs neighbor’s sink was leaking. The plumber came: all fixed. All good. We thought. As I waited for the insurance claim to…
House …
A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days. Ralph Waldo Emerson I take great pleasure in housekeeping. Cleaning, tidying and organizing touch something deep inside me. I’ve taken gentle…