serendipitous

t his winter has been so gloriously mild. lots of greens and browns on the landscape rather than white. when it has snowed, it's been a ...

i was in the greeting card section of the store looking for valentines, and a man and woman came up and stood, one on each side of me, and ...

i t's a dark and stormy night and i can't sleep with the driving wind and the sound of rain battering the window beside the bed. i l...

t his is my old student desk, the one my parents bought for me as i began junior high school. it's maple, with a smooth top and one bo...

i had a landmark birthday this year. i celebrated the day - nay, the weekend! - with glee and wild abandon. i joked about my age, and embra...

j ust as roads and pathways were finally clear of snow and ice, just as i changed from heavy gloves to leather dress ones, just as i was...

t he day after a fresh snow, the not-so-little girl wanted to play, to be outside. the snow was so deep, it was chilly, and i had things to ...

e ach christmas, the girl and i exchange one gift that's been gently used or repurposed. this year, i gave her a spice rack from our co...

w hen she was a child, the girl made a present for me in school, and wrapped it in potato print paper that she stamped herself. every christ...

i t's a few weeks yet 'til christmas, but we are putting up the tree tonight. this is unplanned, but the tree is in the yard, up ag...

t he holidays are coming, beginning with thanksgiving in just a few days, and i have been cleaning, prepping, and making lists. when i p...

i n the midst of the summer gardening and room painting and kitchen redo (no, it's still not done), i am trying to clean out useless th...

a gain, i am woefully negligent in my postings and offer a few errant accounts as proof that i was in awe of my surrounding this beautiful ...

i n this, the month of her birth, the not-so-little girl bemoans the fact that she will soon be too old to ride the mechanical rides at the ...

f ound, in the woods, on the dirt driveway of friends, this maple leaf only recently unfurled on its branch. staring up at me, a circlet ...

i t's no secret that i hate to shop, and especially for clothes. so time-consuming, and such a waste of energy when i wear the same th...

t he tiniest of lupine plants, nestled among the wild violets under the garden bench, so very far away from any host plant. wondrous...how d...

i t's her 3/4 birthday, she tells me. in three months, she'll advance a whole whole number. where has the time gone, i continuall...

s tanding at the open window, washing morning coffee cups and cereal bowls, i am thinking of my mother and how she loved spring. new growth...

s eems more and more, i turn to tea over coffee in the wintertime. it warms these bones, soothes a dry, scratchy throat, and smells fragrant...

i n the foreground, one of my window candles, this year battery-operated ones on a timer set in early december to coordinate with dusk. in t...

a t work, i   have deemed myself the designated recycler and, two saturdays a month, i'll take the excess paper - the old magazines, the...

a round noontime, i realized it was not only sunny and above freezing, it was actually a bit warm outside. so i went out into the yard in...

s o here finally is the winter we've all been waiting for, some for longer than others. it's cold, a monday, and nothing of any co...

k itchen redo begins today. it's been a long time coming. i have no idea what i'm doing. wish me luck.

s itting inside at the window, looking out at the bleak and rainy landscape, having bread and the last of the girls' strawberry jam. it ...

s ee that fat, furry little guy? in november, he decimated every october pumpkin i tossed into the compost pile. this was a tiny sugar pum...

c hristmas has always been one of my favorite times of year, and this year's holiday was wonderful in so many respects. the time between...

o ne saturday this fall, i chanced to meet and be part of a conversation with a lovely and quiet man, probably a little older than me. what ...

it borders on embarrassing to be doing this - posting photos and writings from up to four months ago. but i've been feeling guilty abo...

i n my defense, fall this year stretched for month after glorious month, with warm days and brilliant nights, and i was away from my desk an...