It is the stretched soul that makes music. . . . ~ Eric Hoffer I t is raining and gray outside. The kettle is whistling and the tea leaves a...

The autumn leaves Drift by my window; The autumn leaves Of red and gold. ~ Autumn Leaves I woke up Saturday with rain a pounding a steady b...

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity. ~ Plato W hether feng shui is real or not, one thing is certain:...

When the faithful gather to celebrate the work of our Redemption, the language of their prayer - free from doctrinal ambiguity and ideologic...

Don’t flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a...

The atmosphere of home beats almost any other place. ~ Alexandra Stoddard S ometimes you just need a slow morning. I needed one today. This ...

"Piano Jazz" by Brent Heighton The St. Cecilia Group announces auditions for The Sixth Annual St. Cecilia’s Arts Festival Saturday...

Earth here is so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. ~ Douglas William Jerrold I t enveloped me as I c...

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in their way. ~ William Blake W e spent m...

The bigger stones give it character. The rock is what makes this waterfall. ~ Paul Collins T he whole reason we ended up in Deep Creek Lake ...

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home. ~ John Muir N e...

Gazing on beautiful things acts on my soul, which thirsts for heavenly light. ~ Michelangelo W hile most people were planning how many hambu...

I used to visit and revisit it a dozen times a day, and stand in deep contemplation over my vegetable progeny with a love that nobody could ...

How we treasure ~ and admire ~ the people who acknowledge us! ~ Julie Morgenstern W hen one takes public transportation on a regular basis, ...

One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. ~ W.E. Johns, The Passing Show A gardener is an optimist ...

The best gardening books should be written by those... who still feel awe at the miracle which follows the setting of a geranium cutting in...

The greatest delight the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. ~ Ralph Waldo Emer...

Life is full of beauty. Notice it…. Live your life to the fullest and fight for your dreams. ~ Ashley Smith I t has been entirely too long s...

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter which fork you use...

What is food to one, is to others bitter poison. Lucretius, De Rerum Natura T his past Wednesday a friend and I went to hear Mariza in conc...