The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our ...

The everyday kindnesses of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. ~ Charles Kuralt T oday, on the commute...

A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time. ~...

Easy reading is damn hard writing. ~ Nathanial Hawthorne L ately my writers group has been unable to meet due to distance and schedules. So ...

Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half-asleep all winter is so strong in me. ~ Anne Morrow ...

First, I suppose, come letters; then adventure. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson G oodness gracious me! Can it be March already? My apologies, dear ...

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite differ...

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~ Toni Morrison O f interest to a...

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. ~ Victor Hugo A s I mentioned in my last post, I deb...

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. That is why any authentic creation is a g...

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 ...