Delicious Tranquility

Dear Friends,   Welcome to another Sunday morning.  I am greeted by a landscape of majestic mountains in the distance. The bright sky has milky, fluffy clouds. The air is crisp, encouraging the happy, energetic swallows to swoop and dart in circles looking for breakfast!  Although we can't fly around like they do, we can …

Winter Storm Jonas

Dear Friends, A beautiful crisp sunny Sunday morning greets me. The breezes are absent for the moment and from where I'm sitting a can see two small swallows perched on the edge of our roof; their busy twittering reminding me that it is possible to live in the moment with focus. Although they are sometimes …

Relationships matter!

          Dear Friends, I begin writing these words on a beautiful, quiet Sunday morning, already the third one of 2016! Time passes too quickly. I encourage all of us to make the most of each day by taking the time to stretch, breathe, and look around us with gratitude and appreciation …

Jamie Oliver’s Twist!

Dear Friends, This beautiful Sunday morning greeted me with the sounds and sights of nature (soft bird chirps, falling almond leaves). In the near distance I also perceived the sound of a neighbor's lawn mower in what I consider too early on a Sunday morning. Although my first response was to become irritated and annoyed, …

Doing things with love and care

Dear Friends, I wish you a very heathy and peaceful 2016. As I sit to write these words, the air is hot around me. The breezes of the morning brush through the the trees and participate in the leave-dropping process that takes place each year at this time. Watching the leaves as they make their …