Monthly Archives: January 2012

Animals touch the souls of tortured humans in a way no therapy can…… There is something shared between an abused or tormented spirit and an animal’s heart that does not fit into any psychology book…. An animal’s heart can reach … Continue reading →

I have a fondness for trains…..I grew up on a street that ended with a Railroad Tracks……. I have grown accustomed to the sound of a train’s not so distant greeting.  Beyond the tracks was always mysterious……I never ventured across … Continue reading →

I received an extraordinary card this morning…. It showed a winged fairy twirling to music with a winged frog…… The caption read, “There is always a reason to dance.” What an exceptional scene….. It stirred up thoughts in my head as … Continue reading →

Sometimes, I feel like Burgess Meredith…….. Do you remember that Twilight Zone episode…… All he wanted in the world was a quiet spot to read his beloved books…… He finds that spot ….. left alone in the ruins of a … Continue reading →

  While I held my office in New Jersey, one of the client services I performed was home and office cleansings….. When there has been much sadness, or anger, or turmoil in a home, the structure of that home can … Continue reading →

My daughter gave me some British “Jane Austen” tea….lovely rose scented leaves with a miniature tea kettle diffuser.  Many years ago, I had one of those spoon diffusers that clamped together, but never experimented with loose teas much.   Yesterday … Continue reading →

It is snowing here…….I love newly fallen snow……..so pristine. Marred only by the tiny criss crosses of bird feet or squirrel paws…….and maybe, sometimes, the mark of deer hooves under my farmhouse window……. Alas……pristine doesn’t last long…….in snow and in … Continue reading →

It would be remiss of me not to mention the birthday today of a legendary creator of the macabre…….Edgar Allan Poe…… Even his death was shrouded in a tale of mystery and mourning……..the 3 roses and half empty cognac bottle … Continue reading →

Today is the birthday of Alan Alexander Milne……born in 1882.  Most may not recognize this name, but the names of Pooh and Piglet bring instantaneous smiles to the faces of young and old. Such innocent, gentle beings…….showering the world with … Continue reading →

Remember that song….”Grandma got run over by a reindeer’…..pretty funny…… But this grandma almost got taken out by a flying Christmas tree the other day. Coming home from my daughter’s house, the town truck was collecting the discarded curbside trees……..it … Continue reading →