Phil The Groundhog Today we can be exceptionally glad that Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow. This means that there will be an early spring and only six more weeks of Winter! The History of Phil The heritage of Groundhog Day began in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania in the year1887. Created by local business owners and woodchuck trappers, known regionally as …
An Island Garden – By Celia Thaxxter To Mrs. Mary Hemenway, “Whose largeness of heart is even as the sand on the seashore.” Here is a problem a wonder for all to see. Look at this marvelous thing I hold in my hand! This is a magic surprising, a mystery; Strange as a miracle, harder to understand. What is it? …
Peace, a fireplace, books, silence … Before this was seen as one philistinism. Now these are dreams of a lost paradise. Erich Maria Remarque After we’ve stuffed ourselves, we scatter around the living room, falling into a comfortable quiet.The living room is a majestic place – I mean, it is massive – with vaulted log ceilings and old wood floors …
The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread. ~John Burroughs, …
A simple cleansing from the outside world this morning, where fake is real and real is fake. Where millions are made on junk and quality is a word of the past.NAEBM Hanukkah day #6 …I believe in miracles. One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb The color white is color at its most complete and pure, the …
