Come to me in my dreams, and thenBy day I shall be well again!For so the night will more than payThe hopeless longing of the day. Come, as thou cam’st a thousand times,A messenger from radiant climes,And smile on thy new world, and beAs kind to others as to me! Or, as thou never cam’st […]

It has been an old comparison for our urging on – the Beehive; however, it seems to me that we should rather be the flower than the Bee – for it is a false notion that more is gained by receiving than giving – no, the receiver and the giver are equal in their benefits. […]

Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. ~John Updike My days have been filled with a series of “countdowns” lately. I hate to say that right now I’m barely hanging on but I call it like I see it. Maybe I’m just being dramatic, yeah that’s it. So, […]

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin–real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that […]

This past Saturday we went to the North Carolina Arboretum and we had an awesome time!With over 430 acres the Arboretum is a public garden that sits within the Pisgah National Forest and the Bent Creek Experimental Forest. The photo above features all of the great things we saw during our visit. Along with the […]

This past weekend we went to the NC Arboretum, although this is not a picture from Saturday. I haven’t taken the time to sort through my new pictures yet but hopefully tonight I will feel up to it.

“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No […]

So, my first day of 5 days off…………I’ve spent most of the morning attempting to be productive and do some of the things I’ve been thinking about doing since the beginning of the week. I also did some boring cleaning but not too much. I started out with my first try at Art Journaling, I […]

Now, this is a CD that I can really sink into. I think that I’d have to say that “tree” is probably my favorite song based on my first listen. Although they all definitely sound like songs that you’re sure to be obsessed with in no time. I get home and my my what a […]

“If a given combination of trees, mountains, and water, say a landscape, is beautiful, it is not so by itself, but because of me, of my favor, of the idea or feeling I attach to it.” ~ Charles Baudelaire *Update: Today is my Friday! I am going to have the next 5 days off and […]