Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Beauty of this Life

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

On this wintry day, from my kitchen island, I stir my mother’s homemade lentil soup and look out at the Redwood trees, dripping wet with rain.  The time to go inward is here, a simple but sure season of good things yet to … Continue reading →

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A Second Chance

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.  I really, really am.  I wish, just once that it would snow in Sonoma on Christmas day, but alas, it would take a miracle for white blankets of snow to cover our homestead and nestle us … Continue reading →

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The Art of Slowness

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

There is something about winter that makes me slow way down: the cold night air, the naked tree branches, the dried flower buds holding on for dear life–all are living proof that winter has arrived and the time to go inward is here.    There is … Continue reading →

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