It’s the yearning to celebrate, to be hopeful , to see things that are pretty and make me smile the Christmas decorating campaign has commenced for 2021. I’m hunting around in the dark, barefoot on a cool grey cement basement floor, when the mood strikes. I’m in the mood for Christmas . It’s 3 am, … More In a Christmas state of mind…
The nights are colder , the leaves are showing their true colors and just how brilliant they are, because they know undeniably, the chill of winter will be here in a minute . Sun blinks it’s flirty eyelashes across the waves, as a gentle breeze flutters a tattered Canadian flag upon the bending flag pole. … More The Magazine of Symphony ….
Laying in bed, surrounded by a plethora of soft cotton pillows, covered with an eiderdown quilt, that felt like warm scented air, my shoulder began to ache . I had not overworked it, or tweaked it the day before. There was no recent injury to the area. It was remembering, and it was mourning. The … More Jump in the puddles….
“Oh -Be- Joyful” is the name of a mountain trail in Crested Butte, Colorado . Discovering that this was the name straight off made me want to know infinitely more. It beckoned me forward to discover if “ Oh-Be-Joyful” could indeed induce joy for my soul? Daisy Pass Trail for dessert perhaps? If it wasn’t … More “Oh -Be -Joyful”
After the rain, the woods come alive with petals and leaves refreshed, and nurtured. The thunder and morning lightning rejuvenating their zest to grow, and reach towards the sky, yearning for more life, and to experience the warm sun upon themselves.. The scent of earth, and lilac blossoms, wet leaves, and the creek spilling with … More “Goldilocks and the three bears”…take two…
This phrase, “ to infinity and beyond, “ was spoken with the recognizable voice of Tim Allen, who played the character of “Buzz Lightyear,” in the Disney-Pixar cartoon, “Toy Story. “ He was a lovable space man , that had quirky and expressive eyebrows. He believed in himself, and his abilities to fly, and activate … More “To infinity and beyond…”
It’s the scent of summer morning rain.. the sounds of it cascading forward from the great sky above. Rocking in my chair on what I have dubbed, “ The Southern Front Porch,” I am just enjoying the scene in front of me. The birdies are so happy. They are singing with pure delight, taking in … More A morning escapade…
It happened instaneously. The fear was immobilizing, and it was a good thing, because “frozen by fear” is a thing that can save you, or destroy you. Walking along the dusty country road on a blossoming Spring morning the unexpected was not even on the horizon…yet there she was. Tail…not wagging, in fact poker straight … More A Canopy of grace …
It was Mother’s Day weekend, and a chance to just sit with it all. The first one without her . I attempt to unravel these last weeks . It’s been a beautiful blur. That is grace . It is “ amazing grace that saved a wretch like me.” They don’t just call it that for … More The twists and turns…
Bending down to tie up my slightly worn Nike running shoes, a walk was the next thing on my “ to do” list. . Just put one foot in front of the other, just keep moving. Sitting still will turn into crying, and thinking, so must not sit still. It was Tuesday March 30th. Heavy … More Four Dogs…
Jilly Brandon 