Up and down the basement stairs my husband went, bringing boxes and bags filled with Christmas decorations. He stacked everything in the living room beside the newly-cut and fragrant Fraser fir. As I unwrapped precious keepsake ornaments...
Read moreThe Moon
On Tuesday of this week, I had to report to jury duty in the city. In order to be on time, I left the house very early to get ahead of the traffic. As I drove through the neighborhood just at sunrise, I caught glimpses of the moon through the trees.
I looked for it eagerly, because I'd somehow missed the opportunity the night before to see the supermoon, the biggest and brightest full moon since 1948.
Read moreOur Place: The Beauty of Home
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The For Sale by Owner sign caught my eye as my good friend and realtor, Wayne, drove down the street. He was telling a great story, but I wasn’t listening. I was looking in the side mirror, trying to see the house we had just passed.
We'd planned to check out another place in the cul-de-sac, but now that one didn’t interest me. I asked him to go back.
Read moreBathed in Beauty from the Silent Sky
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Have you ever been so moved or inspired or awe-struck by beauty that you wanted to become part of it? If you’re anything like me, a stunning sunrise or sunset can stop you in your tracks. There’s just something about seeing the sky on fire that grabs and holds my attention like nothing else.
Read moreChihuly in the Garden
Chihuly's Fern Dell Paintbrushes, 2016
Chihuly in the Garden may sound like an exotic plant or creature, but it’s really the name of an art exhibition created by Dale Chihuly and housed at Atlanta Botanical Garden through October 30th.
Read morePanning for Gold and Gems
I’ve always been a little bit geeky about rocks. I’m no scientist, but in school, I enjoyed the study of rocks, which is not actually called rockology like I would have thought but petrology. (Which sounds like the study of dogs and cats but I digress.)
Read moreA Little Aisle Music
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If you're like me, when certain music touches your ears, your soul takes flight. It inspires you, energizes you, and reminds you of important times in your life. Maybe it moves you with its beauty.
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Showered with Flowers
It was an ordinary Tuesday morning a few springs ago. I was doing ordinary Tuesday morning things until I walked out of the garage and stopped short.. “Wow! Look at that!”
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