JOURNAL

So, here we are nearing the end of another year. Time is ever passing. The past three years have been unexpected, unpredictable and at times small slivers have seemed nearly unbearable.  I love the idea and application of intentional simplicity, but I will say that at times life moves us onto a road that brings complexity…

“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.” E. P. Powell “Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man,…

Today I emailed my daughters photograph (digital only please) to go into the yearbook. I have never had to do that before, but then again she has never been a senior before. Time passes so quickly and it makes one wonder how your life moves from having that little dependent child hold your hand or…

A          apples crisp upon the tree U          upturned colored leaves T          trodden paths through windswept fields U          under bright clear skies of blue M          memories of school days past N          nighttime hearth-fires smolder dawn r terrizzi 9.22.12

The weather here has cooled off a bit which seems to make so many things more enjoyable. I did a little day trip a couple of days ago, roaming through the countryside and doing a bit of thrifting along the way. It was just a beautiful day and fun to have a wonder round.  Along…

It was just a week ago today I enjoyed the festivities of midsummer day at the lovely open air museum Gammelgarden in Scandia. The weather called for rain, but it was a perfect day. In this everso tranquil setting sits the only museum of its type in the United States. Gammelgarden means ‘old farm’ in Swedish…

It would seem I can not make it through spring without a major overhaul from the nesting instinct of winter. So, I have been spring cleaning bit by bit for weeks now, getting back to the smaller things that slipped through the net the last couple of years. It always makes me feel better, as…

Two years ago today I penned my first blog post and began sharing a little part of my world. I may not know what lies ahead for the coming year, which was certainly the case for last two, but I am in anticipation of what may unfold. I am also looking forward to sharing bits and…

one jar classico four cheese pasta sauce .. $2.26 one box vermicelli pasta .. $1.08 four glasses of milk .. $0.58 dinner and conversation with my lovely teenage daughter and three of her dear friends before rushing out the door to see a movie together tonight .. absolutely  priceless ..

This haiku came to me in the middle of the night, I jotted it down on the back of an envelope and share it with you today .. x