JOURNAL

they live in houses all across the land .. wanting a slower pace of life .. a connection to those around them .. wanting the best for their children or those children of those they love and children of generations to come .. wanting tranquility and peace .. wanting to make simple memories .. share…

I very recently came across Miss Tristan’s beautiful blog ‘Besotted‘. A calming, curated collection of loveliness. I then happened upon the Inspiration Rx series started by Michelle to coincide with the beginning of a new learning season. I couldn’t help myself but do all the prompts in one sitting during some quiet time I had…

S        savor breezy bug-free days U        under bright blue sizzling skies M        make merry of idle pleasures M        mud pies, picnics, cat naps and dreaming E         escape routine and busyness R         reawaken a sense of awe…

W       white snow glistens in the sun I          inside we are snug and warm N        natures pace is slow and calm T         tender shoots, deep in the earth E         evening closes round us quickly R         renewal is just but underfoot dawn r terrizzi 2.13.13

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

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

These words came to me early yesterday morning before I was fully awake. I used to have many thoughts and musings in the wee small hours of the morning, but for the last two years those glimpses have rarely been present…until very recently. They started again only last week and I am so glad they are…

I thought I would share with you this piece that I wrote for a writing group I am part of. We meet each month and along with other exercises, we choose a topic and creatively write about it. There are no boundaries except that it should express the story line.