Summer At Last
After a long, treacherous winter finally summer has arrived. The sun is shining gloriously in the brilliant blue sky while a gentle fragrant breeze of flowering trees softens over my … Continue reading
The Clouds have Lifted
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains”. – Anne Frank The last six months have taught me many things. Painful lessons I didn’t … Continue reading
Gratitude
“Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will … Continue reading
From the inside looking out
“Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.” ― Matsuo Bashō It has been very very cold. The kind of cold that builds strength and resilience. … Continue reading
A brand new year
We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves, otherwise we harden. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I know I’ve neglected this blog over the last two months. The reason being is simply that it … Continue reading
The bench
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.- Confucius
Movie of the year: 12 Years a Slave
A few weeks ago right when I was in the thick of that dark, anxious cloud of waiting for my father’s biopsy results I went to see perhaps the best … Continue reading
The Port
Today my dad got his port installed. It is the first step into starting the long, arduous process of chemotherapy to kill the cancer that is growing in his body. … Continue reading
Silent Sunday
Sometimes it is good to look back and reflect. This is where I was four years ago, of course with my dad. We’ve done many wonderful trips together over the … Continue reading
Fatigue
I am so tired that I am mustering up whatever energy I have left to write tonight. Had I not committed to NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) I would be … Continue reading
The Diary of a Happy Mom: 40 and Beyond 