Sweet November sweet november Things you may or may not know about the month of November Originally named in the ancient Roman calendar - from the Latin novem -meaning nine. November is the eleventh month in the Julian and the widely accepted Gregorian calendars. The determination of the length of days and … [Read more...]
Autumn Twilight
October 17, 2012 By 8 Comments
In the Garden Preparing for the winter. The late year in-between time. Some summer flowers are giving their last show as autumn flowers dazzle the eye. 'For autumn is your awakening, While the world prepares for winter's sleep. Summer has quickly slipped away, While your colors of coral run deep'. Mark Anderson, 'Autumn … [Read more...]
Full Moon Tonight
September 29, 2012 By 17 Comments
The Harvest Moon will rise tonight - it is the full moon that rises closest to the autumnal equinox which occurred on September 22. The moon has been growing larger each night and on the night of September 29 and on the 30th the full harvest moon will shine. The full moon will hit it's crest after 11 pm. EST. It is said that … [Read more...]
Cottage Garden
August 8, 2012 By 6 Comments
August Garden Chores for the South August is a good time to begin planning for Fall and next spring in the south - and these are things you too can begin to think about if you're in a different location - the seasonal changes are coming to us all. August is a wonderful time to peruse garden catalogs and to plan and … [Read more...]
All Things Bright and Beautiful
November 11, 2011 By 28 Comments
The LORD God Made Them All ‘wild is the music of autumnal winds the faded woods’. William Wordsworth And A Frosty November Moon I was prepared for it. Under an overcast sky, the autumn foliage seemed to glow. There was a change coming – our first freeze. November’s full moon shone brightly … [Read more...]
A Return to Loveliness
October 24, 2011 By 9 Comments
Still Finding Beauty “Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Going away on vacations is fun, but it is so wonderful to return home. Most especially when you return to the smiling faces of loved ones and to the blessings of home. We have been experiencing the … [Read more...]
A Return To Loveliness
September 19, 2011 By 24 Comments
Welcome Autumn This is a special edition of A Return to Loveliness celebrating the arrival of Autumn. Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus Autumn – The Season Of Plenty – associated for years with the Harvest and the Fall of the leaves to me has a sense of maturity – of being … [Read more...]
Wonder
September 10, 2011 By 23 Comments
With Childlike Appreciation The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. - Albert Einstein The days have been extraordinarily … [Read more...]
I am living my dream. Blessed with a wonderful husband I call Dearest and three amazing children, plus an awesome son-in-law, I find joy in creating a Delightsome life for us all. Now an 'Empty Nester', I find my passions in decorating, gardening, crafting, cooking and woven throughout the fabric of my life is my faith in God and my LORD Jesus Christ. 
