One of my strongest and earliest memories is of a prayer. As a Catholic family, one of our rituals at the end of each day was to wrap up bedtime prep with an old standard, a rhyme even non-Christians of a certain age could likely recite along with me: “Now I lay me down toContinueContinue reading “Livin’ On a Prayer”
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Prufrock Revisited
“All he wanted was more time with us, and he tried everything he could to get it. He tried so hard. But it wasn’t enough. It’s never enough.” ~ from the eulogy at a friend’s celebration of life today Hello, again, you shape-shifter, you. You prism casting shadow puppets on the walls of my wanderings.ContinueContinue reading “Prufrock Revisited”
A Few More Petals
‘O Tiger-lily,’ said Alice… ‘I wish you could talk!’ ‘We can talk,’ said the Tiger-lily: ‘when there’s anybody worth talking to.’~ Lewis Carroll, “Through The Looking Glass” So many lovely things happened that I wanted to share in my newsletter-esque post about December that I overlooked one of the brightest lights of the month –ContinueContinue reading “A Few More Petals”
Roses in December
It was that impossible thing: happiness that does not wilt to reveal the thin shoots of some new desire rising from within it.George Saunders, “Tenth Of December” Another month recap in pictures, with a postscript on other stuff: The month began as it always begins, with Christmas movies in the background whilst stringing (aka copiouslyContinueContinue reading “Roses in December”
Muttering Retreats 