A Mindful Life

Well, Claire wound up sleeping until 12:15 p.m. today, woke to eat, then fell back asleep until 1:30, when we so rudely awoke her to depart for our dinner. We arrived, the food was assembled, we ate (the food was delicious). Claire remained awake and chipper in her bouncer until 3 p.m.; while I ate, [...]

Alchemy If light could be converted into gold…

Long ago when I started baking, I decided to make it a point of pride to learn how to make pie crust from scratch. My crusts never come out perfectly, but they do the job well enough. However, I have never had a massive failure — that is to say, I’ve never had dough that [...]

I have not participated in a meme of this sort in awhile, but Eden inspired me. Here is the game (but I have changed “people” to “bloggers” for the sake of clarity): By the end of the calendar year, I will send a tangible, physical gift to each of the first five bloggers to comment [...]

This Train Don’t Carry No Jokers

When Claire was 10 days old, I put her on her belly for tummy time. Grandma was there in the room, so I left for a moment. Upon returning, Grandma said Claire rolled herself onto her back. I was amazed. I didn’t disbelieve my mother-in-law, but I’d missed out on it. A few days later, [...]

The Secret Is Within Your Self

I faced a fear today. About half a mile from my home is a large urban park with fountains, trees, green spaces, populated by geese and ducks, pigeons and seagulls. It’s close to a first-class public library. It’s a walkable distance to get there and would make a great daily walk destination. Except… to get [...]

One Metaphor For Ego

I Hide Myself Within My Flower With A Flower I hide myself within my flower, That wearing on your breast, You, unsuspecting, wear me too – And angels know the rest I hide myself within my flower, That, fading from your vase, You, unsuspecting, feel for me Almost a loneliness. – Emily Dickinson