31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 31

We're at the end of the month,All Hallow's Eve,and fall is definitely in the air.We lose the light this next weekendand I, for one, will miss the longer afternoons.Living in a Mediterranean … Read more...

31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 30

A Note of Thanks for a Beautiful FriendDear Rachel,Here's a scary thought:           you are young enough to be my granddaughter! (If I'd started having kids really, really young and my kids had … Read more...

31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 29

I find myself being saved by beauty in interesting and various ways of late. On Thursday night, in answer to an invitationfrom a friend, I hosted a tableat the fund-raising event for our localYoung … Read more...

31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 28

I love steeples.All kinds of steeples.From wood frame churches,hanging out in small towns,to tall, stately stone edifices, standing as dignified adornments for busy city streets.I like being forced to … Read more...

31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 27

A spot of color and beauty at our lunch stop on Tuesday, driving south on the 101."Put the question to our ancestors,study what they learned from their ancestors.For we're newcomers at this with a lot … Read more...

31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 26

A LIGHT-HEARTED LIMERICK (read: GOOFY attempt at rhyme) IN HONOR OF OUR 1ST-BORN GRANDDAUGHTER There once was a girlie named Gracie,who had the most beautiful facie.She woke up with curly curls,just … Read more...

31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 25

This has been a physically and emotionally taxing week.I spent 7 hours on Monday and 7 hours on Tuesday,in a very nice, but very small car with two friends,driving up and down this state. While I was … Read more...

31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 24

Yesterday was an amazing day.Startling, sometimes confusing,interesting and humbling.In the middle of this 31-day blogging craziness,I put up this small post to tell you about an essay I wrote over at … Read more...

31 Days in which I Am Saved by Beauty – Day 23

In Celebration of the Color BLUEI am deeply grateful that God saw fit to fill the universewith a sparkling array of shades of blue.Blue is cool and calming, yet strong and sturdy.Cerulean, azure, … Read more...