spirit in a storm

hi, how are you. I am good, i feel happy. it is friday and little signs of holiday cheer begin to fill the house.  a wind and rain storm came to the hill last night and stayed, today i could hear trees fall in the forest as horses bolted across the fields, such power in both sounds. I had to walk against the rain and wind to recconect the horse lines to post, i could barely manage it, how is it the ducks and chickens just sit there while giant trees get moved around and the weight of me begins to feel feather light, a wonder.

there is pine in the house and it hangs from every window, i found in me a deeper breath, i had taken too many shallow ones and now i slowly come back to life:).  there will be many trips to boston and a trip to montreal in the next week. I hope to bake and make soups, listen to good music, take long walks and hope fully play in snow and a string instrument ( hope).

Okay i must go collect more wood and feed the fire, hope you are warm and that you find your go to space if things get to hectic for you. i will write again, i think soon.

Happy Solstice.

things

things

What happened is, we grew lonely
living among the things,
so we gave the clock a face,
the chair a back,
the table four stout legs
which will never suffer fatigue.

We fitted our shoes with tongues
as smooth as our own
and hung tongues inside bells
so we could listen
to their emotional language,

and because we loved graceful profiles
the pitcher received a lip,
the bottle a long, slender neck.

Even what was beyond us
was recast in our image;
we gave the country a heart,
the storm an eye,
the cave a mouth
so we could pass into safety.

Lisel Mueller

happiness is

                                                     k's first seder and him loving beets!

                                                                giving flowers

                                         the smell of hyacinth and catching the sunlight

                   sophie talking to me i think she was saying"put the camera down now:)

                                   a picture of grace where we can actually see her eyes
 winning my first giveaway and it being Marriage freres and discovering a new blog thanks you Joyti

                            Magnolia's in bloom in newport and finding one in my new yard
                                   and all of you for your kindness and inspiration

Sophie turns one today

i could write how a dog saved my spirit. how she taught me that a broken heart could be fixed, but instead i will show you how she filled my life with love and hope..

Going home a sneak peak

I had the loveliest time. I have many images,
and stories to share with you tomorrow, but for now
you can see more here