Monthly Archives: November 2017

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” This has been one of my successful ongoing efforts in my life. I am very much an individualist and have encouraged … Continue reading →

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and plces to pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.”

“A king of shreds and patches” (description of usurper king Claudius in Hamlet)

A must-have at this time of year if you savour quality biscuits. That and Walker’s shortbread offerings.

It’s in her 1818 book Frankenstein and his 1886 book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The First Timeless Warnings: Do not play games with science, technology, and the unknown too much or there’ll be truly serious, self-destructive  and … Continue reading →

And by came an angel who had a bright key, And he open’d the coffins and set them all free; Then down a green plain leaping, laughing, they run, And wash in a river, and shine in the sun. –from … Continue reading →

“When you don’t read, you don’t write.”–Helen Barolini, The Dream Book The simple relationship of input to output, or ‘You don’t get something out, if you don’t put something in.’ It’s certainly easier to write if one has been ‘feeding … Continue reading →

Many years ago, three score and four, to be exact. End of summer. My grandmother’s house on Sherbrook St. Being sent outside to play in the backyard so the adults could set up a surprise birthday party for me. I … Continue reading →

“Happiness can only exist in acceptance.”–George Orwell “Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”–Chuang-Tzu “Whatever is–is best.”–Ella Wheeler Wilcox, “Whatever Is–Is Best” …………….. Despite … Continue reading →