The silence of snoweach decibel cocooned between the flakesfalling gently from a deep blue sky. Trees mantled in lace like debutantesgnarled bark hidden from their suitorsWaiting for the prom that Spring will bring There is a peace when breathing frostsbefore my face and fingers tinglelike angels dancing two-step. Ahead a
Life Recycling
Knobbly Knee Meets Water Bottle
Last summer we spent a day at the track at Mooney’s Bay with Special Olympics. It was a blistering hot day with very little respite or shade. Ever prepared we took water bottles with us. Thinking myself smart I fashioned a holder for my water bottle and clipped it onto
Day To Day Life
Frieda Law, RDN
I know a lot of people roll their eyes and say my dog is ‘just a dog’. I guess they are entitled to their opinions, I just hope they are not dog owners (poor wee beasties!). Dogs have been a part of my life, well, for most of my life,
Poetry
The Old Man The River And The Sea
Said the old man to the river,“I am a pebble to your torrent,barely rattling as I am carriedfar below my grassy knoll.” And the river deeply rumbled,flashing waves upon its’ crest,as it pondered some rebuttal,something wise it could empart. “We are the same,” it finally answered,“for I am but a
Life Lists
A Baker’s Dozen at Dinner
The passing of Jimmy Carter has me revisiting my list of people for the ultimate dinner party. There was a time it would be a party of icons – music, literature, funkiness etc. but as I get older I find conversations are becoming fewer and fewer, shallower and shallower. Here
Life
A Commitment to Humanity
There is a parlour game, of sorts, that goes ‘if you could invite 10 people to a dinner party, alive or dead, who would you invite?’ One of the first people on my list was always Jimmy Carter, though truth be told I always hoped to meet the man, shake