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Heaven Scent: The Lily of the Valley Mystery

Heaven Scent: The Lily of the Valley Mystery

May 24, 2017 By Gail

“The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.” -Jacobus Johannes Leeuw La la la. I’m tugging at weeds, plucking thorns from my fingers (!@#$% thistles!), and marveling at how quickly the dormant plants have come back to life.   Well most of them. The grape vines I put in last year are… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: Midlife Musings, Mystery

Getting So Much More Than I Give: When Kindheartedness Heals

Getting So Much More Than I Give: When Kindheartedness Heals

June 22, 2016 By Gail

“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” -Scott Adams I’ve got a problem with people being nice to me. I do. Maybe it was how I was raised. Self-sufficiency was the rule, and on those shameful days you had to ask for help you had better dang… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: Healing, Kindness, Midlife Musings

Midlife Musings On Photography: The Thrill and Fear of Exposing Our Reality

Midlife Musings On Photography: The Thrill and Fear of Exposing Our Reality

October 21, 2015 By Gail

“It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.” —David Bailey A friend, who is part of a local art group I was considering joining,… Read More

Filed Under: The Best Part Of My Day Tagged With: Fear, Midlife Musings, Photography

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