Up, up and away….finding our wings

Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly. Richard Bach I read the quote above this morning and thought, "And especially don't believe what your eyes are telling you (or your thoughts are…

Solutions

The other day someone was talking about a 3-legged dog that he had recently adopted, and who seemed to be doing really well, but as this man spoke about his dog's background and the bad situation that she came from, he kept saying, "The poor thing" over and over. I finally said, "Consider for a…

a cheese plate

I saw this antique, covered cheese plate the other day. The space underneath the dome isn't big, but I figured I could put a small wheel of some sort of soft cheese in it, or cut other varieties to fit....it was cute and inexpensive so I bought it.  But it seems there is a better…

A new road

Last Thursday I brought my used (but certified) 2009 CRV into my local mechanic for an oil change instead of driving it back to the dealership (who changed the oil a few months ago). When I picked up my car, Chris (my Cambridge mechanic and all around good/honest guy) told me that the last person…

An almost ruined morning

I was going to write about our pear tree this morning, went out to take a photograph, and the camera's battery was almost dead. This happens fairly frequently when Jack borrows my camera. He doesn't notice the little signal that tells you the charge is getting low. When I try to take a picture, it's…

A big life

We had a case of fleas last fall. This is no small thing with 6 cats and a big long-haired dog. It took about 3 months of combing them all, many times a day, and treating them to finally get rid of the fleas. What was interesting about that "time of the infestation" is it…