For several weeks starting in mid June, linden trees blossom here as well as in France. Their tiny yellow flowers emit the scent of honey, vines and the most delicate florals that waft around on air currents. It is worth stopping and just…breathing in a scent that defies everything that is going on in the world. Read a poem about it, or drink it as tea…
Read MoreThe Way to Start a Day
At our Little Free Library we came across a kid’s book called The Way to Start A Day, something we think about a lot. It’s about the many ways different peoples celebrate and honor a new day to set the right tone in their lives. It offers fine advice no matter what age you are.
Read MoreMay Your Life Be Full of Open Books
I’ve taken to leaving books open all over my apartment so I can wander by and read or look at something that I’m mulling or want in my field of vision. It often feels as though gifts or messages from amazing people are scattered throughout my space…
Read MoreOrdinary Joy. The Joy of Ordinary and…Linden Tea.
Last Friday morning, we were blasted out of our normal routine by a call from a friend in dire straits. After a harrowing ER visit and 6 nonstop days at the hospital, we are are delighting in the ordinary joys we missed: the miraculous everyday. The scent of linden is in the air. Perhaps tomorrow we’ll collect linden blossoms and leaves to make some tea.
Read MoreFinding or Creating a Clear Space, Virtual or Otherwise
Everyone we know needs a “clear space” they can retreat to to STOP, take a break from busy life, a breath or a shift of view, even just for a few moments. Although we LOVE having a clear space right in our Laboratory —the bedroom with the pink wall is just that, no media, just…
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