
i tell my children this:
choose well

i tell my children this:
choose well

They run like lightning, with Juliet throwing her entire body on his, mid-run. He is strong and gives it back. They use their teeth in light biting or “mouthing”, never clamping down to cause pain. Occassionally, Juliet will snap at Roman, he either ignores her or snaps (in a much kinder way) in return, which makes her back away and take a break. They separate while playing and seek shade and distance. Then they come together again and the chasing and body slamming resumes. Sometimes they just lay together and rest.
Watching them play is one of my greatest pleasures and it makes me understand how much i have yet to understand.


dear peony, you looked so tired,
but ever so beautiful

he thought he was at home–
where was home?

home made candles
vases from the 50’s
musty books
pots filled with basil
black raspberry plants
bracelets that sparkled in the morning sun
platform shoes
cherry tomatoes
long asparagus
lush rhubarb
reindeer salt and pepper shakers
hand crafted end tables
ruby red strawberries
bunches of bib lettuce
bulbs of garlic

“Beauty, is reassuring.”
John-Paul Sartre

(from the poem: Lady Weeping At The Crossroads)
Lady, weeping at the crossroads
Would you meet your love
In the twilight with his greyhounds
And the hawk on his glove?
Poem excerpt by W. H. Auden, music written to this poem and sung by Carla Bruni from the album, No Promises, 2007

“Small, everyday things can lift us out of despair. But nobody can do it for you. You’re the one who has to watch for the open door.”
Donna Tartt, from the novel, The Goldfinch

(from the song: I should have sent roses)
I don’t know where to start
This cage ‘round my heart
Locked up what I’d meant to say
Or I felt all along the way
Just wondering how come
I couldn’t take your breath away
Lyrics and Music by Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Leon Russell, from the album, The Union, 2010

“Magic’s never what you expect it to be, but it’s often what you need.”
Charles de Lint, from the novel, Moonlight and Vines