Hodgepodge

In my circles there is always a great uproar of protest when a thing is titled “Potpourri”, which I prefer, but I will try “hodgepodge” and attempt to describe the week under the given appellation anyway (though a true Scandinavian should probably say “smörgåsbord”).
Band- I’m back in our little orchestra/band again and absolutely love it. [...]

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Flower Language

Flowers and language -that pretty much sums up my favorites, so I was thrilled when my mother read us the history of flower languages when I was home schooled in 7th grade. As I remember, sending messages through a bouquet became most popular during the Victorian age. Through carefully chosen combinations of foliage and bloom [...]

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Darwin Day

In recognition of “Darwin Day”, celebrated annually on February 12th, I have complied a short list of suggested reading (I can’t say that Mr. Darwin would be entirely pleased with my selection, but how else do you commemorate this day? Surgically remove your vestigial organs?). I have not actually read all of them, [...]

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Musings in the Sky

The Sun is Always Shining Above the Clouds
Last evening, as we began our initial descent towards the airport in my home state, I again marveled at the brilliant stars glowing outside the plane window, the rich, blue canvas of the night sky and the toy-sized homes lined up perfectly below. For someone who first flew [...]

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