August 31 2011
Any step in a cemetery is a step into the past. I went to Mt. Hope today to finish up some family history that I’ve been working on this summer about my mother’s twin half-sisters who died in a fire at the Rochester Orphan Asylum in 1901. Mt. Hope is actually a metaphor for life, […]
August 30 2011
My rose bushes have not gotten the message that the calendar is about to turn another page on Thursday. They think it’s still June, being full of blossoms and also buds. I love it, and I’m taking it as a sign that maybe I can still blossom in the late summer (ok, autumn) of my […]
August 29 2011
A day of reflection. Outside we’re experiencing some clouds and wind from the fringes of Hurricane Irene. While I’m praying for the people who suffered the brunt of the storm, I’m also thinking about the winds of change that are blowing in my life. My baby is going to have a baby. At church, Pastor […]
August 29 2011
I have a new job title – Grandmother. While I don’t officially start this job until October, I’m already preparing for this new stage of my life. The way I understand it, my job description is simply to spoil Baby Germick in any way possible. Auntie Robyn and I got a head start on that […]
August 27 2011
August 26 2011
If you want to attract hummingbirds to your yard, plant a Rose of Sharon bush. I have a hummingbird feeder, and I intended to hang it outside this summer, but I never got around to it. Every day now I have a hummingbird coming to stick its nose into these one of these flowers. I’m told […]
August 25 2011
August 24 2011
Did you get a look at the sky today? It was a good day for naming cloud pictures. Maybe it’s because I’m soon to become a grandma, but this cloud looked to me like a baby lying on his stomach, lifting his head up and leaning on his hands. What do you see? Day 235: 11,806 […]
August 23 2011
I stumbled upon a new park today, all because I walked east instead of west on the towpath leading out of Fairport. I was headed back toward the village when a dirt side path caught my eye. I walked down it a few steps, but couldn’t see very far. I was intrigued and kept on […]
August 23 2011
Did you feel it? That first cool breeze of autumn. The air just felt different when I stepped outside this morning, and I wanted to breathe deeply. The Rose of Sharon has passed its peak, and if you look hard, you can see the red creeping into the leaves of the Burning Bush. As a […]