Call me a hopeless romantic but I love a good wedding. It’s been nearly 30 years since I got up in the wee hours of the morning to watch this: As a new bride myself I was totally caught up in the excitement of the royal wedding of Charles and Diana. A few months later…
He is risen!
St. Louis Cathedral We attended Easter mass at the cathedral in a standing room only crowd. I wish I could have seen what was going on but I so enjoyed the music. Happy Easter from New Orleans! [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]
Thirty one years ago today…
I was 17 years old and he was 18. Oh, we were so young. And so in love. He had already asked my dad for my hand in marriage, a mere formality as our plans were no secret. After all, we had been dating seriously since shortly after my 14th birthday. He drove me to…
Before and After
Hey, guess what? I didn’t drop off the face of the earth. We have been going ninety miles a minute lately but today we are leaving for our much-needed vacation to New Orleans. It’s either take a vacation or watch David lose his mind. Honestly, that man has been working himself to death lately. My…
Barefoot hippie…
Today I’m not wearing shoes. No, not even my beloved Birkenstocks. Why? Because today is TOMS “One Day Without Shoes” awareness campaign. Have you thought about the millions of children in developing countries who must walk barefoot for miles to school, clean water and medical care? One of the things that I first noticed when…
The World Is Too Much With Us
Some poetry is timeless and bears witness to the the fact that the more things change, the more they stay the same. “The World Is Too Much With Us” A sonnet by William Wordsworth The World is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see…
A Poem for Sunday night…
Ithaka As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: you’ll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, as long as a rare excitement stirs your…
April is Poetry Month
April is Poetry Month and today is absolutely glorious. Enjoy! To Spring by William Blake O thou with dewy locks, who lookest down Through the clear windows of the morning, turn Thine angel eyes upon our western isle, Which in full choir hails thy approach, O Spring! The hills tell one another, and the listening…
Be the change
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
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