The Architecture of Happiness What a welcome occurence when one finds a book in which, page after page, one’s own long held, though infreque...

Sea Fever I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the whe...

The Story Of Apple I have been getting requests for photos and information about Edward’s best friend and housemate, the illustrious Apple...

Arts and Entertainment A rollicking conversation took place in my family room few nights ago. My favorite cousin and his wife were in town ...

Good Luck Charms and Memories There is an antique copy of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan and Wendy that resides on a table in my bedroom. It is gr...

A Good Boy I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day, I never said an ugly word, but smiled and stuck to play. And now at last the ...

If you are cast in a different mould to the majority, it is no merit of yours: Nature did it. Charlotte Bronte I was a Bronte girl. In th...

The Nearly Forgotten Pleasures of Driving Alone By myself, coming home from an out of state visit to a dear friend. Four hour sunset drive....

Personal Style I keep this photo on my desk. Apart from the fact that I find it utterly charming, it reminds me of something. It reminds m...

The Summer Cold In the opening scene of the classic film, The Philadelphia Story, the divine Cary Grant cups his hand over the face of the e...

" Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of frate...

When twilight drops her curtain down And pins it with a star Remember that you have a friend Though she may wander far. Lucy Maud Montgomery...

Feeling Small Is Good For The Soul I received an email from a neighbor this morning thanking me for a photo I had taken of her ten year old ...

For Me? Edward and I received a delightful surprise yesterday! The lovely chatelaine over at Life at Willow Manor gave us an award! What a ...

Worth Staying Up Late For I love books. I love new books, I love classic books. I love bookshops, I love libraries, I love books about b...

In the Shadow of the Ubiquitous “They” A while back I met with a client for a consultation. She took me through her house, pointing out all...

Rain Unexpectedly and without prediction, it rained last night. For someone like myself, living in a area dealing with drought, and with al...

"There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart." Celia Thaxter “Ain’t it the truth!” Edward

“Now that I have built a palace, I wish I lived in a cottage.” The First Duke of Westminster In his editor’s letter for the latest issue of ...

In Moonlight The man in the moon woke me up last night, as surely as if he had rapped on my window. Having made his way across the back ga...