There are some things I intended to share here today, but they have been washed away since the massacre in Connecticut on Friday.  Like you, my heart is raw and aching.  I am struggling to process this specific event while seeing it in the context of what has been happening in this country on a regular basis. On a regular basis. I know that no one comes to this site for my political viewpoint and I am not someone who has any need to share … View Post

wild carrot aka queen anne’s lace In this moment as I write to you, the humidity has rolled back in and the air feels thick, but at 8:00 am the sky was clear and the temperature much cooler.  I took the dogs to the beach and it was a slice of heaven. The beauty of starting a Monday morning with a walk on the beach when I am not on holiday is not lost on me. photos: Forrest K. Elliot I remember a conversation I … View Post

“Each of us has the capacity not only for great happiness but also for bringing great happiness to others.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, Good Citizens One good way to start off a summer day is to take a long walk along the seashore, so the dogs and I hit the beach early this morning.  They swam until they could swim no more and then– back to the office where the windows are wide open to the breezes that remind me why paperweights were once so … View Post

Sure, the uber-cool Clint might’ve said those words with a gun in his hand.  Me?  I say it with a squeal utterly lacking in cool. If you were my upstairs neighbor and ever wondered what it is exactly that sets the dogs to barking– it would be the sound I make when the latest magic rolls in from the post office.  Because, if I had to write up the specs of this job I do, one of the perks would definitely be the mail we … View Post

I am absentminded, reckless, heedless of social obligations, etc. It is as it must be. The tire goes flat, the tooth falls out, there will be a hundred meals without mustard. The poem gets written. I have wrestled with the angel and I am stained with light and I have no shame. Neither do I have guilt. My responsibility is not to the ordinary, or the timely. It does not include mustard, or teeth. It does not extend to the lost button, or the beans … View Post