Archive for May, 2011
How Does your Garden Grow?
Posted by: | CommentsIl faut cultiver son jardin; Cultivate the Garden within. – Voltaire, Candide
Spring is here heralding the appearance of the darling buds of May. The Cherry blossom trees are in full bloom with the perfume of the petals spilling out into the surrounding yards and streets and while the beauty of the flowers is fleeting, the fragrance seems to linger on.
Somehow this season symbolizes growth to me. There is the freshness of growing grass around us, little baby rabbits and chipmunks abound in the fields and hills around us. The trees are in leaf, with all of them bursting forth into delicate pale green foliage at the same time in response to some hidden conductors cue.
Everywhere I walk, there is the enticing smell of freshly watered soil, the refreshing moistness of freshly mowed grass, newly planted saplings and flower beds and even the weeds are topped with delightful sunny yellow and bright blue flowers. Every garden I see holds the promise of growth and beauty. Read More→
The Indispensable Person
Posted by: | CommentsThe cemetaries of the world are full of Indispensable Men. Charles de Gaulle
One of the keys to being in high demand is to make yourself difficult to replace. However make no mistake, no one, not even you, are infallible or indispensable.
On Chasing Rabbits and the Multitasking Myth
Posted by: | CommentsTo do two things at the same time is to do neither – Publilius Syrus, Slave in the first century, B.C.
Spring came reluctantly but it is here at last with fresh green grass on the slopes of the hills around us and bouncy little rabbits popping out of holes eveywhere.
Our little dog Ginger is perplexed. She cocks her little head in bewilderment, first this way and then that, at how the bunnies pop in and out of the field, give her a come hither flicker of tufty tail and then disappear swiftly into the ground.
She goes quite crazy chasing first this rabbit, and then that, catching neither in her hot pursuit of the cheeky little teases. Never having caught a wild rabbit either, I was wondering if I was qualified to give her tips on how to chase one rabbit at a time , with single minded focus, in order to stand a chance of catching it! Read More→
My Mother, My Friend
Posted by: | CommentsI remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. ~Abraham Lincoln
And God said let there be woman – and she will be your mother and your best friend!
Nothing compares to the pure love and true friendship that is provided by a mother for her child.
Not even when the child spurns her, or goes forth into adulthood without a backward glance at the many tears and sacrifices that have been made in exchange for their success and happiness in life.
We have all been blessed with having been born to a mother.
I have been twice blessed – once to have had the perfect friend in my own mother who passed on too early and once again to enjoy the bonds of deep affection and laughter with my mother in law.
Both born on different continents, but both with a strong faith , a great sense of humour and the simplicity of a wisdom that is led from the heart. Read More→
Romancing the Royals
Posted by: | CommentsLet me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments.
Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove. – Shakespearean Sonnet-116
The world watched with tender eyes as Princess Diana’s first born, Prince William, married his college sweetheart, Kate Middleton, in a splendid Royal Wedding which was everything it should be to qualify as a popular TV event.
There was glamour and suspense. Speculation about the dress was at an all time high. Famous guests arrived in fashionable wedding attire that is appropriate for such a Royal occasion, a beautiful bride, a handsome bridegroom, carriages, footmen, fireworks, cheering throngs and a kiss on the famous balcony of Buckingham place. Read More→
