Category Archives: Pleasantries
I have always struggled with the story of the prodigal son; like many of the parables of the Christian New Testament it is a challenging story emotionally, relationally, and I think just logically. Like a good Zen koan a parable of Jesus can keep you wrestling for a long time. The story is found in…
Our house is over fifty years old. We have owned it for nearly fourteen years and we have had the happy coincidence of meeting (now knowing) the original builders so we feel very connected to the house even though it has been “ours’ for a relatively short period. There were two other owners in between…
My daughter is mere weeks from college graduation, and my son is just behind her preparing for high school graduation. By November of last year my daughter knew where she would work, my son knew where he would study and much of the angst of the season of unknown transition was absent from our house.…
Today is February 15th. Ostensibly an unimportant day on the calendar, just another one of those late-winter days on which there is nothing special to celebrate. February 14th on the other hand is a big deal, it is as we all know Valentine’s Day, the day set aside for excessive displays of public affection and…
Unless you have a tortoise, or maybe a long-lived bird, as a pet owner the odds are good you will have to say goodbye to said pet at some point in your journey together. Not to disparage the level of attachment you may feel for the pet of your choice (and given the variety of…
The Collard Green is a humble plant – tough leaved and not as showy as a cabbage but a solid performer agriculturally and nutritionally. I have always associated the Collard with the southern United States, and I believe we in America do generally assign this plant to the southern states. Collards Greens, like everything have…
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