“Nos·tal·gia (n): A feeling that lingers long after the taste is gone.” Jenim Dibie, The Calligraphy of God Have you ever experienced a flashback to your younger years all from a scent that strikes your schnozola? My memoir writing began when I smelled…
How often do you take a serenity break? The Brits get it right. Respectable English gents and ladies take time out of each day to sit quietly and fortify their spirits with a cup of tea accompanied by a savory…
"Baking is love made visible." I've got all the trappings of the season right on my spice rack! Cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger! These three spices are for me like the trinity. And then add vanilla - a scent of pure…
"The place where...with all its dazzle and drumbeat met something softer: homecoming and safety and pure sunbeam comfort." ~ Laini Taylor Maryland Presbyterian Church, the church of my childhood. Returning to it brings warm nostalgic feelings Yesterday on Advent…
"Compassion is passion with a heart.” ~ Anonymous I swear my son Marc has never met a dog he didn't like. And his dear wife, Meghan, well, she's got a penchant for dogs too. The other day he called -…
Today's writing on SowtheHeart.com is too good not to share. It captures how so many of us feel during the Advent Season as we go about preparing for the holidays. I'd like to thank Maryland Presbyterian Church for posting a…
I remember singing those very verses in my childhood! In the autumn of my life, November still comes with a feeling of binding together and bringing comfort to home and hearth. Hearty feelings of kinship come when the largest contingent…
“All sorrows are less with bread. ” ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Have you ever had bread so tasty the memory of it has stuck with you for decades? Well I have. The bread was baked frequently by my housemate during a…
It is in the heart that the values lie. ~Mark Twain A few weekends ago I played tourist, and visited the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, Maryland. Seeing historic buildings and replications of farm life as it used to…
"Gathering...It inspires us to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful, in a word, more alive." ~ Alice Walker Remember back when... The general store used to be a place of community gathering? Dry goods were in the same market…