Ella

Ella

by | Feb 9, 2022 | Friends & Family, Love

Ella’s ears are still pointy, that much hasn’t changed. What has changed is Ella no longer is a kitten, she’s a full grown cat. Ella was once a foster cat. Eight years ago we took her in on a trial basis, fell immediately in love and decided to adopt her. The first...
The Dancing Crystal

The Dancing Crystal

by | Jan 9, 2022 | Friends & Family, Love

In an upstairs widow in our home hangs a crystal. This crystal is a multi-faceted orb about half the size of a ping pong ball, shaped like a fat raindrop and coming to a slight point at the bottom. A thin filament runs through the top of this crystal. There are...
A Moment in a Day Filled With Moments

A Moment in a Day Filled With Moments

by | Apr 20, 2021 | Love

Twenty years ago the ringing sound of heels on a metal staircase marked the beginning of a new chapter in my life, only I didn’t know it at the time. The most pivotal moments in our lives quite often announce themselves with great fanfare. Weddings, the birth of a...
One Acorn at a Time

One Acorn at a Time

by | Jan 16, 2020 | Friends & Family, Love, Meditations

My wife Carol and I bought our first house, the one we currently live in, in November of 2002. Our home sits at the end of a cul-du-sac in a quiet neighborhood on the northwestern edge of Santa Rosa, CA. On one side of our front yard is a thick row of hedges. They’re...