Lullaby

July 5, 2013May 22, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

Now I lay me down Gently into that good night Sleep, perchance to dream *Cento, from the Latin meaning "patchwork," is a form of poetry that uses lines from other poems. Line 1: Joseph Addison, 1711 Line 2: Dylan Thomas, 1951 Line 3: Shakespeare (Hamlet), 1623

She sells seashells

June 28, 2013June 27, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

From water we came To water we shall return Baptism and death *At every cemetery I've visited, seashells are a common grave decoration. Not in that the shell motifs adorn markers, but actual shells define the grave site - either lined up along the top of the gravestones, or along the edges of the plot. What … Continue reading She sells seashells

Infinite possibilities

June 20, 2013January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 13 Comments

In that moment, My whole world Opened up before me, And everything Became possible.

All I really need to know I learned at Jin Jins

June 19, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

I love me a good quote. I have several that have special significance for me. One, a stunner from Friedrich Nietzsche, follows me wherever I go... literally, and has an Irish accent. "What does not kill me makes me stronger." While I identify with being a Christian, I would more accurately say it's with ambivalent … Continue reading All I really need to know I learned at Jin Jins

Practice makes perfect

June 14, 2013January 17, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

True love is hard work Twenty-seven years practice Almost got it right *The Mister and I are celebrating our 27th anniversary today. Our union may not be perfect, but we sure are having fun working on it.