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Beautiful Spring day!

We're finally in the midst of spring weather! Beautiful flowers have sprouted like tulips, lilacs, daffodils and the greening of our small town is amazing! We've been getting a ton of rain lately (feels a bit like North Carolina!), but honestly, I’m grateful for it. We just planted some baby trees and bushes, and this rainfall has been perfect for helping them take root. I was fortunate to get a few from a local group, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), which help support native plant and animal species in Pennsylvania. Despite the occasional storm, it feels amazing to be back in the ...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025! What are your New Year’s resolution? Or do you have a different plan? I was watching a video about a woman who doesn’t make New Year’s resolutions but intentions. I love this idea! I especially love the intention of self care. This year I intend to do ...

Poems for Summer

Even with the new school year starting, we still have a few more summer weeks ahead of us. I thought I'd share some poems. This first one hit me with immediacy as we are in the throws of fly season. The Fly William Blake 1757 –1827 Little fly, Thy summer’s play My thoughtless ...

A sweet poem I thought I’d share

Ode to Aging Bodies Jan Mandell Aging bodies wake to blue veins that pop up and travel like river tributaries over paper thin skin pocked with freckles, tags and blotches that look like unidentified sections of abstract art Aging bodies Rise up to the chatter and creaking sounds of thin, porous bone that feel like cheap metal pipes refitting poorly into their stubborn mates Waking up the aging body is familiar like an attempt to turn over the frozen engine of a used car left out overnight in a below zero day in the dead of Minnesota winter The ...

Is art important?

This is a question posed to actor Ethan Hawke in a short film. Is art essential? It’s one many people argue over, especially when it comes to school funds or is thought as a luxury. Mr. Hawke makes a beautiful argument that art is not only what connects us during life’s turmoils but gives ...

A little late but here’s some art for Earth Day

"Nature' Is What We See" by Emily Dickinson "'Nature' is what we see— The Hill—the Afternoon— Squirrel—Eclipse— the Bumble bee— Nay—Nature is Heaven— Nature is what we hear— The Bobolink—the Sea— Thunder—the Cricket— Nay—Nature is Harmony— Nature is what ...