“When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself” – Shunryu Suzuki Project 365: #267 Through the seasons we are becoming immersed in all that is Mendham, and has been Mendham for the past 50 to 100 years, slowly absorbing the culture. The twelfth night…
Day 266: Burning cold
“Nothing burns like the cold” – George RR Martin, A Game of Thrones Project 365: #266 Coming from warm sunny ZA, with mild winters in the Eastern Cape…even our little sojourn to Germany did not really prepare us for this cold weather. After an exceptionally mild December in NJ, we were hoping that the temps…
Day 265: Ice cubes on the ground
“I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there” – Jack McBrayer Project 365: #265 While we have only effectively been dusted with snow, the temperatures have not been very high, typically not increasing above…
Day 264: The blur of January
“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties” – Helen Keller Project 365: #264 The beginning of the year is always a time to reflect on the past year, and set goals and resolutions for the new year ahead. Well,…
Day 263: New Year’s Eve
“From the end spring new beginnings” – Pliny the Elder Project 365: #263 So, the end of another big year is over for us. In one breath, 2015 has flown, but in another it seems to have taken so long! Hopefully the with the end of the year, we can look forward to being settled…