Gratitude 365

“A bench in the street can be a good writer because all kind of material comes onto it like a heavy rain!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan Project 365: #273 I have been dying to venture onto Patriot’s Path since it snowed, but the snow is still rather deep, and difficult to wade through in some…

“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?” – J.B. Priestley Project 365: #272 This is pretty much…

“Just when normal life felt almost possible – when the world held some kind of order, meaning, even loveliness (the prismatic spray of light through an icicle; the stillness of a sunrise), some small thing would go awry and the veil of optimism was torn away, the barren world revealed. They learned, somehow, to wait…

“One of the very best reasons for having children is to be reminded of the incomparable joys of a snow day” – Susan Orlean Project 365: # 270 The girls were desperately hoping for a snow day today, but no such luck. However, there was a delayed start, to they only had to be at…

 “If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm” – Frank Lane Project 365: #269 We weathered the storm well, and spent the whole day cleaning up, clearing the driveway, un-burying the car, and playing in the piles and piles of snow! It was the most beautiful, peaceful, still morning, with…