Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly. – Barbara Haines Howett Robert Frost called the butterfly a Flying Flower. The why is on full display late summer at Maison Steinbuchel: it is Butterfly Season. I confess I cultivate plants that make these beauties happy, but they are not fussy: […]
The Eldest Daughter Of Maison Steinbuchel – Bertha Stackman Gouldner
“What I wanted most for my eldest daughter was that she be able to soar confidently in her own sky, wherever that might be, and if there was space for me as well, I would, indeed, have reaped what I had tried to sow.” = Helen Claes Bertha Stackman was the eldest daughter and child […]
How Does One Find The Slipstream To A Transformational Adventure?
I have lived my life in the slipstream of experience – Author: Elizabeth Jane Howard A slipstream is defined as “a current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller or jet engine” and “an assisting force regarded as drawing something along behind something else.” As applies to life, it usually is in retrospect that I […]
Generational Stories Provide A Foundation Of Delight
“It’s important to teach our children their heritage. Who are your ancestors? What were their traditions? Each of us has (generational) stories to tell. If these stories are unwritten, then how are your children going to know of their parentage?” ― Linda Weaver Clarke This time a couple of years ago, I was preparing for […]
What Is Special About An Atlas Drill Press?
Provenance is something very important in jewelry. You want to know who has worn a piece of jewelry and who it has belonged to – it’s part of its history, part of its aura. – Author: Simon De Pury An Atlas Drill Press is not generally viewed as valuable as jewelry – unless you are a machinist! […]
How To Cultivate Your Inner Garden
“When the Inner Garden is under cultivation and God’s Spirit is present, harvests are regular events. The fruits? Things like courage, hope, love, endurance, joy, and lots of peace.” ― Gordon MacDonald, Ordering Your Private World We all have an inner garden, the bible calls it our inner man, made up of our soul and spirit. […]
A Rare Year In Review – Top Posts for 2020
A Rare Year: “Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.” – Brooks Atkinson In looking for a quote to recap 2020, as well as, “hit the ground running” 2021 post, the quote above resonated. I found it […]
Thoughtful Reflections On Christmas Past And Present
A few years ago, at this time, I had just returned from a three week trip to Indonesia where I was able to assist with a project for Mission Aviation Fellowship. Giving One’s time in this way is an honor and Joy. I turned 64 while away. God’s special birthday gift to me – an […]
Old Drawers And An Honest Inherited Tendency
Heredity is the law through which the individual receives from his parents by birth his chief vital forces and tendencies, his physical and spiritual capital. AMORY HOWE BRADFORD, Heredity and Christian Problems Old drawers, or more exactly, drawers that are no longer useful as drawers but remain in tact, call to me. If you have read […]