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“…The Yogic scriptures say that God responds to the sacred prayers and efforts of human beings in any way whatsoever that mortals choose to worship — just so long as those prayers are sincere.”
Please join me as I celebrate Easter with flowers and poetry, and a few hints of Greece.
Sunshine makes every bit of living art in our homes beautiful, but shadows add depth and interest…to us, too.
Spring is definitely stirring. Woven through the frosted days and chilling winds, we’ve had days of weak, wintry warmth and seen sneaky wee snowdrops peeking through the loam, smiling shyly beneath the bare trees and bushes. The tiny green shoots of brave, determined daffodils have pushed through to greet the first warm rays of spring, and it feels like [...]
My inboxes are all at zero. The kids are at out with friends. The house is empty, and it’s fresh, cool and drizzling outside. Pizza soon and a family DVD with wine. I’m surprised you can’t hear my contented sigh all the way over there…
I had fun talking about my garden yesterday and got inspired. We ate outside after [...]
Is it pungent, reeking of ripe stenches and rotten odours? Or is it fresh and fragrant, evocative, scented and sensual?
Both are good. The bland sterility of written anosmia, on the other hand, eventually leaves me cold. Anosmia in real life terrifies me. I’ve experienced it. (Please read Coming to My Senses - I had to learn how [...]
In Hebrew, the words spirituality and fragrance have a shared grammatical origin and are therefore almost identical: the word for “spirit” is Ruach and for “scent” is Reach. This reflects the ancient belief that sanctity is characterized by divine fragrance. ~Dr. Naomi Poran
My mother-in-law has just phoned to say that she and my husband’s stepfather are [...]
