Easter An Observance: Introspection and Hope Mary Beth Devine
Easter tells us of something children can’t understand, the weariness of life, the pain, the profound loneliness, and hovering fear of meaninglessnes
Easter tells us of something children can’t understand, the weariness of life, the pain, the profound loneliness, and hovering fear of meaninglessnes
Section 60 on this Memorial Day weekend seems much more what we’d associate with the original Decoration Day
MaryBeth, Tama and Michelyn select their favorite cold weather scents with a draw to thaw over from Guerlain, Ineke, Keiko Mecheri, Mona Di Orio, Shelley Waddington, Yosh Han and Xerjoff
On November Eve they are at their gloomiest, for, according to the old Gaelic reckoning, this is the first night of winter. This night they dance with the ghosts, and the pooka is abroad, and witches make their spells…” WB Yeats
It’s hard writing pictures of people – I wrote this piece several months ago for a Boston celebration while the rest of us were celebrating Tax Day. It defines my father better than anything else I could add. So – Here it is and if it’s true that his rather difficult children turned out like him…. well…color us honored.
It’s all over the papers and the cable news: the End of the WorldTM as we know it is beginning tomorrow (Saturday, 21 May 2011) at 1800h in your local time zone; with The Rapture. Hush, children. I just relay the news. I don’t make it or write it.What will you be wafting?