Mary and Eve My mother, my daughter, life-giving Eve,Do not be ashamed, do not grieve.The former things have passed away.Our God has brought us to a New Day.See, I am with Child,Through whom all will be reconciled.O Eve! My sister, my friend,We will rejoice togetherForeverLife without end. This striking artwork Read more…
Meet Monarch, the latest edition to our small farm. Llamas are an interesting and somewhat unusual animal in our area. They are related to the camel, family camelidae, as are the alpacas. My husband had heard that a llama can keep wild animals away from livestock. Monarch seems so Read more…
This was the caption on my computer screen one day last week as it showed a gorgeous picture of rainbow eucalyptus trees in Maui, Hawaii. This tree is native to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It has multi-colored bark featuring hues of lavender, blue, green, orange and maroon. Read more…
I looked out the kitchen window and saw a huge raccoon among the chickens. I ran outside shouting “go away” as loud as I could shout. When I got to the barnyard I saw the chickens were scattering, including the little chicks. The raccoon was running away along the fence, Read more…
This past Friday, I glanced out the window at our barnyard and I was puzzled by what I saw. Was that a little brown leaf blowing around that big black hen or was it — chicks?! I hurried outside and there around that hen were seven little chicks — tiny Read more…
Cassiopeia is sometimes called the Enthroned Woman. This is not a very large constellation but it has five bright stars, which are shaped like a W or an M, depending on its position in the sky. To find Cassiopeia, first locate the Big Dipper. Then find the star which joins Read more…
My husband and I spent last week at our home in Fairbanks, Alaska. We felt privileged to see a gorgeous display of the Northern Lights from our deck one morning at 2 am. (We keep to Eastern time so Jim was up that early.) A couple of days later we Read more…
Several years ago I was impressed, after reading some old books, with the correlation between the symbolism used in Genesis to predict the coming Redeemer and the symbolism seen in the constellations and ancient myths. I am referring to the seed of the woman bruising the head of the serpent Read more…
I have always been fascinated with the book of Job in the Bible, maybe because it is so old. Many scholars think it is one of the oldest books in the Bible. Job lived in very early times, possibly even before Abraham who lived around 2000 BC (BCE). The events Read more…
I love tiny houses. A lot of people are fascinated by tiny houses. Why the interest? Is it because we Americans feel so burdened by all of our stuff? Is there a simpler way to live? I wrote about building two tiny houses in my memoir, which should be published Read more…