“All the leaves are brown And the sky is gray. I’ve been for a walk On a winter’s day.”— John and Michelle Phillips The bleak landscape...

“Eye of newt, and toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog, adder’s fork, and blind worm’s sting, lizard’s leg and owlet’s wing. For a...

“It is a serious thing Just to be alive On this fresh morning In this broken world.” Mary Oliver On Monday morning, the twenty-first of...

“Old December’s bareness everywhere!” — William Shakespeare The oak trees have shed their leaves and dropped all their acorns. No more...

“Baby, it’s cold outside.” — Frank Loesser Sitting with a good book under a wool blanket and maybe a cat or two, a fire burning in the...

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” –John Steinbeck It was an odd year in the garden. A...