Migrant cultures often wear their art as adornment in textiles, leather, and jewelery of silver, gold, and precious stones; or display it in the adornment of their beasts of burden, their horses, camels, and elephants; […]
Slate
My eyes are slate blue; my layers, dense, enduring, suitable for roofs, for floors, for words; my edges, shape, cutting, suitable for tools, for weapons. Of the names I am called in my native Welsh, […]
Jewel
Without the slightest pretense – no restraint, no ostentation – this home feels complete in itself. Every room, every space, contributes to the overall integrity in both form and function. What comes to mind is […]
Before
Before you Pray – Believe. Before you Speak – Listen. Before you Spend – Earn. Before you Write – Think. Before you Know – Feel. Before you Quit – Try. Before you Die – Live.
How many…?
Age tells nothing. Ask, rather, how many New Moons I have witnessed; how many Full, in how many places. How many sunrises and sunsets. How many miles I have travelled. Upon how many faces have […]
Less, and more
Expect less, prepare more. Resent less, accept more. Condemn less, respect more. Complain less, applaud more. Deny less, acknowledge more. Neglect less, care more. Regret less, rejoice more.
Flowers
If gratitude were stronger than regret, the living would receive more flowers than the dead.
Defense
When the listing description of a home is mere fantasy, so far is it from reality, am I not bound by fiduciary duty to proclaim that to my clients and prospective clients? In this case, […]
All-stillness
Though you perceive me to be, not your friend, yet nor your enemy. Despite and yet, because, however, instead, a stranger who would present to you realms of mystery, where magic surrenders itself to the takers, […]
Love
Though the capacity to love is inherent, it may be stifled or even be extinguished, supplanted by fear. There is no fear that is innate; all fear is learned. To restore love, one has to […]
