"A brood of little ladybugs is wintering with me, one has just wandered across the paper—take it for a good omen!" Rainer Maria Rilke I have seen several ladybugs recently. We are in the throes of winter and they don’t usually make themselves ...

Peace is the first thing the angels sang John Keble I am a big believer in sending Holiday Cards. For me, they are an annual moment to touch base. I get to touch base with myself in the designing, remembering, collecting, and writing that happens ...

“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” Albert Schweitzer Read my article in Elephant Journal Read...

[At eighty] “One has seen triumphs and tragedies, booms and busts, revolutions and wars, great achievements and deep ambiguities. One has seen grand theories rise, only to be toppled by stubborn facts. One is more conscious of transience and, perha...