Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life
January 31, 2015

Hospitality and Strangers | Part 2 of 2

My first, most formative adult experience of hospitality was in the late 1980s.  I began attending 12-step program meetings.  I was a stranger.  I was desperate.  My life seemed to be falling apart. Read the rest of this entry »

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January 31, 2015

Farewell, English Oak

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English Oak in Summer

This year I chose a tree calendar to hang above my desk.  Every month I turn the page to a new month and a new photo.

January features an imposing English Oak in winter, standing in a snow-coated field.  The branches, twigs and trunks seem to be partially outlined with a dusty icing of light snow. Read the rest of this entry »

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