A journey of grace and challenge
“There is a certain slant of light,” wrote Emily Dickinson, and although her poem thematizes oppression, I have always loved that line as it applies to my favorite time of year: autumn. For then, there is a “different slant of light,” the blueness of the…
My backyard is on the large side and, over the last few years, it has developed into a large mess. Large yards = large amount of dedicated time, and I simply did not have it. Nor did my husband. My roses are overgrown because I…