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Thought for Today

‘There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!”– Percy Bysshe Shelley

Thought for Today

“I’ve never known anyone yet who doesn’t suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around… We’re all eight years old again and anything is possible.” — Sue Grafton

With the Autumnal Equinox on September 22nd the journey toward winter began. For many this is a time of planning and preparation, making sure homes and vehicles are ready for the impending cold. Squirrels are busily burying nuts so they will have food for winter. Our daily lives begin to change as we digContinue reading “Walking into Autumn”

The Health Benefits of Apples

While an apple a day many not really keep the doctor away, apples are full of vital nutrients that help us stay healthy and well. Watch this slide show about the health benefits of apples then go eat an apple.

Thought for Today

“Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love – that makes life and nature harmonise. The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hectic or the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground, that one’s very footsteps may not disturb theContinue reading “Thought for Today”

Thought for Today

“October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!” ― Rainbow Rowell

Thought for Today

“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.” ― Chad Sugg

It’s National Apple Month

Every year since I have been writing online I have struggled over what to do with October, particularly the last day of the month. Halloween is not something I celebrate or believe in. It seems that there is enough darkness, death and evil in the world without celebrating it. Let’s face it, in spite ofContinue reading “It’s National Apple Month”

One Song

Thought for Today

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire theContinue reading “Thought for Today”