" The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities....

  "What fresh hell is this ... !?!"   "Though now this grained face of mine be hid in sap-consuming winter's drizzled sno...

 It has happened to us all.  Admit it.  You know it has.  Laundry day comes.  You gather up all those dirty clothes and throw them in the wa...

   Mochi is channeling his inner Boris Johnson.

 "Okay, Mochi!  Ready????" " I said I was ready.  Why is this guy not letting go???"   " Finally!  Now we're t...

 Well, Mochi was 5 months old as of yesterday.  One would not think that a milestone and yet it was.  For you see, Mochi, that cute little f...

    This is Edna.  Edna was born in Wales and emigrated to the U.S.  She loved it here, but her heart held a special fondness for the place ...