by Shari Dragovich | Nov 27, 2013 | Faith, Home Front, Nature, Ribbon Box
The trees stand naked now–other than a few stubborn brown oak leaves insistent on hanging to their keeper, pretending they are Spanish moss on old Southern live oaks but looking more like soggy bits of brown paper bag scattered by a gusting wind and caught by...
by Shari Dragovich | Nov 5, 2013 | Faith, Nature, Ribbon Box
My eldest son and I were driving home from school on Friday chatting easily about his day: his relief at passing his Algebra 1 practice SOL (standardized testing for VA) that had him all knotted the night before, his concern for a football buddy hit hard in the prior...
by Shari Dragovich | Oct 27, 2013 | Bookmarks, Currently Reading, Faith, Nature, Ribbon Box
For the past several years, I have taken to reading poetry on Sunday mornings. Wendell Berry’s, A Timbered Choir: Sabbath Poems 1979-1997 are my favorite. Here is one I read this morning, I must share with you…. To Sit and Look at Light-filled Leaves To...
by Shari Dragovich | Oct 8, 2013 | Faith, Home Front, Nature, Ribbon Box, These Days
There are some trees in my deeply sloped back yard—really more forest than yard—which have beat all the others in donning their fall color. They are over-achievers demanding attention and have their moment of glory first. These trees are scrawny compared to those...
by Shari Dragovich | Mar 7, 2012 | Bookmarks, Currently Reading, Faith
Have you ever read anything by Annie Dillard? Her observations astound me. I was introduced to Dillard in February through my book club. The ladies in my group take turns choosing books – we try to read widely. February’s selection was Holy the Firm and Pilgrim at...
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