“Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.” Helen Keller, American writer Other people may love to bask in the rays of their smart-phone light, to their own peril as it turns out. The dog and I prefer sun. Full on or filtered through white cotton curtains, we follow this… Continue reading The play of light
Author: JOY journal
After a long career writing for local newspapers — and, on rare occasions, for publications such as The Washington Post — Nora is enjoying a second wind as an innkeeper. She still blogs and does writing projects of special interest. She lives in Appalachia with her husband and a dog named Finn, who is beside himself with joy when the family's daughters have college breaks.
Mixed-Bag Sun Tea
"Here in the South, we don't hide crazy. We put it on the front porch and give it a sweet tea." unknown author Forget the sweet tea, actually. You won't need sugar if you try this Mixed-Bag Sun Tea. As easy as a summer afternoon, the sun does all the work and creates a mellow… Continue reading Mixed-Bag Sun Tea
The cure for fretting
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” Corrie ten Boom, Dutch writer and Nazi-resisting firebrand It's not so much that life comes at you fast, it's that it comes in bursts. That's what happened over the weekend -- a sudden storm of quiet desperation that came from just… Continue reading The cure for fretting
Still time for a beach read…
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” Rachel Carson, American writer and environmentalist The end of summer vacation is closing in fast, but there is still time for a beach read even if you can't make it to the surf and sand.… Continue reading Still time for a beach read…
Tea party going on…
An aside to other bloggers: There's a tea party going on at littlemermaid09 that you might be interested in joining. This month's discussion is tea and books. I just added a recipe for sun tea to the mix. 🙂
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 