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a full day beckons as long as the sun is bright lightness holds the dark 25.06.20 Dear Reader, I hope this email finds you well! We have all been busy here with Commencement guests, followed by reunion guests and all during a very news worthy moment for Harvard. I am happy [...]
"Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat." -Laura Ingalls Wilder Hello Dear Reader, We have made it to through another cold winter in New England! We are seeing and feeling the promise of warmth on our bare skin and the simple act of walking in the sunshine brings light [...]
24.12.21 "This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath." ~Margaret Atwood Hello Dear Readers, Apologies! I have been writing this all week and then didn't [...]
a full day beckons as long as the sun is bright lightness holds the dark 24.06.20 Dear Reader, I almost did it! I have delivered on my promise to get you the Summer Solstice edition even if a day late! What a season of learning... As my mother would have said, "Welcome [...]
23.12.21 Therefore a person shall so square the circle And circle the square as not to injure, not to impede: The glow of life shall not daze, Yet shall guide. ~Lao Tsu Hello Dear Readers All! That glow of life is inside us, all around us, even in the long dark [...]
All is in balance: stillness and stirring softness and sharpness stiffness and suppleness the dancing and the dead for just this moment. 23.09.23 Hello Dear Readers, The Autumnal Equinox occurred at 2:50 am Eastern Time in the Northern Hemisphere. It is likely that many of you were sleeping. I was. So that [...]
Now light holds darkness Feeds us all, shows us the way Breathe, and smile brightly 23.06.21 Dear Reader, Oh, yes! Summer has arrived! This is, in many ways, my favorite time of [...]
Hello dear readers! If you have found your way here, you have already taken an interest in Irving House at Harvard. You may already be a savvy traveler, seeking the best values in accommodations near Harvard Square. You may be a novice explorer, curious and persistent. Welcome! If you are [...]
23.03.20 Promise manifest: Each bud aching to unfold checked by the cool night. Hello Dear Reader, The turtles gathered above are a gift from a long time friend. He acquired them when a colleague retired. She had collected them in her office, and was shedding them. He kept them in [...]
“The Storm is Passing Over Courage My Soul” ~ Charles Albert Tindley My Dear Readers~ Early this month I attended a concert of the Mystic Chorale under the direction of Nick Page. This was his last concert conducting the Mystic Chorale, a chorus he founded in 1990, the same year I [...]
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