Entries by Split Pear

The Dormant Seed

Once upon a time and far away – in fact very far away in a small unremarkable market town in the center of England – lived a young girl who loved her books and stories. She quickly learned her ABC’s and when her parents read bedtime stories she remembered every page, correcting them if they […]

Unexpected Gratitude

Living in the desert it is my morning ritual to begin each day with a large, bubble glass full of black iced tea. The bubble glasses were a long-ago wedding present, and since they are party glasses, it makes me joyful to drink my tea from them. Five years ago, Steve had business in Japan. […]