Category: Rose’s Blog

  My husband and I have visited the Hawaiian island of Lanai several times over the decades, and although it has changed over time, Lanai

  I wrote the first chapter of this blog, “Tea and Travels,†in June of 2016, more than three years ago. I have invited you

  When I was a teenager living in the Santa Clara Valley fifty miles south of San Francisco, Santa Cruz was the place to go

  ​Bees hover between Agapanthus and tiger Lilies in the breeze. ​The Summer Solstice: a A white rose and a cobweb Sway in the hot

  ​Mynahs build their nests As plumeria blossoms Scent the clean sea breeze. ​May is a lovely month filled with all sorts of holidays and

  ​Moonlight spreads over Tall oaks filled with new leaves; from Somewhere, an owl calls. ​As April arrives, so does spring, the season of new

  ​ ​At the airport in Addis Ababa, the faint Smell of tobacco ​I cannot really claim to have traveled to Ethiopia simply because I

  ​“When in April the sweet showers fall… Then people long to go on pilgrimages… And specially, from every shire’s end Of England, down to

​ ​Even in the cold, The jays live their raucous life, Stealing food from dogs.   ​Winter can be a thrilling season of beauty and

  Over the Christmas Lights, the half-moon hangs with the Stars in the dark sky. Among the wonders of Christmas is the fact that so