From the Can Plant to the Pearl Lantana

The Pearl Brewery in San Antonio opened in 1883. The Pearl Lantana opened in Austin in 2016. Separated by 133 years but connected. That connection will become clear as “From the Can Plant to the Pearl Lantana” unfolds. I write this post sitting by the pools at the...

The Alchemy of Time

1914. 1934. 1936. 1964. 1965. 1966. 1967. 1968. 1999. 2001. 2004. 2014. 2018. 2021. 2022.   Dates. Years. Some mark beginnings. Others mark endings. They are the markers of time. The markers of life. Over the span of the century which they represent, there have...

Thin Places and Silver Linings

According to Celtic mythology, “a thin place is where the veil that separates heaven and earth is lifted and one is able to receive a glimpse of the glory of God.” I first wrote of this concept in The Love of My Life | Can You Imagine? just before Christmas in 2016. I...

The Light of a Lantern | The Light of Love

I sat at my desk. Illuminated by a lantern. One of those Coleman lanterns with the little hanging bags. The ones that burn to a crisp if you don’t have the gas flowing from the canister below. We had just moved into our house. Maureen had flown to Colorado for the...