Hold still," my father would say, while I held the ship in the bottle and he burned away the strings he'd raised the mast with and set the clipper ship free on its blue putty sea. And I would wait for him, recognizing the tension of that moment when the world in the bottle depended, solely, on me. ... Wishing you a bless and safe day me sweet friend. xo
“Welcome, September! A month of transformation and reflection, where nature’s beauty inspires us to cherish every moment and look forward to the future.” ~ The Lord has made this day, I am joyful and glad. Peaceful blessings
“By all these lovely tokens, September days are here. With summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.”
— Helen Hunt Jackson
