“The power of a handwritten letter is greater than ever. It’s personal and deliberate and means more than an e-mail or text ever will. It has a unique scent. It requires deciphering.” — Ashton Kutcher * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2013
“For how can one know color in perpetual green, and what good is warmth without cold to give it sweetness?” ― John Steinbeck * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2014
if you know where to look for it.” ̶ Henry David Thoreau * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2013
Robed in vestments of love and passion, he infuses a measure of warmth and life into the cold and barren world around him. * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2014
falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder. ̶ Susan Orlean * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2013
whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. ̶ Anton Chekhov * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2013
“It brings people together while time stands still.” ̶ Rachel Cohn Wishing a Merry Christmas and the happiest of holidays to all! * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2013
drifting against the windows, politely begging entrance and then falling with disappointment to the ground.” ― Jamie McGuire * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2013
Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home. ̶ W. J. Tucker Best wishes to all for a most joyful day! * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2013
And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.’ ― Lewis Carroll Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2013
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 