Now that I am back home

On August 3, 2020 By Anna EastlandIn Poetry2 Comments

Now that I am back home,

there are still the birds

and the sky,

the sunshine on green leaves

and the fresh morning air

on my face

when I first step outside

to water the garden,

trying to make of my little home

a dwelling place of beauty and love.

Happy Easter from the Eastlands

On April 14, 2020 By Anna EastlandIn Family Life, PhotosLeave a comment

This Easter we are grateful for simple beauties, being together when so many are alone, and for having a garden for our children to play in since we can’t go elsewhere! All of these are huge blessings. Wishing you all many caresses of tenderness and hope this spring! Let’s stay in touch; I’m always so happy to hear from family, friends, and even ‘strangers,’ for who can really be a stranger when we are all in this together…