Monthly Archives: March 2016

Francine in Paris – Day 1

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Francine Walls

One of the pleasures of travel is meeting folks along the way. On the 9 1/2 hour flight from Seattle to Paris today, I encountered a Brit who investigated UFO sitings for the British department of  Defense.  He flew to … Continue reading →

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Sr. Antoinette at the Monastery

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Francine Walls

Now is her quiet season all the contemplation a meditation within all turned inward, a divina lectio.   She said, everything we do must be spiritual, bloom with intention, a deepening of the spirit, the singing of the psalms, the … Continue reading →

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At the Nursing Home

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Francine Walls

As I walk in, a woman straightens the chair on the patio outside her room. Her Easter lily, parched, sits untended, one bloom left. As I pass she says, I’m nuts, and blows me kisses, her fingers touching her lips … Continue reading →

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For Encouragement

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Francine Walls

I send you my daughter who could not be her body magical as fog rising in wisps among the grasses playing dress-up laughing wrapping herself in parachute silk dancing free in the hills of cedar   FEWalls

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Departure

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Francine Walls

His scent lingers near his bedroom door, I sniff the air – a startled deer – then feel his absence in the molted room.

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