Author Archives: Lynette

A Whisper Can be Stronger

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Lynette

Posted in Photo Quotes | Tagged being heard, courage, ethereal, Louise Nevelson, philosophy, photo quote, quiet strength, quote, strong woman, whisper | Leave a comment

To Discover What is Beautiful

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Lynette

Posted in Photo Quotes | Tagged art, beauty, happiness, quote, Susan Sontag, vocation, worthy | Leave a comment

I Like To Take My Basket and Go to Market Early

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Lynette

MARKETING I like to take my basket And go to market early– Radishes are pinkest then, Lettuces most curly. Beets still pyramided To a magenta crest; Cauliflowers are snowballs; Peas, their snappiest. In the blue and silver Of the rutabagas … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Ethel Romig Fuller, Kitchen Sonnets, mom, poem, poetry, Shopping, whimsy | Leave a comment

Eiffel Tower at Dusk from Montmartre

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Lynette

Posted in A Picture is worth a thousand words | Tagged dusk, Eiffel Tower, Lynette Kaufer, Montmartre, Paris, Romance, travel, twilight | Leave a comment

Annie Dillard on Loss

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Lynette

“When Ella Fitzgerald sang “There’s someone I’m trying so hard to forget….don’t you want to forget someone too?”– these facile breathy lyrics struck me as an unexpectedly true expression of how it felt to be alive. This was experience at … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Nature quotes | Tagged Annie Dillard, Ella Fitzgerald, Life Lessons, Longing, Loss, love, quote, remembering | Leave a comment

The Most Extraordinary Pie

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Lynette

You are sitting in a cozy room in an easy chair and there’s a table across the room. And on this table there’s a piece of pie. It’s not just any pie. It’s the most extraordinary pie, with a unique … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Work | Tagged best pie, courage, love, philosophy, Pie, prose, risk, taking a chance, writing work | 1 Comment

A Letter to the Woman Who Killed My Brother

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Lynette

You were on your way home from work…around 4:30 pm on a Tuesday afternoon. Perhaps you were tired, perhaps you were in a hurry. The light turned red and you decided to go anyway. Because you ran that red light … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep thoughts | Tagged bike death, brother, forgive, forgiveness, George Kaufer, my wish for you, redemption, tribute | 1 Comment

Summer Shopping Adventure with Penelopes

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Lynette

We are very excited about our Summer Shopping Adventure Contest…

Posted in Penelope the Shop | Tagged Contest, Penelope's Hope Chest, Picking Adventure, Picking Trip, Shopping, summer adventure, vintage | Leave a comment

I Was a Bride Married To Amazement

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Lynette

“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it is over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made … Continue reading →