I didn’t begin the year with an urge to start fresh goals. If anything, I only had the desire for less. Less time commitments. Less...

Everything in my life has brought me here. ––Rainer Maria Rilke Each new year, like many of you, I toss the figurative pieces of my life...

Each new year is a baptism of sorts, a release of one thing, a grasp for another. Whether one toasts champagne or simply turns the paper page...

Thank you, thank you for all of your patience while this space has been down the last couple of weeks. The re-organization here certainly took longer...

Happy New Year and welcome to Cloistered Away‘s new space–the best way to begin 2014! First, thank you to Corina and Theodore for their impeccable...

Well, we’re back from our whirlwind Christmas in north Texas; I’ll post some pictures soon.  But, today is the first day of the new year: fresh starts,...