Sylvia Gladman originally hails from England, the daughter of a successful Fleet Street, London, journalist. Now settled in the picturesque State of Maine she has found great inspiration along with a sense of peace from the surrounding countryside over the course of years, she has had many varied life-experiences, not all of them pleasant. Ms. Gladman and her family suffered a recent tragic loss and through her sadness this book came into being. Originally, these short pieces were emails she wrote for her parents in an attempt to lift their grieving souls. Sylvia hopes the reader will likewise be comforted. Cover is an original done by Ms Gladman's Father.