a tribute to my mother, Roslyn Gerard Years before my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, I asked her what her favorite colors were. I was planning on making an apron for her, and I wanted to make sure that the apron was in colors that she would like. She told me “red and blue.” …
a momma bear story Hi and happy mother’s day to all humans, bears, cats, dogs, and other creatures who nurture other critters in a loving way! It’s Berry Bear here, and I am going to tell you about my sister Betty Bear and her very wild Bear Cub, named Boo Boo Bear. He is called …
reflections on unexpected change Late in March, I had chosen my theme for both the Apri A to Z blogging challenge and the Ultimate Blogging Challenge, also scheduled for April. I was planning on going on lots of walks and taking lots of photographs, which I would then share. But I was unable to follow …
little round paintings Today, I am starting on a new art challenge. I got these four tubes of gouache paint to play with for the month, along with a larger container of titanium white acrylic gouache. The colors of the four tubes are: hummingbird blue, peony, myosotis blue, and light ochre. This is my first …
or “help! a poet has taken over my brain!” ZaNila Rhyme is a modern poetic form created by Laura LaMarcha. It features at least three quatrain stanzas with a specific rhyme scheme and syllable count. I think that I will title it “What creates the bad in a bad dream?” Who is the monster in …
storytime with Berry Bear (guest blogger) Look for more stories to come from Berry Bear, who promises to be a guest blogger on occasion! He is planning all sorts of fun adventures and can’t wait to tell you more about them. He thanks Lia and her great grandmother Martha for all of their attention to …
Today’s word is xiaoshi. It’s a Chinese form of short poetry that has been called the Chinese haiku. It is usually written as a quatrain. A quatrain is a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes. The xiaoshi is a style of poetry that dates back to the 1920s. It presents seemingly unrelated …
alice’s april art challenge… On the first of this month, I received a box in the mail with a few art supplies and 20 sheets of 4×7 inch (10.16×17.78 cm) hot press finish watercolor paper in a little block. A block is when the paper is attached on two sides. In a usual tablet, the …
an interview with… me! I’ve been participating in blogging challenges for a while now, and I have noticed that many of the same people come back again and again. It’s really great because I’ve discovered that I am building relationships with other bloggers, even though I’ve never met them in person. So, when, on Sunday, …
Sometimes, on a cloudy day, you can smell the rain that hasn’t come yet. You can feel the heavy dampness in the air. And it feels okay to stay inside and do some creative project that you’ve been working on for a while or one that you let go of because you were just too …