Alice attempts a very small mandala The purpose of today’s post is to show one use of pencils to create a design. I chose to use a pad of charcoal paper. The paper was very small, and, as it turns out, probably too small for my project. At some point, I’m planning on redoing this […]
year round! I do love to walk outside at this time of year and to see spring beginning to unfold. And, of course, I bring my camera and take a plethora of nature photographs. Unfortunately, today is not one of those days. I’m looking out my window and am seeing some sort of precipitation coming
of three faith traditions… “The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.” Kate McGahan There was a rare event that occurred, so unusual that it only happens once every 33 years. That event was the convergence of (western) Easter, Passover, and Ramadan. The Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate Easter
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to decorating cookies… “Cookies are made with butter and love.” — Norwegian proverb When you go to a bakery, you’re going to see lots and lots of decorated cutout cookies. And, sure enough, they all look alike! But… is it necessary to decorate all of your cookies so that they are clones of each other?
lucky losers listen longingly… Late on a long day, I look at a mixed media picture that I made a few days ago. I started off with a shape and I let the image grow until it turned into something. It became something unplanned and different than the original image that I had in mind.
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is it a sustainable career? I studied journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, a few lifetimes ago. If I were to be asked the question, “would you do it over again?” I would probably say no. When I graduated from journalism school (fondly called J-school), newspapers across the United States were closing
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“This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” Henry David Thoreau What kind of dessert would you imagine a bear would eat if the bear were to wander into a city? I’m going to find out by going on a whimsical trip via an acrostic poem. This form of poem uses all of the
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Budapest: According to the website, “33 Travel Tips,” Budapest is a beautiful city. It has many great historic structures, including an absolutely gorgeous Parliament building, the Hungarian State Opera House, the Hungarian National Museum, and Buda Castle (originally built in 1265!!!). If you want to have an unusual method of transportation, there’s the Buda Castle
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