When I was fifteen years old, I decided that I had no talent for art. Which was actually very late for a kid to make that decision. Generally, kids see the gap between what they are doing and what they feel they should be doing between the ages of nine and eleven. According to an
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Today, there was an open house at Orange Poppy Art Studio. So, I decided to go, despite the fact that it would probably rain. When I arrived, I saw that my sister Diane was there and was busily painting a wooden box in a variety of colors. I found a wooden egg, and I started
Yesterday evening, I had the opportunity to go to the Orange Poppy Art Studio for a fun craft workshop. It was the first time I had been out of my apartment building since Sunday, so I was really excited to go. The activity was fun and relaxing. It was all about wrapping cones with yarn
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Today, I went to the Orange Poppy Art Studio, located on Baseline Road, across the street from St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church, on Grand Island, for a pumpkin workshop. This workshop was all about decorating a paper mache pumpkin. There were two choices for decorating the pumpkin: paint or decoupage. I already had a pumpkin
What could be better than getting ready for my favorite holiday? It’s all about bright colors and fun. It’s about apples and winter squash and celebrating autumn, as well as getting to be any character you want to be. The only down side to Halloween is that it can be really cold and, as someone
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to share a favorite quotation. The first quotation I have chosen is “Everyone deserves a chance to fly,” from the song “Defying Gravity,” in the musical “Wicked.” Last month, I went with some friends to the movie theater to see “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
Leaning, not leaping. It’s sort of like trying to decide if you’re going to go swimming outdoors on a cold day. Which is warmer… the air or the water? Should I stick a toe in? Should I run in the other direction? Except, with a new year, there’s no running in the other direction. The
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