Joining Lisa-Jo for her Five minute Friday prompt of “Still”. Today she writes: So on Fridays, we take the dare to become Word Artists. To throw editing and proof reading and critically raised eyebrows out the window. We finger paint with our words – in pink and blue and dark purple. In glitter glue and bright […]
Five minute Friday: Full
July 22, 2011 By 11 Comments
I have loved photography since my dear hubbie gave me a real 35mm camera for my birthday over 25 years ago, when we were expecting our first child. However, loving photography and doing it well were two very different matters. Amongst the thousands of photos I took for the next couple of decades—especially documenting […]
The BIG conversation you’ve been avoiding about money with your boomerang, and a success story
July 20, 2011 By 5 Comments
You are a parent, possibly with younger kids still at home, and one day, you get that dreaded call from one of your 20-something adult children, whether they have been out in the workplace or are nearing the end of their college years: “Mom, I can’t afford to live on my own. I need to […]
So long status quo
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I’ve written lately about being dissatisfied with how I was leading my life, about feeling like the wheels on my bus were going ka-thunk, ka-thunk, ka-thunk, thinking about unopened gifts that might be in the closet, and recognizing that each of us wants to live a life that matters. Do you have that niggling feeling […]
Five minute Friday: Loss
July 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
Joining Lisa-Jo at The Gypsy Mama today for her Five Minute Friday topic of loss. I invite you to read, comment, and join us with your thoughts. Five minute Friday: Loss The minutes tick by, as I sit quietly in the car as my dear hubbie drives, heading for the nearest city to do […]
Who knew…about vinegar and sunburns?
July 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
We all know we are supposed to wear sunscreen, but sometimes, well, we just decide we won’t be outside that long, or the sun isn’t really that intense today, or we’d like to get a fast jump-start on a tan. Many times, however, that means we end up with a sunburn. Painful to the touch, […]
Unopened gifts and unique treasures
July 5, 2011 By 4 Comments
Tell me if you’ve been here before… A birthday is coming up for someone very special in your life. You spend a great deal of time, energy and thought to pick out the absolute best, perfect gift for this person. You are so very tickled with your choice that you cannot wait for the recipient […]
Who knew…about peanut butter and pine pitch?
June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Summer is here-woohoo! For those of us in the northeast part of the country, that means we break out the tents, the grills and the water toys. We build campfires and toast marshmallows, and play “Run away from the mosquitos”. We hike and spend as much time outdoors as we can connecting with nature, and […]
Throwing myself off the deep end of How
June 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
We all find ourselves on the edge of big decisions throughout our lives, and most of us inch up to that pool of opportunity and cautiously check out the view: “Oooh, that looks really interesting, but it’s a long way down…” “Wow, that looks so much more refreshing than where I am, but I can’t […]
Help, help! My thoughts are getting away…
June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My thoughts have gone downriver again, unencumbered by any sort of tether. You see, sometimes when I am just beginning to wake up, and am in that space between deep sleep and full consciousness, my thoughts take shape lazily-as though they are just outside of myself-and form much like an eddy in a stream. I […]
