writing hiatus... has the drought come to an end i am still not sure -Amy Lyon Smith I have been silent for a while. A year and half to be precise. The last words I left here were found in my Tuesday Truth #72. I needed to spend some time taking my own advice. Words [...]
I'm sure that most of us would agree that 2020 has mostly been a sh*t show. People have been sick, lost loved ones, lost jobs, and struggled with mental health. The pandemic has changed the entire way we live and interact. And for many it's not the only thing that has created struggles this year. [...]
* I was gifted with yarn and needles in return for my honest review. All opinions are my own.* To Knit. According to the Merriam- Webster dictionary the word knit means: to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles. But I'm sure you already know what knitting looks [...]
“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.”– Ursula K. LeGuin Reading 2020. July ended up being a good month for some reading. Rainy days...days lounging near the beach...hot, sweltering days...all great days to dive deeply [...]
"I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person."-Audrey Hepburn Laughter. Ok. Ok. I can't promise that a laugh a day will keep the doctor away. However, according to the Mayo [...]
Friday Funnies. Attack of the Sheep. Or my alternate title. Anxiety in Action. “I believe that the ability to laugh at oneself is fundamental to the resiliency of the human spirit.” - Jill Conner Browne In the past, I've shared about the day trip that my mother and I took to Scotland's Isle of Lewis in [...]
I Would Walk 500 Miles. And I would walk 500 more. Just to be the (wo)man who walks 1,000 miles To fall down at your door. Da la lun da (Da la lun da) Da la lun da (Da la lun da) Da la lun da lun da lun da la da da Are you [...]
Reflections. re·flec·tion: rəˈflekSH(ə)n (n.) - defined as: 1. the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.2. serious thought or consideration. I love reflection. Both definitions of it. And so today, I will share elements of both. The Lens-Artists photo challenge this week (hosted by Miriam) asks us to consider [...]
End of 2019. Here we are on the cusp of a new decade. Last year, I shared my top 10 posts of 2018. I enjoyed the process of looking back and seeing what the majority of people were coming to read. I wrote very little this year and so the majority of the "top 10" [...]
Dear Creativity, I feel you flowing through my veins. You are like a lion Stalking its prey. Slowly advancing And then swiftly capturing me. Entangling me in your ecstasy, Filling me with a desire to set free my imagination. Awakening my childlike wonder. I see you in the shapes of the clouds. I smell you [...]
