This week I sat in my studio and watched the garden out the sliding doors.
Read MoreEvery morning I try to spend some time sitting on the floor in my studio with my coffee or tea.
Read More“Autumn is the season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what we already have.”
—unknown
Read MoreEarlier this week I sat in my studio with a steaming mug of Dragonwell tea and watched my garden through my new sliding doors.
Read MoreToday on my blog, I planned to share about the Winding Roads Art Tour, but as I was driving home on Sunday evening I realized I hadn’t taken a single photo all weekend.
Read MoreWritten on my calendar today is “Blog: Garden”.
Read MoreI sat in the dining room with my coffee, cereal and journal.
“I’m crabby. Crabby. Crabby. Crabby,” I wrote.
Read More“Thanksgiving is not just a day, it’s a lifestyle.”
Read MoreIn September in Wisconsin, the gardening season is winding down.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe this is the last week of my month of gratitude. August has flown by.
I think back to childhood Augusts with school looming and days of freedom dwindling. Back-to-school was both exciting and welcome but also tinged with sadness for the ending of summer.
Read MoreNoticing beauty needn’t be limited to seeing it. Last week we focused on COLOR, something we experience with our eyesight, but this week I want you to awaken your other senses.
Read MoreThe days are flying past faster and faster. I can’t believe June has already come and gone. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’m trying to slow down and enjoy summer’s magic and yet, time still flies.
Read MoreYesterday Matthias and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary.
Read MoreThe Get Re-Inspired Creative Retreat is now over. I’m not sure if it ended up being what I planned, but it was nurturing, fun and I learned a lot.
Read MoreWhen I was 16, a newly-minted driver’s license in my wallet, where did I go on my first solo drive?
Read MoreI love Valentine’s Day. It’s probably not cool to admit this, but I do.
Read MoreI stumbled into my shoes, pulling on my hat and coat before rushing two wagging dogs out the door.
I was still wearing my nightshirt.
I wasn’t wearing any socks.
I hadn’t even put on my glasses.
Read MoreYou’ve quieted your mind and listened to the whispers. Your heart longs to learn something new, to be creative, to craft a different life.
Now what?
Read MoreThis year I’ve gone to more vet appointments than I can count. I guess I could count them, flip back through calendar pages and tally up appointments for tests and surgery and treatments and more tests.
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