Free? Why, no, it’s not.
The world of art and non-profit organizations, while separate but sometimes overlapping, share a common conundrum. They both face the expectation of receiving goods and/or services for “free.” I am…
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Apartment Memories Stirred by a Glass of Wine
My adult beverage of choice is a glass of wine. Years ago when we were newly married and both in graduate school, our weekly treat to ourselves was dinner at…
Reposting on Transparency
Today, tonight actually, I am going to repost a leadership topic on which I have written before; it is that of transparency. Strangely enough, this post was written in February…
Paying It Forward: One Book, Orchid, and Mask at a Time!
Today started out well. A friend was dropping off some orchid plants that she said she was having trouble with and no longer wished to nurse along. I was surprised…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Expected Words
As many of you have written over the last few weeks, I am at a loss today as far as what to post. My head is swirling with phrases, statements,…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Why We Need Art
You’d think that with so much time at home, time would seem to slow down, but we all seem busier than ever! Today, already, we picked up my son’s locker…
What do we do now?
What do we do about the world today? We sure are in a mess. Since March, the COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted our communities and systems. Education ceased to be what…
Karst, Coulees, and Bluffs! Oh, My!
Cave Tours Last year at this time I was starting to organize two days of summer tours at the Kickapoo Caverns in Crawford County, Wisconsin. I had no knowledge of…
