Poetry Friday: Chartreuse, Another Color Poem
I compiled all the color poems I’ve written over the last three years of blogging, as well as a few I wrote with my students before The Apples in My…
Category: creativity
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…
The Happy Act of Sewing
Today was spent being happily occupied. I was busy sewing most of the day sans a trip to the dollar store, post office, and bank in town. From 8 o’clock…
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…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Writing Webinars
Priorities Recently, my writing has taken more of a priority for me and I have been working on it outside of writing my blog. If you read my blog regularly,…
New Poetry: Life is Not Linear & Content at Home
Life is not Linear Are you now who you thought you’d be when you were eighteen? Probably not. Life is not Linear, a straight line where you travel…
Poetry Friday: The Pandemic Made me Do It (Again)
Again… Years ago, I said I had enough, never would I do it again. You said, “I hurt you,” and recoiled from my touch. It didn’t take long to decide…
Fabric Mask Making Makes Me Grateful
My boys keep watching me and gently teasing about my “mask factory.” Every morning, for the last week I have started the day by making more fabric masks. I’m well…
