It’s that time of year, mid-summer, and that means it’s time to edit my gardens, my jewelry, and my writing. So, I’ve been doing some of each. My gardens My native plant garden is blooming and looks great this year! Here are some photos: Other gardens are flourishing as well – our wetland area has…
Due to some technical issues with this blog, for this week, I am moving my Poetry Friday Post to my new author page. Please visit there. I think you’ll have to use the contact tab to leave a comment. I hope to have all these blog issues straightened out by July. Thanks for your patience….
It’s been a very busy week. I’ll break it down for you before I get to some poetry. Jewelry Decisions – If you read my recent post, you’ll know that I’ve been up in the air about what to do with my hobby of making handcrafted jewelry. A couple of things steered me in one…
I’m jumping in late today for Poetry Friday because Jone is our host this week. She has been such a support to me over the last couple of years that I try to return support to her in any way I can. Please visit her website @ https://www.jonerushmacculloch.com/ for all the latest. She’s been busy…
Recently, I told myself that I need to focus on my own projects, instead of involving others in my projects or trying to be “like others.” I want to write authentically for myself first. This means focusing on nature and the small things in life that many walk past. I like to notice “the little…
When you find a favorite writer who also wrote poems, it’s like a light bulb moment! This is what happened earlier this week when I saw a quote by EB White from a letter he had written to a despondent person. It was on social media. And in these times, I thought it was very…
How can it be Poetry Friday again?! This week went fast! I’ve been busy and productive, so it’s made for a happy week. While I have written some children’s poetry this week, I’m still scrubbing it up, so instead I want to share how I got to “know” a famous Scottish poet. While in Scotland,…
Welcome to Poetry Friday! If you want to know more about what Poetry Friday is, please see the website of children’s author Rene M. LaTulippe. All are welcome to participate in this wonderfully creative and supportive community! I’ve had such a busy month and have so many ideas swirling in my head about what to…
We returned from Scotland last Sunday after two weeks of being abroad in this gorgeous country. It was a great trip with a lot of walking, hiking, and sightseeing, visiting Fort William, the Isle of Skye, Inverness, and Edinburgh. I hope to write more about it soon. I did accomplish a Medium.com article earlier this…
It’s been a busy week. I missed Poetry Friday last week because I traveled to the Twin Cities to go wedding dress shopping with my youngest son’s fiancée and her mom. She had two appointments on Saturday, and the first was early enough that I didn’t want to leave home at 5:30 a.m. to be…