I had the opportunity to revisit St. Augustine, Florida last weekend. My sister, Sandy and I were attending writer Connie Mae Fowler’s workshop in Summer Haven- only a short drive from America’s oldest city, so we thought- too close not to visit-again. St. Augustine has always been a personal favorite of mine, carrying from wild pirate [...]
So much for welcoming 2010 with open arms! It is freezing here- has been for the past 12 days, and my dad passed away unexpectedly on the night of New Years Day. I have been hiding behind my kids since then, as it is simpler to use them as buttresses around you to hold up [...]
November descended upon us once more, and like before, I seemed to have missed the beginning of NaNoWriMo (National Writing Month), but good luck to Amber, who is participating.. maybe I’ll make next year? The garden is once again rising from the sandy earth, waist deep with rows of black eyed pea bushes- our puppy [...]
I have been recently helping out in a local art class, so I recently found myself considering the position of colors in life:
I never really appreciated color until I went to India. True, I had always been attracted to bright things- bright and shiny things (like a mouse or a crow!) I remember a blinding [...]
