My dear friends, I know that none of us have had a year like this or a Thanksgiving week like this before. I’m thinking of all of you who are doing the best you can to stay home and stay safe this week, forgoing celebrating in person together for Zoom Read more…
I read the poetry quote on the image above in this week’s Brain Pickings post. And it felt quite appropriate for this year of 2020. I highly recommend that you read the post. In it Maria Popova talks about her essential life learning for this year which was, “Choose Joy.” Read more…
Quick, before thinking, “For God’s sake this is October. Couldn’t the snow wait until at least November?” Or thinking “Damn, snow already. I hate it!” How about noticing the wonder that surrounds you, the beauty of fresh snow, the wonder of living in a snow globe for a few hours Read more…
I went shopping at the Coop this week for the first time since well before the stay-at-home order began in Minnesota. Even though I was pretty confident that I did not have COVID-19, I wore a cloth mask that my daughter Katee made for me. It felt a little surreal Read more…
It’s day 17 of December Reflections 2018 and the prompt for today is Sparkle. I noticed the sun sparkling on my paintbrushes this morning and it made me happy. Spending time watercolor painting is bringing me such joy. It makes me feel sparkles inside every time I sit down and Read more…