"Cookie down!" My daughter, Andy, screamed! The rest of us looked up from our dough sculpturing projects to see billows of black smoke coming out of the kitchen.    A few minutes earlier, Andy had noticed something cloudy in the air and gone into the kitchen to investigate. Upon opening the oven door, smoke belched out because one …
Why Red Boudoir?
I'm heading to a writer's conference this weekend so only posting on my creativity site. I think you will enjoy this look into my Artist's Loft. Just click on the photo link below:
The Seeding of Artistic Desires
"The heart seeds desires long before we whisper prayers!" Have you ever noticed that a longing for something more precedes change? A restlessness and indescribable pull takes you in a direction before you understand what is happening. I have noted this reoccurring pattern in my creative life; a notion for a new art form plants inside my mind and begins …
50 Renaissance Thank You!
Renaissance: Rebirth, Reawakening, Resurgence.  Recently, my husband and I revisited the Renaissance Faire held in Erwindale, CA. This is a spectacular event worth the trip for any one seeking fresh inspiration.      Participants are eager to pose for pictures and discuss their ornate hats and costumes.    Everywhere you look another photo jumps out at …
41 “Wild and Crazy Love”
Are there any other bachelor followers out there? (Yes, I admit to the vice). During the post Season Finale interview, Jake said something that caught my attention. When asked what he and Vienna had that was so special, he replied, "We have this wild and crazy love." "Hmmm"…I wondered… "What is he talking about?" Was it the obvious physical zing that swayed …
Day 35 “Creative Excursions”
In these financially tight times, "creativity is the poor man's vacation!"  (Generically speaking, of course, and intended to include woman and children).    Hobbies take the edge off life! As a career educator, I need a lot of "my time" after "work time." Teaching challenging students is often like standing before a hard crowd at a comic …
Day 34 “A Rainbow of Possibilities”
Some of us "creative types" have prism-like mind. Artistic inspiration moves through our thoughts like white light separating into a spectrum of colorful ideas. What may seem to others as lack of focus, to us is a rainbow of artistic possibilities.    I have always cherished rainbows. During difficult times, rainbows reminded me of hope. I found comfort in …
Day 33 “I See Red”
 Red is a passionate and powerful color!      I love red! Red hearts and red roses symbolize love.      "Redness" ignites feelings of loving life...and taking pictures to prove it!      Yet beyond all the red expressions I am so used to seeing stateside, I found this vibrant color interwoven throughout the culture of Argentina.      How can one not …
Day 26 “Chameleon”
When I began this blogging quest, I wanted my blog to reflect what I experience in my personal identity search, "You never know what you're going to get!" I go on more bird walks off the intended path than thought humanly possible. Perhaps this tendency is an addiction to the new or maybe just an …
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