Super Sleuths My older sister, Kit, was an avid reader. She was nearly always curled up in some corner with a book. Kit was my hero. I wanted to be just like her, so I read my first Nancy Drew book at age 6. My childhood held one mystery story after another through the following […]
A NEW PARADISE (8×8/oil on canvas) by Dorsey McHugh She dreams of home. In the past, she did not even dare to believe it existed. Now, it is a real place. It expands every moment. Like a painting that is being painted by some invisible hand, her future reveals itself. And in this future
Conversation is at the top of my favorite things list. My Dad – and later my sister, Kit – taught me the joy and art of what a conversation is when in its best form. I love turning ideas over. I love being honest with another person. I love trusting another’s intellect and their heart
A few years ago, I saw a television documentary special researching why some people live to 100 years old or beyond. There was a lot of supposition – a lot of guessing as to what the common factor might be. In the final analysis, there were lifetime smokers, drinkers, and people who did not eat in a
Gentle mistress of the heavens, silent Golden, remote, lonely. I wonder if your longing is so vast, It pulls even the tides into your embrace.
As I am thinking of this question, a line from “Dr. Zhivago” comes to mind. Dr. Zhivago is a dreamer, a peaceful man who is being destroyed by the war around him. He says to Lara at one point: “I just want to live”. This desire has joined the “important” group in my list. It is in company with:
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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – 36X36 – ACRYLIC ON BOARD I have done creative things all my life, but never knew I could do visual arts until I turned 40. In my youth, I wrote a lot of prose. Nothing was organized or focused. I was always drawn to artists. My best friends were very right-brained. Julia Cameron refers to
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A journey of a thousand steps is taken one step at a time. By the time you reach the ocean, you can be in really good shape and also, very tired. You can’t walk over the ocean, you have to either swim, or get a boat. I personally want to find a good boat, as
It is morning. the sun is up. The birds outside my window are having a party. It is going to be a lovely day. My routine is to get up, go down the stairs and drink a cup of coffee on the little patio outside. It’s a soft place to land while contemplating the day.
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Another sweet moment in Nairn……I have come to Mosh’s Café in the mornings here to connect with wifi and drink coffee. Mosh’s is located on Main Street in Nairn. It’s a pleasant walk in the morning. Eline, the woman who works here, is friendly and sweet and has a cool accent. I have observed Scottish accents
