"Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?" - Clara Schumann Why not, indeed?! Taking the time to stop and smell, savor and thoroughly enjoy the roses - both literal and figurative - is an essential part of life. Truly, it's the best part of life since it's all of those little,… Continue reading Get Messy Week 2
Word Nerd: Mercurial
A mercurial nature can be either a negative or positive character trait, depending on how the person who possess such a quick-silver temperament handles it. To be mercurial usually brings to mind one who flies off the handle easily, who's moody whims change temperature as quickly and as often as a Spring day. In modern… Continue reading Word Nerd: Mercurial
Monday Mantra 25
You know how confetti gets everywhere and how bits and pieces of it somehow magically stick around and pop-up when you least expect it. The very same thing can be said about kindness when you toss it around as happily and easily as you would with those delightful, colorful bits of confetti. Kindness begets kindness… Continue reading Monday Mantra 25
Get Messy Week 1
Here they are, my very first art journal pages for the wonderful Get Messy adventure! It has been a bit of a whoopsie-do of a week, but I still managed to find a bit of time to create these pages (very cathartic, I might add). I'm still trying to get the posting time worked out… Continue reading Get Messy Week 1
Monday Mantras 24
The best way to lead a happy, richly fulfilled life is to stay true to yourself. It's a truth that tends to get lost in the shuffle at times as we go about doing everything we are "supposed" to do or that is "expected" of us. The things is, who set-up these "supposed tos" and… Continue reading Monday Mantras 24
Word Nerd: Falderal
Falderal is a charming, utterly delightful nonsensical word that has been around since at least the 1600s. Falderal is also known as falderol or folderol since, naturally, a nonsensical, gibberish sort of word would have multiple spellings! Blithely saying "oh, falderal and fiddle-dee-dee" (a nod to Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella) while going about my day… Continue reading Word Nerd: Falderal
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