My Life on Random Pieces of Paper

Well, I was sorting through a box of journals, putting them in chronological order, when I realized (or remembered) that I journaled for only a short period in my life.  From 1998 to about 2005.  By journaling I mean writing in a bound book with some sort of consistency over time.  The first words [...]

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My Kitchen Table

Blue butterflies cover my kitchen table.
They fly across a field of lighter blue.  Each insect is trimmed in black and brightened by spots of golden green.  The cloth upon which they flit I purchased to make a square sewn into a good friend’s quilt.  The remainder now graces my table, with the butterflies there to [...]

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Writer’s Block … Of Sorts

A beautiful fall day.  I sit at my computer staring through the window at sunlight shining down on the oak tree.  I have many projects to work on, either for myself or for clients.  Yet all I want to do is curl up in a quilt with a cup of something warm and watch the [...]

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Sunday Phone Calls, A Ritual

In my family there has always been the ritual of “the Sunday phone call.”  My brothers and I knew that we were not to touch the phone at 5pm on a Sunday afternoon because either my mom or dad would be calling out or someone would be calling in.  The phone sat on a little [...]

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Out of Little Acorns

“Out of little acorns, big oak trees grow.”

My day began with a simple task, to research the illustrator and several of the poets included in a book that I had picked up for nothing at a roadside restaurant.  By the time the day ended, I had learned amazing things about the people and practices of [...]

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The Rockhurst Review and Memory Lane

A day that could easily have been described as “a glass half-empty” suddenly felt “half-full” as I opened my mail to discover the 2009 issue of the Rockhurst Review containing one of my photos, Dandelion.  The picture is simply that of a dandelion its golden flower gone to white tufted seed.  The seeds are blown [...]

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Imperfect Beauty

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Giving Thanks: The Postcard Project

It was a delight to chance upon the website of Damaris Pierce, an artist based in Asheville, North Carolina.  In 2007, she launched a project that encourages people to show their thanks, literally, on a postcard.  Postcards are mailed to Ms. Pierce who then posts them on the website:  www.iamthankful.com/postcards
I was drawn in by the [...]

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After a long day, a nice visual calm

“View from Saihouji (kokedera) pond. Taken during holidays trip” a picture posted on Wiki Commons by Ivanoff

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Storm Clouds Over Somerville

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