Two New Collages
I enjoy the process of making my own papers for collage and then fitting them together to express something ephemeral.
Year: 2016
What to Do With All This Eggplant!
My husband grew all this eggplant, and more. With all this at once, we had to process it for the freezer, because eggplant is good only a few days after it is picked.
Walt Whitman Quote: “This is What You Shall Do”
…dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words…
Fun Weekend with Friends in Western Massachusetts
Four couples we know got together for a house party last weekend in western Massachusetts and we had a wonderful time.
Featured Artist: The Fused Glass Landscapes of Alice Gebhart
check out this new and fabulous YouTube video I just watched of her process. Wonderful work!
Recipe: Peppers Stuffed with Quinoa and Black Beans
For the beautiful peppers shown below that my husband grew, I wanted a mild stuffed pepper recipe that was also quick and simple to put together.
Bits and Clips for September 2016
This is a monthly feature on this blog where I share the best that I read, listened to, watched, or saw on the internet during the month.
Why I Don’t Drink Alcohol
Once you’ve experienced the clean living high of a well connected bliss, you will not trade it for anything. Try feeling under the influence of the Creator of joy itself.
Book Review: House of Thieves
Full of high society on the one hand, and squalor, poverty, and depravity on the other, it is this high contrast is that makes this book interesting.
New Poem: Being the Mother of Adult Children
I think now what I would want my kids to do in my situation, and then go and try to earnestly do that myself. It is so much better for everyone than me thinking what I would have them do if I was them.
New Plein Air Oil Painting: Morning on Chaffinch Island
I enjoyed painting this on location on Chaffinch Island in Connecticut with a limited palette.
Mid Maine Botanical Gardens
Highly recommended for its beauty, and a great place to play with a child!
Write Your Own Response to a Psalm
In God’s grace there are no “ifs” or “buts”, no expiration dates, no measured share, no price to pay
24/7, in plentiful supply that never ends, God’s love abides. We need do no more than accept it.
Guilford Arts League Juried Show
The painting above is by friend and blog reader Anne Merriam, and it was my favorite of the show.
Book Review: The Interestings
I have just now slogged through it and do not recommend it, giving it only three stars. The bottom line is it is not really that interesting.
What a Good Decision Feels Like
“When something is right for me, I always have an indescribable sense of peace about it. Knowing that this sense of peace is available as a guide and criterion gives me a great sense of confidence regarding decision.