Color Poems (Poetry Without Words)
A lot of the painting I’ve been doing lately is of meditative poetic expression without words. What do you think?
Shadow Photos
As many of you know, I’ve taken lots of reflection photos, but this is my first collection of shadow photos. Reflection is an easier topic to embrace metaphysically, but shadows can be intriguing and revealing too. I rejoice in them partly because it is good light that reveals them. I remember clearly taking each of … Read more
Book Review: 100 Ways To Simplify Your Life
I really liked this book and give it five stars. I applaud her simple, no nonsense style and straight forward, practical approach. There are so many books on clearing clutter and getting organized that miss many of the important underlying issues that need to be addressed. This book hits on those and deals with them … Read more
Recipe: Julia Child’s Tarte Tatin
This is heavenly and one of my husband’s culinary specialties. He uses Julia Child’s recipe that we have in more than one of her cookbooks, but that you can find by clicking here. This one he made for our church Christmas party yesterday. Needless to say, we didn’t bring any home, even though the table … Read more
Movie Review: City Island
I saw this movie now that it has come out on video after friends who saw it in the theaters said they liked it. I agree with them! I was also interested in this film having lived for seven years in Pelham Bay in the Bronx, just a stone’s throw from City Island. To me, … Read more
Recipe: Lentil, Sweet Potato and Coriander Stew
This easy to make vegetarian stew makes a nice winter lunch with enough staying power to get you through a long afternoon. See photos below for the stew at different stages. (This recipe came from Jillian Michael’s cookbook…) Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 celery … Read more
9th Page in my 3rd Box-A-Day Art Journal
This page represents November 28, 2010 to December 9, 2010. See close-ups of recent entries below. Enjoy!
I Made This Idiosyncratic Pottery Vase
I’ve worked on this for a long time. I only work in the pottery studio on Tuesday mornings and I’ve been away a lot. Then I picked a glaze that needed to be special ordered. So this was a long time coming! I’m pleased to have it done. I had fun arranging these extruded hexagons … Read more
Book Review: World Art
I checked out this book from my library’s new book shelf and am very glad I did. Besides highlighting the usual suspects as so many books do, this one features artists I had not heard of, that I now want to find out more about. The book does a good job summing up the trends … Read more
Connecticut Clay Artist’s Show
I went to this show because my pottery teacher, Karen Pinto, is in it. Her work is above and the first five photos below. You can find her website by clicking here. You can see several other artist’s work below that. I was particularly intrigued by Peggy Thomas’ amazing Nature Series (bottom four large photos.) … Read more
Recipe: Multigrain Pancakes with Berry Maple Syrup
I made these for the first time yesterday morning and we may have a new Sunday morning breakfast tradition! These were awesome, and worth buying the almond milk, coconut oil and buckwheat for… Multigrain Pancake recipe 2 cups mixed ripe berries (we used frozen, thawed) 1/2 cup maple syrup 1 cup almond milk 1 … Read more
Movie Review: Morning Glory
This is light fare, but that’s what I was in the mood for. And I’m pretty much a sucker for any transformation story. This one is packaged as entertainment more than inspiration. I like Harrison Ford too, as a rule, and he does not disappoint in this film, even though there is no academy award … Read more
100th Anniversary of Mary Baker Eddy’s Passing
Mary Baker Eddy is the discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, which she described as “the law of God; the law of good.” Her wish was to “reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing.” A devoted Bible scholar and previously an invalid, she had a revelation that healed her, and she then went … Read more
New Poem by Me: God Never Martyrs One Idea In Favor of Another
God Never Martyrs One Idea in Favor of Another The lion lying with the lamb, each dwelling in their own endless sphere: David didn’t kill Saul in the cave when he had that chance; with nothing to prove but respect and love. No one is unsafe in taking a stand for what they believe No … Read more
Christmas Home Guild Show I’m In
I have four paintings in the show, two for the fundraiser and two for me. I was in Boston during the opening of this show at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists. When I finally saw the show yesterday, one of my fundraiser paintings (the top one by clicking here) had already sold so I never … Read more
What Homeschooling Science Looks Like
Here are some insider photos of what it looks like to homeschool science, at least at our house. Our dining room table gets lots of action. Both kids are enjoying online science classes this year complete with labs… That blue stuff smelled awful! And I’m sending out a special THANK YOU to blog reader Debbie … Read more