A journal of art, photography, spirituality, ideas, books, movies, food, poetry & hope
New Pastel Landscape: Evening Sun in Yellowstone
Read moreThis new pastel of mine was done from a photo I took in Yellowstone when camping there with our...
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Are You Buying Fake Olive Oil or Real?
Read moreSuffice it to say it is a very corrupt business. Studies at the University of California state that 73%...
Studio of French Floral Artist Claire Basler
Read moreI love these photos I found on Pinterest of French floral artist Claire Basler’s studio, and thought you might...
Persistence Alone Wins the Prize
Read moreWhen I think of persistence, I think of the slow erosion of stone, or the prolonged build up of...
Poem By Rosemary Wahtola Trommer: In Case I Forget to Say It Enough
Read moreThank you for this day made of wind and rain and sun and the scent of old-fashioned lilacs.
Photos of Our Weeping Cherry Tree
Read moreHere you can see the full trajectory of our tree from bright pink at the beginning, to almost white...
Movie Review: Far from the Madding Crowd
Read moreI thought the film’s cinematography beautiful, the casting terrific, and the acting well done. Throw in beautiful costumes, impressionistic...
Quote By C.S. Lewis
Read moreI believe in God as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but...
Cookbook Recommendation: Breakfast
Read moreThis would be a lovely gift for a wedding shower, for Father’s Day for those breakfast-making-dads, or check it...
Book Review: Portrait of a Lady
Read moreSupposedly Henry James’ best novel, Portrait of a Lady is a project to read in its detailed 623 pages....
The Outrageous Vase I Made for Lilacs
Read moreI made this outrageous vase for holding lilacs. It solves an engineering problem of displaying these woody branches effectively...
Mothers Day 2015
Read moreHappy Mother’s Day! I hope you’ve had a lovely day. I had a really nice day in beautiful sunny...
