Poetry is difficult but a challenging medium and one with the ability to help us express emotions with brevity.
Continue readingNo resolutions, just a little living in the moment
“This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play“. ― Alan W. Watts This Alan Watts quote is one I found in a post from a blogger, The Parmigiana Whisperer or ‘Cream doesn’t […]
Continue readingHappy New Year
Timing the release of a new post is hard at this time of year. I will either be early or I will be late. Choosing the early road feels better. There is no doubt this has been a difficult year, harder I know for some than others. I have no wish to make light of […]
Continue readingSeasons Greetings with a dash of Thoreau
The best gifts cost nothing but a little of our hearts.
Continue readingChilling Corner in December
I’m doing this a little early this month. My reading has slowed down a great deal. The tbr (to be read) list is getting longer and longer whilst time gets shorter and shorter (getting ready to cry). However I need time to write my own book. The second novel in my series keeps calling out […]
Continue readingWriter’s block comes in many forms and isn’t always about the writer
Being aware of those around us, of nature and taking pleasure in simple things is soothing.
Continue readingWords from the Ancients, and three coins in the Trevi Fountain
Save your coins for the fountain, and keep hope alive, and while you’re at it, listen to your elders.
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