My writing partner has given the word “hook,” as our writing challenge, with personal memory. This will, indeed, be a challenge for me, because it’s a word that doesn’t spark any enthusiasm. I didn’t immediately say, “Great, I have a few ideas.” In fact, for me the word is off-putting. I dislike the sound of […]
….I have finally finished the memory quilts (more like accent throws) for the twin beds in the “large” room – everything is relative. I am now working on a quilt for my daughter’s room. The needlework keeps me busy; I don’t have to watch the assault to everyone’s intelligence on Netflix et al…and I get
……… I occasionally (very occasionally) read the personal essay in the Globe and Mail. I know all of them are worth reading, as they are all personal accounts of life experiences and all of them are beautifully written. Somehow, however, I just can’t bring myself to read a post on a topic I’m not interested
Our writing word today is “draw.” Again a word with so many meanings. All my life I have wanted to draw real-life pictures. I particularly like pencil drawings with shading. I like the fact that you can create 3-dimensional pictures on a flat piece of paper. I admire people who can sit outside and draw
Our word for today is “specialty.” Everyone has a specialty. You’re a great speaker, a fabulous artist, a wonderful cook….the list goes on. We seek out people and places to enjoy their specialties. We go to restaurants to savour certain dishes that are unique to them. We read authors that are particularly good a writing
My word for this post is “patches.” Finally, I found sometime to write. I know I’ve been holding up my writing partner, but I got a rush of orders for Infiknit and well the orders come first!! Anyway, the delay has given me time to think about the word. It is actually my word, in
Perfectionism is our word for today. I am not a perfectionist, although I am getting better. I marvel at people who spend time on “things” to get everything just right. I’m more of the “just do it.” Not so much to dash it off – a league or so away from perfection, but just to
Matins are morning prayers. I’ve written about them before. Whether you are given to prayer or not or even to a belief in God, doing something “up lifting” in the morning is therapeutic. The book I’m working through – it’s actually a 12 week course – The Artist’s Way – mandates that you write three
Our word for today is curious. What could be more curious than the works of Lewis Carroll – Alice in Wonderland is probably the most recognizable and perhaps the most creative of his works. He is, to me, one of the most curious and creative of artists. Creativity, I think, is born of curiosity. People,
Our word for today is secrets…..So I guess I have to be “out” about this. I have been secretly writing a book. It’s not really one of those straightforward books, it’s being written in chapters here and there. Every once in a while I post a paragraph or two to see how it looks in
