creativity

creativity, words

Sparked…

The word for today is “sparked.” It’s that point of ignition – you need a spark to start a car, a fire, an idea, a war…..and so on. I often have “sparks.” I get an idea. I take it so far and then it fizzles. Meh, maybe it just wasn’t meant to be or I […]

creativity, unicorns

Whatever You Want It To Mean…..

……. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy a super computer determined that the meaning of life was/is 42. Naturally I assumed that this was a wry joke on the meaninglessness of life – can I say that? Maybe an accountant would understand – break everything down to a number and you’ve got the answer

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Full Circle

Another circle, I think, has been completed, with the death of Steven Hawking. Not only did Steven die on Pi day, the day Albert Einstein was born, March 14. Hawking was born on the anniversary of the death of Galileo, January 8. Steven left us on the day we celebrate eternity or at least one

creativity, knitting

Charity, thy name is knitting!!

I’m cheating. This is repost from a page I wrote for a knitting retreat that I attend in the Spring – Yarnover Sleepover. This year it’s April 20-22 At The Fern Resort, Orillia ON. I hope you enjoy it. Many of us knit or crochet for charity. There is a wonderful feeling about being able

creativity, needle felting

January Thaw…

…..warmer weather is always worth writing about. We have moved from daily highs of -20ºC to +10ºC in just a few days. However, it will move back down to -10ºC in just a few hours – sigh! Anyway, warm weather thaws the brain and gets the creative juices working. At the beginning of the thaw, I

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