OK, I’m writing much more and will probably be writing even more. I’ve joined a free 27 day writing group. We are sent a writing challenge every day for 27 days and must write (by hand) for 15 minutes on a stimulus we are given. Today it was to remember something from this pandemic. Here’s […]
Really my life should be very simple. I’m retired – sort of. I’m not a doctor. I don’t have to make life and death decisions. I don’t have to count ventilators or keep people out of parks. All I have to do is cook, clean and craft. I don’t even have to feed the cat
OK, I started yesterday, but finished to-day. In fact about a week ago, I decided to make several face masks with material left over from a cushion I had made several years ago. I would normally not panic and wear a mask and/or gloves, but there have been too many articles in the paper lately
……I am constantly affected by the quality of light. Sunlight, to quote John Denver, always makes me high. I find dimly lit rooms depressing, harsh lights irritating, and neon of any description, unless it’s Hollywood, soul destroying. On the other hand, lovely windows, filled with light have a certain ethereal quality. They restore the spirit,
I love oxymorons – phrases that seem to be contradictions, such as “less is more” or “more is less.” Our writing word for today is “birthday.” I immediately thought of the title of this post. With all the joy of coming into this world, there is the sad fact that you will leave it at
I’m back to coupled writing! After a break for the holidays, my writing partner and I have again begun giving each other words for posts. My word is “conundrum,” taken from the latest book by Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers – more on the book later. I love conundrum. It sounds like the bumbling fools
I have mentioned before about a knitting retreat, I help plan with 7 other women. It’s held every April at The Fern Resort in Orillia ON. We start working on it in September and try to have the classes up on the website by the end of November. Everyone else has a pretty clear idea
I have a list of “things to do.” These are long term projects, such as, writing a novel, creating some Art, finishing a fair isle sweater that I started a long time ago, etc, etc. There are, of course, always more important things to do before doing the really important things – like, tending to
Our writing word for today is “tone.” It might be one of the most understated words in the English language. Tone means everything, especially in language. The tone of a phrase, the tone of a meeting, something said one way, can mean the exact opposite said another way. The tone of one’s voice can turn
