“Let him who is without words throw the first stone..” I think that I need to practise a little stoning – that is creating stones – small pieces of writing that concentrate on something coming in through the senses. Here is a fuller description – Small Stones. I know that the challenge doesn’t start until […]
OK, I can be a little dramatic sometimes. Actually the title refers to a site that is starting a challenge – Oh, yes, another one and it is also a writing challenge. The site “Writing Our Way Home” is holding what they call their small stones challenge. The link explains it in detail, but briefly,
…… We were invited to a few gatherings over the holidays. Not a lot, since both my husband and I are introverts, so extroverted “things” like parties, tend to be avoided. However, a neighbour and an old friend invited us to an open house last night. We knew that we could pop in for an
What is it about a trip to an art gallery that makes everyone think that they are artists!! I am not against this phenomenon…in fact I think that it is FABULOUS!! and I think that too many people discredit themselves, as artists. In fact, if we all didn’t have to “work” to make a living,
We somehow ended up with a book of coupons from a magazine that my husband subscribes to every year. Most coupons we never use, however, there was one in this book for the McMichael Art Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario. It’s about a thirty minute drive away, so we decided to go, because with the coupon,
In looking for a picture of a shell for an earlier post, I happened to unearth our fishing gear, such as it is. When the kids were young, we would often go to the beaches in SC. When it rained, we went fishing. Over the years, we have amassed a sizeable collection of lures and
Conversation during Christmas dinner was varied, however, we did talk a lot about books and movies. Our guest is a great reader and she is reading through the classics, which I have started to do as well. She is currently reading Middlemarch, while I’m reading The Sun Also Rises – probably not a lot in
…Well, yes, this is what one would expect, however, I don’t think that anyone expected this. We were out for a walk, finally!! I was beginning to feel pretty “Cabin Fevered” because of the weather. The ice storm had made walking very treacherous and the extra three or four inches of fresh snow on top
The sun was out Dec 24 and our world sparkled. Diamonds now encrusted the tree limbs and shone so brightly they hurt your eyes. I tried to capture some of the magic, but my photography skills are limited and I couldn’t get the brilliance without the dark. Here are a few pictures, however, you will
Last night it snowed on top of all the ice. Fortunately it wasn’t a heavy snow, just a light dusting and it is pretty. That is of course, if you have power and fortunately we do. It’s a yin and yang situation – we have power because over the years most of the lovely tall
