I love flowers. In another lifetime, maybe I will be a floral designer. So when I saw an ad for a Fleurs de Villes exhibit at a local mall last month, I had to go. The company was presenting Downton Abbey characters made out of flowers! Intriguing, no? Maybe it's only intriguing if you like... Continue Reading →
Trying a New Meditative Craft
A couple of years ago, my aunt showed off some of her diamond paintings, and I thought they were pretty. Have you heard of diamond painting/diamond art? It's essentially paint-by-number using diamond-cut stones. When I was visiting with my mom recently, I decided we should try this craft. So off we went to Michael's. I... Continue Reading →
Staying Cool at the Art Museum
It's been really hot and humid this summer. I feel like a wimp saying that, because I live in the Northeast. Most other regions of the country have it wayyyy worse. Allen and I escaped the hot weather the other day by going to a bunch of air-conditioned stores as well as the Danforth Art... Continue Reading →
The Artist’s Way
I've been thinking about going on a retreat at the Kripalu Center in the Berkshires whenever COVID calms down. (I'm starting to wonder if it will ever "calm down.") So I was perusing the website last month, and I looked at the virtual program offerings. I saw that the writer and teacher Julia Cameron was... Continue Reading →
Lifelong Learning
I just started a course about content strategy. The professor suggested we subscribe to Seth Godin's blog. I had heard his name before, but I didn't know anything about him. I subscribed, thinking that I could unsubscribe if I didn't dig him. Two or three days after I subscribed, he mentioned in his daily blog... Continue Reading →
