Living in the Layers
I’ve been reading and re-reading a poem by Stanley Kunitz titled “The Layers”. I am not trying to understand the poem so much as to partake of the gift of…
Following a Thread of Inspiration
Last Friday my beloved and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. Since we are both artists, we enjoy including handmade gifts. I was inspired by a postage stamp of this…
The Art of Saying Goodbye
Not one boss, but ten of them. That’s what freelance bookkeeping is like. And each boss has a different way of doing things: the process is different, the results they…
What am I Doing with my One Wild and Precious Life?
My fingernails are green. No, it’s not a new disease or a work or art. It’s spring. And I finally got my priorities straight. Usually at this time of year,…
How to Build a Throne
“The answers you get depend upon the questions you ask” Thomas Kuhn My thanks to Charlene for helping me to see the potential in the bones of the pesky chair…
Happy Endings
After my failed attempt at capturing Frodo, I went off to work in the city. When I returned in the late afternoon, he was waiting on my back porch. I…
Cat Wisdom
Over a month ago, this beautiful cat showed up at my door. Well, actually, at my cats’ door, and invited himself in. I wasn’t aware of him until I came…
The Hero’s Journey
And so it was that I continued my studies about “Art and Fear”, looking further into my own story as it unfolded. I set my sights on beginning, but my…
Stella Sunday Afternoons 