This month, “Loving the Process,” has been about creativity and how there are tools that can help move us from boredom to productivity,...

Blogging a series doesn't always run in a straight line. Does anything ever run in a straight line? Ever? Not much. So even though I am...

It is February. Snow drops have pushed up out of the wet earth and dot the flowerbeds of my yard. They grow right beside the Camellias...

Drawings by children always intrigue and delight me. There is something honest about them. Often, they are hilariously accurate. And...

I set aside the time to do a new collage yesterday. I spent approximately 30 minutes, maybe a little more ( I usually end up trimming as...

Tools for jumpstarting creativity can be as varied as the individuals who use them. So far, we have talked about writing, atmosphere, and...

" Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall all the chambers be filled with all...

It is February in the Lowcountry, but it doesn’t feel like a winter day. Today is beautiful and mild. The birds are singing – especially...

In my previous blog I mentioned a writing prompt that could get you going on those “Morning Pages:” What would you say to your younger...

As a teenage girl, I remember wanting to keep a diary. I would get one of those “Five Year” diaries as a gift and think, I am going to...

Many years ago, when we went on one of our first cruises, I was captivated by the art auctions. I l loved seeing the high-quality art but...

When I first began painting I really had no idea what I was doing. Sometimes I stood in my guest room to paint, sometimes I sat on the...

When I first got married I would have told you I was an extrovert. I thought I was the one that enjoyed lots of people and that I was...

Well, the Blog 31 Days Challenge is over. I didn't get all 31 days in, but I tried and it was fun, and rewarding. I have long been a...

"For I too was a son to my father, still tender and cherished by my mother..." Solomon, Proverbs 4:3 My son David Paul and his precious...

To give birth is to have the most diverse set of emotions that you will ever experience. And the 32 years between these two pictures is...

"Can it be that it was all so simple then, Or has time rewritten every line? If we had the chance to do it all again Tell me would we? ...

I don't know what it is about an early morning fire in the fireplace. The fire as the only glow in the room. The quiet. My coffee warm...

You are almost there. The experience of the week when you were born. I, of course, was over due in every sense of the word. We entered...

"Good morning, yesterday, you wake up and time has slipped away, and suddenly it's hard to find, the memories you left behind, Remember,...