I’m going to do this post a little backward. Normally, I write and then I choose a picture, but today I have nothing much to say. So, I chose the picture above and the post that follows is what looking at this picture stirred in me… All dressed up and nowhere to go. When I…
My mother used to say, “Okay, let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater.” She raised a particularly dramatic child, so this little pearl of wisdom was heard a lot in our house. It’s an odd visual. I have always taken it to mean while you are getting rid of something you feel needs…
Compare where you are to where you want to be and you’ll get…nowhere. Songs often speak to a piece of my life or where I’m at for a time. This is one of those songs. She’s such a talent and this is a great live performance. Happy Friday. Enjoy. That’s all from the laundry room.…
Jason Mraz does not have attractive feet. He recently posted a picture of them with the caption “Thank you feet. For all the places we have been. For all the places we will go. ” I mean they’re not ugly feet, but he’ll never be a foot model. Fortunately for him he has about a dozen other…
Last week I had to go to the post office again because my mail lady is a crazy person. I know we live out in the middle of nowhere and I know our house is down a hill, but if you can’t hang then don’t become a New River Mail Lady. We have a fairly…
I’m in the middle of writing. I’m always writing, but there are a few months out of the year I spend torturing myself with rewrites and editing. Not my favorite part. But the writing I absolutely love, love, love. This will sound insane I’m sure, but I create these characters, hopefully they’re rich and interesting…
This painting is by Edward Hopper. It’s called Cape Cod Morning. I have a picture of it in my office. It reminds me not to hold back. The woman looks like she wants to take off across the field, but she’s held in her place by something. Insecurity. Everyone has it, even people that seem…