1. While setting up my house for the 16 Hands Art Tour, My Asheville Potter Son Josh asked me : “Do we have wireless?” I answered, “Yes, and we also have a hula hoop.” 2. Speaking of hoops, I’ve seen my friend Ilima dance with fire, with a sword balanced on her head, and now […]
1. There’s such a fine line between precious and precocious. 2. Today while studying an azalea bloom up close, I remembered THIS 3. I think of spring as a flirt kind of twirling its skirt. 4. My latest fashion statement: a brightly colored pen tucked behind my ear. 5. I follow my mind around with […]
1. Joe and I have recently been so taken with a PBS NOVA show on the Hubble telescope that we’ve watched it more than once. I love seeing what outer space looks like but I can’t wrap my brain around this: The deeper Hubble looks into space, the farther back in time it looks, because […]
1. To me hor d’oeuvres is just another way of saying “spoil my appetite.” 2. Facebook entry April 10: The golden finches are feeding, asparagus needs weeding, and I saw a butterfly today! 3. Favorite quotable line of the week, written by Alice Walker in her children’s book Why War is Never a Good Idea: […]
1. When it comes to raking my yard, I wish I could just point and click. 2. Times sure have changed. In the past I would have said, “I wish I could twitch like a Bewitched witch and the leaves would be gone.” 3. Last night the bubbles in my New Castle beer made it […]
1. A new zoo from Tracie is HERE. 2. An old favorite song of my sister Sherry’s and mine that inspired the above title and came to mind after looking at # 1 HERE. 3. Recently found written in old journal: God is in good and goodness is goddess. Next to it was this: If […]
1. Typos are like ticks. No matter how many times I check for them before posting, the next day I usually find one or two that have stuck. 2. Too many E-mails: Last week I posted that the E on my new keyboard was already worn down to look like an F. This week I’m […]
1. A funny thing happened when I changed my blogging platform from Moveable Type to WordPress. After my local web hoster set up the in-house stat counter, I discovered that I had A LOT more (non-commenting) readers than I had previously thought. 2. The compulsion to check my statcounter makes me think of Greek God […]
1. This week I interviewed a handmade paper artist and took a tour of her studio and gallery. I learned that papermaking with plant fibers involves growing, harvesting, cooking, pouring, beating and drying. After the interview, I pulled out of her driveway and said to myself, “That was just the harvesting part of writing this […]
1. There are two stats I check without fail first thing every morning. Today they were 8:15 and 118. Can you guess what they were? 2. I never had the bride getting married fantasy when I was a girl, but I have fantasized about going to the Academy Awards to see the stars up close. […]
1. Strangest thing said at the Mardi Gras Ball by Colleen to Mara, who was dressed in a suit for her Mardi Gras King election campaign: “Neckties are so phallic.” 2. In the morning I like to make a second cup of tea but usually forget I poured it and end up not drinking it. […]
1. Why is it when someone says ‘be careful’ or ‘drive safely’ I feel like I’m doomed for disaster but if they say ‘be well’ or ‘take care’ I feel competent and blessed? 2. Strange trivia found scribbled in my notebook: How much does a body weigh after cremation? 7-8 pounds. 3. Are Ya Kiddin’ […]
