My focus of 2020 isn’t a very exciting one. I wanted something like “Intentional,” but the word that kept coming to mind was just simply “Trust.”Trust even in the waiting.Trust even in the storm.Trust even in the small moments.If you had asked me recently if I have a lot of trust, I would ... Read More about trust
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seeing light in the darkness
My childhood friends and I were talking about life in our boarding school. As we focused on the sad side of life there, the burden became great and darkness covered my world. It was springtime on our Coast, but the flowers' colors muted, the chickens sounds grated, the branches creaked, the birds ... Read More about seeing light in the darkness
learning an old photographic technique
Oh, I had such a nice time today, in my favorite place (the sunshine), layering my favorite things together (plants and fabric) and having it result in my favorite colour (any hue of blue). What a beautiful day! I first learned of cyanotype by following a 'suggested pin' ... Read More about learning an old photographic technique
sketching cosmos
I took a botanical sketching course recently, and had such a nice time learning how to draw flowers. I haven't figured out how to draw my own flowers, from the garden, but these were an enjoyable first attempt, aided by a teacher as she drew cosmos from a live flower. I'm not sure I developed ... Read More about sketching cosmos
a restart
I've paused the email campaign for this site (hey, 12 subscribers!), because I need to do something for me , without worrying about what anyone thinks or who is reading it. What I need to do for me, is: figure out who I am again. I realize, this is something twenty-year-olds do, and something we ... Read More about a restart
feeling Very uncourageous
Because I’m not courageous, in fact, I feel rather like dear old Pooh Bear who always wonders, I wrote myself a note. It’s hard to “be strong and of good courage,” isn’t it? I find it easiest to have courage when something is on fire or a kid is in danger. But in the daily humdrum, in ... Read More about feeling Very uncourageous
