The gallery season has officially kicked off for 2022 at Liriodendron Mansion in Bel Air, MD. I'd like to compliment those involved with this well-planned opening exhibit with an accompanying educationally-rich creative demonstration. As I mentioned in my previous blog,…
Miss Sweet Spring has just arrived, yet ten days ago her relative, grumpy Old Man Winter teased us once more by throwing down more white stuff on top of his icy disposition. I don't know about you but, I hope…
Happy St Patty's Day, everyone! Over the past few weeks my mind has been on my little granddaughter who has some Irish roots. She turned two on March 1st - already!! Little Charlotte Helen has had my heart from…
A few weeks ago I completed a freelance editing project for a client who wanted to publish a story of an ancestor. As I read the story, I was struck by the work ethic of this man who was born…
Art pulls a community together ... Art makes you feel differently. ~ Lister Sinclair The Harford Artist Association in Bel Air, MD is providing a valuable service through their community art outreach program. The Harford Center is a non-profit organization…
Three years ago on this day my mom left the earth to go experience heavenly pleasures. Two of her great granddaughters now bear her name. She'd be so pleased. My granddaughter, Charlotte Helen was born a year after my mom…
“Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart and you’ll never walk alone.” ~ Rodgers and Hammerstein, Carousel Today I am holding my Mom in my heart because she was born on this day. We miss the feisty, highly-spirited, red-head…
Pardon, if this blog is a little lengthy. But, it's a story I must tell. About ten days ago, I'd finally made an appointment to get new glasses. It's been about nine years since my last pair of prescription eye…
I do believe if we carry beauty in our hearts, we will see it reflected out in the world, and then we will see more grace or goodwill than ugliness. And vice versa. In my own opinion, how we think…
Although it is soon to be Valentine's Day, I'm reflecting back on an early Christmas present which arrived during the Advent Season. It was a rare handwritten note from my favorite child, (my son and my only child) expressing how…