The Celtic Heart
"A brother is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost." ~ Author Unknown Happy St. Patty's Day, Everyone! The other day I was missing my two brothers. They're both a great deal of fun to be with.…
Beating the Blues
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” ~Dalai Lama Last week was Winter Blues Break in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. A week long vacation for students to play in the snow, escape the mountains for warmer climates…
Portrait in Kindness
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness." -Lucius Annaeus Seneca If this image doesn't already have a title, in my opinion it ought to be called "It's The Little Things that Count." The wall mural…
A Women’s Retreat
"No friendship is an accident." ~O.Henry, Heart of the West Have you ever been to a women's retreat? I hadn't until I moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado some eight years ago. Two weeks after I arrived I decided to attend a retreat…
Artful Serenity
"Supreme serenity still remains the ideal of great Art." ~ Franz Liszt In the days leading up to Christmas, I filled in at Wildhorse Gallery minding the store. I listened to the comments of shoppers as they remarked about what moved them in…
Gospel Spirit
The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. ~ Luke 2:40 Last Friday evening my husband and I gave ourselves an early Christmas present. Tickets to the Steamboat Chamber…
Prepare Ye the Heart
Advent Season is upon us. Don't know where to start with all your seasonal plannings and gift giving? My new publication Sew the Heart is being rolled out and it's now available through Amazon. Quilt Vine, a retail store for quilters and other crafty-types in…
Nature’s Artist
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.." ~ Rachel Carson In many regions of the…
Sweat Equity
Remember when the sole purpose of owning a farm was to feed one's own family? Equity companies had no involvement, and the only investors were the parents and their children who tended the animals. The first hours of the farmer's morning was spent…
Quality of Relationships
If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes. ~The Houghton Line, November 1965 The other day I studied a painting that depicted what I often think of as a long lost art - custom shoe and…