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More knitting photos

Read my blog on Kindle. You can also find my funny short story for knitters, “A Matter of Perspective” at Amazon for Kindle. This is a brief post to share a couple more knitting photos … it is great to...

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A September 11 remembrance

Today we sang “America The Beautiful” in church; it is impossible for me to sing that song without crying. We sang it today, along with other songs and hymns, in remembrance of those who lost their...

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I wore a wool hat

It has already been chilly enough recently, I wore a wool hat a couple of times last week. AndiIt is just now the last day of summer.  I remember the first year I was in New York, we went to my...

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The river flows gently

Last week my husband and I took an early evening boat ride down the river, over at our cottage just a few miles from the farm. September and October are the most beautiful months for going out on that...

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How do I love my Kindle …

It is a dark and stormy Saturday morning; I am sitting at the dining room table writing, sipping coffee, and enjoying the view outside of the barn, the field of corn out beyond it, and the trees...

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Timini’s Secret Advenure

I just released the Spiritual Fantasy, “Timini’s Secret Adventure” on Kindle ($4.99). It is also available on my website as a standard eBook that can be read on any computer. This is a short story...

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Day dream believer

I often day-dream, and sometimes my day dreams take on a realistic, picture perfect you could even say, form. Some are ethereal thoughts that float by like a soft summer breeze, others race by my nose...

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Gathering up the wild things, 2011

This is what I see today, as I look out the window of my studio writing. Though I didn’t shoot that photograph today or this year, it is pretty close to what I see out there right now. Just imagine the...

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One River comes into focus

The past month has involved quite a bit of hard work preparing for our photography show; the show is opening on December 2nd at Marti’s on Main in Albion, New York.  When we first decided to do a...

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The children are nestled, all snug in their beds

…and I can’t sleep.  Too many things on my mind, so I am up writing instead of sleeping. Here is something I can do while I am unable to sleep:  Announce on my blog what I am doing and what my son is...

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Surviving a holiday

Thanksgiving Day was the most relaxing Thanksgiving holiday I think I have had as an adult.  Unfortunately, the rest of the weekend was spent nursing my dear daughter through a three-day migraine.  So...

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Photography show tomorrow evening

One River, a photography show curated by me and my husband, will open tomorrow night (Friday, December 2, 2011) at Marti’s on Main in Albion, New York.  The public is welcome to the opening reception...

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The true meaning (or a better meaning) of “righteous”

Our little world is in a bit of trouble, and someone needs to do something effective to turn things around. But, who can we turn to? Who has the power to turn things around in a little world so...

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About wishing you a Merry Christmas

The other day I stopped in at our favorite local apple grower’s roadside store to buy a few pounds of apples and some fresh pressed apple cider. After paying, the lady at the counter said, “Have a nice...

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Our world of many faiths

There is a tradition of faith and religion, the seeking of an understanding of the nature of God and our relationship to whoever or whatever God is going back at least 10,000 years on our planet....

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Soon

To my regular readers … I have been away for quite some time, as you have seen.  The year got off to a bit of a bumpy start, and then I needed to take some time off and clear my mind.  Wanted to be...

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Today in our life …

I’ll be writing more a little later, and posting a blog in the morning. In the meantime, I wanted to share this with all of my readers. My son’s Etsy Shop (FlyingJunction.Etsy.com) is offering free...

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Chocolate. Coffee. Whiskey.

Remember seeing photos of the cookies I make with chocolate, coffee, and whiskey (among other things) in the ingredients? I love making those cookies at the holidays and sending a dozen each to various...

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The return of the rabbit

Three springtime’s ago I did quite a lot of needle felting, during the last trimester of my daughter’s pregnancy and for a while after my granddaughter was born.  Needle felting at that time was a...

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A spring full of creativity

We have been very busy, very productive. Last week I was not able to blog because I was working all out, day in and day out to prepare two full-color two-sided brochures for the now annual Artists of...

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