Writing Season One

Simply Speaking it is a Good Day

The sun is shining today and the weather is warming up. I'm so glad! Welcome to an updated micro blog, renamed: Writing Season One. Read more →

Cranberry Orange Scones, Saving Seeds and the X Files?

Ever have a day rich with diversity? Today is such a day. Began with Cranberry Orange Scones then jumped to Saving Seeds and global agriculture then to - of all things - the X Files [one of my all time favorite tv shows]. And each is worth a spot in today's post. Read more →

Wishing I Was Going to the 2012 CA Womens Conference

Did you know that the California Women's Conference is the largest such organization in the U.S.? I wish I could attend the conference as a blogger/media reporter. I would love to represent the really tiny, one-woman artist business and play reporter...all in one package. That would be cool. Read more →

A How-To Project in Mosaic anyone can do

I like to read blogs written by artists because most times you learn something, or you come across some new-thing-to-you that you simply must try...or, it's just plain interesting! Read more →

Contest Winner - Lichen Forest

Judges for the Name the New Kaleidoscope Design contest chose Lichen Forest submitted by Mimi Holtz who lives in Southern California raising avocados! Read more →

Mini Vacations and Wedding Invitations

A mini vacation is so much fun, isn't it? And relaxing. And energizing. Read more →

Fine Writing is a Joy to Read

CabinetI love to read. As a kid through my teens and into college I read probably hundreds of books. I grew up with the Nancy Drew mystery series which is probably where I first got my love of that genre and why I still collect book series featuring female sleuths. Read more →

Stunning Fine Art Mosaics to Scrumptious Chicken Soup

So how do we go from fine art mosaics to chicken soup? Read more →

Artsy Stream of Consciousness on a Lazy Saturday

Our grandson has a fantastic way of telling a story - he just begins and then talks and talks and talks. His story evolves and takes surprising turns. It can make me laugh and make me say "Matthew! Ewwww!" [He's four and a half.] But he can let his consciousness stream along with nary a blip on the radar. I thought for today's post I'd give it a try. Have to post every day all month long as part of BlogHer's blogging challenge and - it's not that I'm not wordy - but writing when the muse is asleep is... Read more →

Seeing 'Art' in the Garden

**this post updated June 2014 for content relevance I got to thinking about relatives and family today, then art. Then I did some mental wandering through my memory banks [I'm watching/listening through the 4 seasons of 'Enterprise' while I work this week] and asked "when did I begin to drift towards art?" When I was a kid, my goal in life - now don't laugh - was to be an FBI agent. Could be why I like the X-Files and Fringe so much. However I think it was while spending time in my grandmother's gardens where I began to absorb... Read more →