Work In Progress Wednesday
I’ve been coloring a lot this week. I find it relaxing. These are more from the Dover Stained Glass Coloring Books that I talked about earlier in the week. I love the one on the right page, top left, … Continue reading →
Walking In This World – Flora and Fauna or, Snow, Ice, and Yuck
Julia Cameron talks about a lovely idea in her book, The Artist’s Way, about “flora and fauna reports” that she would get as letters from her grandmother. They were remarkable for two reasons: first, they came so frequently and for … Continue reading →
Tue Cent Twosday – Why Peacocks or, Jurassic Birds and How Not To Be Eaten at the Zoo
When one sees a peafowl, or commonly “peacock,” one is struck by their beauty – particularly when they display their lovely tail feathers. It turns out that they shed their tail feathers annually during a molt, and this is how … Continue reading →
Tuesday Tips – How To Avoid Smudges When Coloring
As much as I like the color of water color pens, they are still wet when you’re using them. They don’t dry quickly and this can lead to smudges – from ink that gets on your hands while you’re coloring, … Continue reading →
Make Something Monday – Coloring
Okay, ever since I started knitting, I’ve discovered that I’m hip. Not because I’m, like, hip, or something; but because, apparently, what I’m into is the new black. My theory is, it’s all us X-Geners putting our collective spending … Continue reading →
When “What He Said” Isn’t Enough – Free Workshop Coming February 2016 on Coffee Time Romance
Free Workshop,Writing M/M Romance – When “What He Said” Isn’t Enough Writing M/M romance, or “male/male” romance, came about in the late 1960’s (probably much earlier, but that’s when folks admit to it), written largely by and for women. It has … Continue reading →
Commenting Is Fixified, I Think…
Thank you to Morgan Blackthorne and Dayna Hart for helping me to fix the comment problem I was having. Morgan suggested uploading Akismet to the site and Dayna, my designer, did that and made some other back-of-the-house changes and, I … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – Scheduling Fun
Unless you plan ahead, you will fail to catch what you’re hunting. This is one of the two baby snow leopards at the Brookfield Zoo, as she tries to catch one of the hanging toys in her habitat. I know … Continue reading →
Sealed by Magic
Seattle has been at peace since before it was founded on the banks of the Puget Sound. The war between the witches and the snake shifters ended and they now live separate lives. Generations of distrust have kept them separated, … Continue reading →
Cook Like a Writer
A free cookbook, published by the Book Posse, including A. Catherine Noon. A cookbook like no other, written by a group of six authors who are helping to change the world one word–and one recipe–at a time. Features many of … Continue reading →