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I’d like to thank an artist/painter for giving me a heads up back on October 1, 2024 about Artists Sunday, earth’s largest art shopping event, on December 1, 2024 – the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. Think of Artists Sunday like Black Friday or Small Business Saturday for shopping for art! Many artists have “PARTNERED WITH ARTIST SUNDAY. Think about buying art as a gift, or to expand your art…

In my opinion, we are an interesting lot. The whole lot of us. (End of writing) Each of us possesses an exquisite, extraordinary gift: the opportunity to give expression to Divinity on earth through our everyday life. -Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance

All families have that one member who’s a nutritional overachiever.” – Unknown I had to laugh when I read this quote. Our family knows good humor and it’s always a good time when we gather.  There is even has a place for “nutritional under-achievers,” and  we are well-taken care of by the others. Now, our numbers are so large just among my 4 siblings, their kids and grandkids ( nearing 40)  it is…

Naturally, since I am a memoir writer, I spend much time thinking about the influences our ancestors played in the kind of life we live after they have departed this Earth. For me, this topic can not be covered all in one blog post. This is the first in a series of three writings on this subject. What I have in mind for the final, I am especially excited about because it will culminate the series…

Hemingway once said “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”  For the time being, a place on one of my “art adventures wish lists” has been put on the sidelines. Mother Nature dealt Asheville, NC a hard-blow with Hurricane Helene. For now, it has been replaced with an art museum in Bentonville, Arkansas which has been on my radar for quite…

And on this beautiful fall day, my memories ripple over one another, like stones tripping over water. So writing about a central theme  is not the goal for this day.   Last summer on our 70th landmark birthday weekend, my twin sister and I found this scene along the Brandywine River in PA when we went to the 2023 American Impressionistic Society Show.   Take a few minutes to quiet. What thoughts…

In what seems like the blink of the eye, the whole picture has changed out on my wonderful porch. Many days of summer were spent out on it. Now, one need not look any further than the porch door to see the squirrels foraging for winter. How about you? Are you beginning to stock the larder with soup and stew makings? Things to keep on hand – basic soup stock or bouillon, dried beans and legumes…

Vessels to hold God’s gifts of nature ~ Sue Batton Leonard Is there not a thing on Earth that does not require a vessel? Vases for heady scented lilacs, spring tulips with their straight and narrow stems, tall containers for wispy forsythia branches or late summer gladiolus, remembrances of a long summer. Then there are nature’s offerings of the self- contained. ACORNS, walnuts, chestnuts,…

Art from the Soldier by Pamela Wilde has such a beautiful mission behind it that I’d like to give you an update of a previous post about it’s September 2024 Opening Exhibition. Date: September 20, 2024 5:00pm to 8pm Place of Show: Ophelia’s Making Agency, At the corner of Career and Creativity 280 W Market Street YORK PA Don’t miss it!

Do you ever have to stop and just look for awhile and say “Thank you?” There is artistry in God’s provisions from the Earth and vine.  “We all live off his generous bounty, gift after gift after gift.” ~ John 1:16 (MSG)  

A friend recently stated, “the world is hungry for beauty.” I do believe she is right!  I take refuge in what I value and most appreciate. It’s been said we are products of what we surround ourselves with. Many of the negative things that are happening in our midst, we can do little about but we can do something about our own personal environment in which we live. When you thirst, draw from your…

Oh, how I love the genre of historical art fiction. I wrote this blog fourteen years ago after reading a number of great books which are catalogued as such. And it is important for an author to read other authors books. https://allthingsfulfilling.com/…/all-for-the-sake-of…/ It’s time to post on this subject again. Many more have been added since, including the book I am reading now called The…

  Book #6 has now been added to my authorship. And two co-written all published within ten years time. What a special experience my most recent was. I helped my client look back in retrospect over the course of her 95 year life. Many of the stories were repeated to me way more than once, and it was very clear certain events and situations made a big impact and stuck with her. Case in point –…

The other day I read an article about an art collector and I love the heart behind his art collection. His art exhibit is being shown at a community library. The owner of the collection is collecting for a reason far different than for it’s monetary value. It goes much deeper than that. Here is a link to the article, and it is well worth reading because it explains what is at heart of the…

Words are not just words laid down on a page to a writer and paint is not just paint to an artist. Paint and words are the mediums used to create the story. And it is much more difficult than many realize. Color and light is important to interpret what the plein air painter sees before them. A writer makes every attempt to create a vision for their readers by choosing the right words which will…

Do you ever have those days where you need an encourager to walk the road with you? The other day I found such a person in a very unexpected place. She was up on a roof and completely unaware of the impact she was making. Here’s what happened. About a week ago, I walked slowly through the streets of a neighborhood, my pace was slower than usual because because it was only 7:30am and it was…

Nature’s Perfumery at Ladew Topiary Gardens – it’s located in the corridor running between the Great Bowl and the Tivoli Tea House. As I sat on the garden bench in the corridor on Tuesday, a slight breeze carried the beautiful scent right by me where I could well appreciate the lavender’s healing. properties of calm, peace and tranquility. What a gift it is that our Creator put such plants on…