Archive for December, 2009
Inspiration – A friend’s home
An acquaintance that is developing into a nice friendship was the source of an invitation to a holiday open house at the unique residence he shares with his partner.
The house is a museum.
My friend sold and brokered art for 24 years. His love of portraiture shows. I lost count on the stairs alone. In [...]
Inspiration – Rusty Money
I count money as part of my day job. A few weeks ago I ran across a ten dollar bill that was stained with rust. The red and orange coloration ran up the bill in the creases and lay across the bottom, as if it had wicked up the color from rusty water.
Oh, how frustrating [...]
Inspiration – An Old Portrait
I’ve said before that inspiration can be found just about anywhere. This week I’ll share three such incidents that happened to me recently.
When I’m not writing (and that always seems to happen from mid-November to mid-January), I’m usually indulging in some other creative outlet such as designing houses or handwork. Last weekend I was on [...]
Journaling Through
I joked (sort of) about hiding a journal on the gurney when I had surgery. Of course, I didn’t get to do that, but I did ask for it the first time I woke up. My husband patiently handed me a spiral notebook and a pen. I was reading those half-dozen pages last night.
They aren’t [...]
