I’m in Arlington MA teaching my Young Author’s Workshop to five superb young writers. The first part of each class works on developing a working writer’s notebook, since the focus of the class is learning to “live a writer’s kind of life”. Each day’s topic deals with observation and noticing the world around us. Yesterday’s . . . → Read More: All By Myself
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An art bar? What is that? I thought one day when I was walking past it in Mashpee Commons. I peeked into the windows. Wow. Tables all set up with paints and easels and a sign advertising have a cocktail while you create. What could possibly be more fun than painting while sipping a cold . . . → Read More: Cape Cod Art Bar Hmmm…maybe not. Yesterday my daughter accidentally knocked her beer over and it splashed on my “lounging suit” ( a hot orange Gap creation that is now a family joke and fodder for another blog) – anyway I wasn’t happy and I showed it. Then a few hours ago my other daughter accidentally knocked a . . . → Read More: Change Who I Am? Today my brother is celebrating his 36th wedding anniversary. His beloved wife is being cremated today. It doesn’t seem fair. It’s bad enough to lose your spouse three days before your anniversary, but having her cremated on that day seems a bit much for God to give anyone to bear. Yet bear it, he . . . → Read More: It SEEMS Wrong When loss or tragedy smashes into our world, we have two choices – we can either grow old, or grow new. Growing old gives into the tragedy. It lets loss of another steal whatever life we have left. It invites serious depression, often requiring help to overcome it. It makes you way old way, way . . . → Read More: Grow New Late. At the fire pit. Tough day. No real holiday energy. What do you do in that case? Easy. Find friends. I came home from a hot and not so comfortable day on the beach. I made coffee to try to reenergize, but to no avail. Friends arrived. Made dinner and drinks and guess . . . → Read More: Happy 4th The book I’m illustrating for Diana Lesire Brandmeyer, The Trouble With Ralph, is on it’s way to completion. (Diana also writes adult fiction and a blog – check out her website) If you had told me at anytime in my life that I’d illustrate a book, especially one that wasn’t mine, I’d never have . . . → Read More: Coming Soon! My daughter recently cleaned out her clothes and have me two bags of things she thought I might like. This, in turn, caused me to clean out my clothes. My first step was to try things on and decide if I’d ever wear it again. My clothes are more than four years old so . . . → Read More: Deluded No, I didn’t misspell me. No, I’m not talking about the northeast or New England. Today I had planned on going to four thirty yoga. Hot yoga. Yeah, I know. It’s 97 degrees at four o’clock. Hot yoga just doesn’t seem to be the thing to do – especially when you live on a . . . → Read More: NE The summer cardio workouts are out at Koko Fit Club. Summer Hike is already my favorite. While I’m “hiking” on the elliptical Michael Wood fitness trainer is talking to me. Today he started with this quote: Being fit, or getting fit, at middle age, even if you’ve never worked out before, changes the landscape of . . . → Read More: The Landscape of Aging |
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