I’ve built too many walls To keep people away. Instead, I should have built a bridge.
Another brick in the wall
Category: Real Life
WordSmith
“Welcome to the Ivory Quill, let me know if there is anything I can help you find.” With that greeting, Seshat, the store owner, left me to browse her antique letter shop. I'm in the word business, and I needed a new supply of serifs, calligraphs, blocks and gothics. There aren't many of us WordSmiths … Continue reading WordSmith
In like a lion…
About ten minutes into my morning walk, I wished that I had worn short sleeves. At the half-way point, I began to wonder where I packed my shorts. All along the way, I noticed hints of a spring that was just around the corner. I am ready for warm weather to stay around for a while.
Time capsule
First I will find a box that can endure the centuries. Not wood nor stone which will succumb to nature, crumbling into dust, but of steel, impervious to rain and wind, cold and heat, time and seasons. Into this time capsule, I will place all those things I no longer need nor want, but cannot … Continue reading Time capsule
No paparazzi
People and pets - the two most difficult creatures to photograph. I’ve had better luck capturing moments with wild animals than either of my kids or any of my furkinder. That’s why, when the stars align, and I hold my mouth just right, or hold my breath just so, and I get the shot… that’s … Continue reading No paparazzi
Roy G. Biv
Roy G. Biv… red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet - that elementary school acronym we learned so we could remember the colors of a rainbow, and their prism sequence. Roy and I have been hanging out the last few days. He’s my crochet muse. I’m making a set of nesting bowls, using some … Continue reading Roy G. Biv
Thin spiral notebook 