Today I hope to meet with the chick who commissioned a painting. If all goes according to plan, I’ll help her choose a frame for the finished work and then it will go and live its life in…
The Butterfly Effect
Mister called me in to see a butterfly that had flown in an open door. It was beating itself against a window, desperate to rejoin the outside world. I decided to help the little critter in its quest.…
Painting Fool
I spent a lot of my weekend working in the new pad. Specifically, I was painting a section of the front parlor. And once the painting in the area was finished, I had to clean the shutters because,…
I Buy Flowers
Many weeks ago, I bought flowers for the rumpus room mantle. Since then, I’ve continued. And I like it. There’s something stirring about fresh flowers in a home. Maybe it’s the sheer beauty. Maybe it’s the presence…
Evaluate Your Life Day
I don’t make up this stuff. I only share it… Today is Evaluate Your Life day. And if that sounds daunting, well, that may be because it is. I mean, if I’m going to sit down and…
The Days of Our Lives
I am old-school. (No surprise there.) While my friends load their phones’ calendars with the details of their lives, I hand-write appointments and commitments in my old Day Runner. When a new year rolls around and it’s…