A Gathering of Poetry | February 2024
As a person who finds a great deal of silliness with Valentine's Day and the whole idea that surrounds it... love poems are not my favorite. That is until I read José A. Alcántara's poem in Poetry of Presence II. (I mean a former construction worker, baker, commercial...
Currently | November 2022
Welcome to the final Currently post of this year. I know. Where did the year go? Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator. — Robert Orban Good advice, and some advice I have been following closely this year – I am the navigator of my days – the "filler of my...
Unraveled Wednesday | 11.2.22
Greetings Unravelers! I have returned from my glorious vacation... one in which I barely knit a stitch and since returning home on Sunday I have still barely knit a stitch! But!! I have a great excuse... I have been madly working on getting my last painting done for...
Hello, November | 2022
Last month, I copied Carole's idea to welcome the new month... I liked it. It kept me focused. And it was semi-successful! Ha! So, Welcome November! In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon...
Full of Life | October 2022
I did not have any idea of where I would go with my word this month. I was absolutely feeling like I understand the concept of how to fill your days with things that matter. But leave it to Krista Tippett to show me how to take what I have learned this year and fine...
Unraveled Wednesday | 10.26.22
Greetings Unravelers! Not much making this week! I might have knit less than 8 rows on Close To You and that is alright with me! Instead I have been spending as many hours as possible outside in Presque Isle! It has been simply amazing... sunny, clear skies, and warm!...
A Gathering of Poetry | 10.20.22
Welcome to the second installment of A Gathering of Poetry. Today, I am going to introduce you all to a poet I discovered late last month on the Poetry For All podcast. I had never heard of Rafael Campo but I was so enamored of the poem, Primary Care, that I checked...
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