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Thursday Post :-)

Thursday Post :-)

Good morning, This is a Thursday Post as yesterday’s Wednesday was a really busy day.  So here it goes: “I do believe in the everyday sort of magic —- the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the…

Wednesday Quote

Wednesday Quote

“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.” Virginia Woolf This one is from the same bookstore in Kinsale.  Too bad it was closed and I couldn’t go in … How’s your day…

Wednesday Quote

Wednesday Quote

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you and now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead and…

Wednesday Quote

Wednesday Quote

“CREATIVITY is allowing oneself to make mistakes and knowing which ones to keep” Does that resonate with you?  How many mistakes have you made lately that turned into some of your best work? You leave a piece of work laying around because you believe you messed it up, and regret taking that last step … only…

Wednesday Quote
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Wednesday Quote

In large measure, becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your work personal, and in following your own voice, which makes your work distinctive. David Bayles / Ted Orland This one makes me think … about possibilities, following your instincts, learning to trust yourself … and allowing yourself to make mistakes…

Finally … finished!

Finally … finished!

Good afternoon, Hope this finds everyone doing fine, being creative, staying busy and happy. I’ve been busy these past few weeks preparing for my trip to Ireland starting tonight. While I was piling up the things that I needed to take with me, and what I needed to pack, I realized that a long time…

Wednesday Quote

Wednesday Quote

It seems keeping company with stones is Keeping company with eternity From such a distant place That still resides in me. We hear it in silence. We feel it in stones….. And you release it in this gathering together. Neva Gagliano Did you know that I love stones, rocks, pebbles?  All kinds, all shapes, all…

Wednesday Quote

Wednesday Quote

“Our purpose in life isn’t to arrive at a destination where we find inspiration, just as the purpose of dancing isn’t to end up at a particular spot on the floor. The purpose of dancing — and of life — is to enjoy every moment and every step, regardless of where we are when the…

Wednesday Quote

Wednesday Quote

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing Something. So that’s my wish for you, and all of…