If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau When you are young, time seems to crawl, winding along in slow circles, no rush, no worry, no pressure to get things … More wanderlust and lily river
The Once Upon a Time Challenge from Stainless Steel Droppings has pushed me into unchartered waters again. Thus I have read a young adult book titled Savage, by David Almond, illustrated by Dave McKean. How I came about reading this particular book is a sad story. Harry Schwartz Bookshop has been a Milwaukee meeting place … More savage by david almond, illustrated by dave mckean
This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green, Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes, Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes. D. H. Lawrence
Vampires? Romance? Bodices bursting on book covers? I don’t read those types of books. And then Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings introduced me to Colleen Gleason and the Gardella Vampire Chronicles. I read, enjoyed, and reviewed the first four books in the series last fall. Unlike most vampire stories which are set in modern time, … More as shadows fade – the gardella vampire chronicles by colleen gleason
Photo by Polly Atkin Spring has sprung; little green tufts are appearing through the brown in the garden, robins are chirping at dawn, there is a different quality to the sunlight in the late afternoon. And, the surest sign of spring: Carl has posted the Once Upon A Time III challenge at Stainless Steel Droppings. … More once upon a time iii challenge
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! What a lucky day! I have been bemoaning the fact that I lost all of the photos my daughter and I took on our trip to Ireland last summer. We still had the pictures my son took, but he is not as trigger happy as I am. I was searching through … More the luck of the irish!
Gargoyle on Books by Walter S. Arnold, Sculptor / Stone Carver, Chicago IL 2002 I did a rat-a-tat-tat on my knee. Crossed my legs the other way. Did a rat-a-tat-tat on the other knee. Didn’t help. Wiggled my foot, making circles with it. Helped a little. It was a five-minute drive, and it felt like … More the agent from the black lagoon……
I am known here by my alter ego, at least in name: Qugrainne. This is a shortened, yahoo style handle, which comes from the name Gráinne Ní Mháille. Gráinne is also know as the pirate queen of Connaught – and her Anglicized name of Grace O’Malley. Gráinne was born in 1530 in Ireland, of course. … More the irish pirate queen, Gráinne Ní Mháille
Saint Cecilia from A Book of Saints, Anness Publishing Ltd. And you thought I would have a picture of Saint Patrick to start off my series on Saint Patrick’s Day and all things Irish! He will show up here sooner or later, but I first wanted to write about another saint who is very important … More of all things irish…… st. cecilia?
The Write on Wednesday prompt, How do you find positive things to write about in these troubled times? Do you think the written word has the power to effect positive change? What came first, the robin or the egg? What came first, the use of language that produced the larger brain capacity, or the larger … More the power of the written word
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