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
But I knew you would want to see and hear about how Zoë is doing. Great! She learned how to come down the steps yesterday, and she was very proud of herself. More news update: As a birthday gift to myself, I ordered my ticket to Bali for July 12th, somehow the credit card transaction … More busy, busy, busy…
A question, or maybe more aptly described as a question of process, was the focus of Becca’s Write on Wednesday this week. “Are you in the process of revision? How is it going?” Becca proffered a variety of revision styles, and I could see bits of myself here and there. Stephen Dixon said, I start … More Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change
Awards day at So Many Books, So Little Time. I was so touched to receive these wonderful commendations from two fabulous bloggers. Jeanie at Marmelade Gypsy, who is the most affable blogger I know, sent me the Marie Antoinette Award for “being an inspiration in our little creative/blogging world.” Thank you, Jeanie. And from Becca … More Awards, Blogging, and Lily River
Inspirational place This week Write on Wednesday was a list of questions from Becca. My first interview!! How often do you get writer’s block? Never. Probably because I am always ready to switch assignments. If I can’t seem to move forward on one thing, I’ll pull out something else to work on. There are always … More write on wednesday, and some inspiration
Angel Oak, the oldest tree east of the Mississippe. 1,500 years old! Photo taken from the Angel Oak site. Life keeps getting in the way of writing time. One catastrophe after another. One new responsibility after another. And then there’s the day job! Becca asked a challenging question this week on Write on Wednesday. What … More Change your thoughts – change your world
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