Pens

How many pens do you have? Do you know what they are all used for, and/or do you use all your pens for what they are supposed to be used for? I have a LOT of pens. It is part of my overall FOMO attitude and my collecting sickness. I have fountain pens, ballpoint pens,…

Busy

All of a sudden, there are not enough days in the week. I am busy, busy, busy — with periods of uselessness/sleeping/doom-scrolling. I’m taking three classes — not just free ones, but real ones that cost money. The first is a self-study course in poetry that I may have mentioned before. I am taking too…

Small Town Shopping

No CVS. No Target. No factory outlets. We do have a combinationAce Hardware/Pharmacy, if you can believe that. We do have a few good restaurants, a ski resort, and even a Starbucks. It costs $5 to see a movie. So, life isn’t grim. However, when I NEED something, and there isn’t a place to get…

Ink

I know it probably doesn’t make a lot of sense … nevertheless, I am creating a category “INK” that will contain things made with or about ink. I realize that poetry and art are made with ink, but I need another category for holding “fiction” and maybe more in the future. In my defense, I…

Cats

Caterwaul all night long.Clumps of hair everywhere.Crave their treats constantly.Catnip makes them crazy.Cough up slimy furballs.Constant purring machines.Control human masters.

Zentangle 001

This is from Zentangle Project Pack #28. I consider it my first “real” Zentangle Tile, not made by segmenting a tile and adding patterns randomly. I purchased the project pack to get a better idea of what I am trying to create, and also because the artwork uses designs inspired by Leonardo da Vinci.

A Fresh Start

Unfortunately, I am making a fresh start. I was just reminded why it says I should back up the site and database: attempting to update a plugin or WordPress version can destroy the site. In my case, it went into “maintenance” mode, and it never came back. Since this was a new blog and I…