Category Archives: senses

How to find the fine art in your life.

Observe!  Yes, you heard me, look around and find the little moments around corners and in the most obscure times and places! Stop as you turn the corner in the grocery store  and take in the patterns of bright red, orange and yellow colors of beets and deep green leaves in the produce section. Take…

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Making s cookies, I remember

Thank you so much to the reader, Valerie, who wrote to ask me about the s cookies that my Grandma used to make! I remembered that I had mentioned those light and delicious cookies in my last post about observation and  memory. My grandma Marianna used to make them  with us , allowing us to…

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admin - Jane,I love that you connect so to the creative throughout your life. I enjoyed the vivacious look of your blog and will keep up with it to see what new ways of creative living that you come up with., including recipes.! And Iust love Leo and Mary and the wonderful group of people at A-list Blogging!

Jane Robinson - I too write about art, life and…cooking. All creative pursuits. I am definitely going to make these cookies. They look and sound delicious. Thanks

Nina - Smells and tastes wonderful just reading this. Thank you, Beth! :)

Imagine, the first step to getting things done!

Explore your problem by imagining solutions in your mind’s eye. That exercise can make the difference between solving the problem or walking away in defeat! It is commonly understood that artists create by holding images in their minds eye. But the mind holds more than visual images. Did you know that musicians can hold the…

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Nina - How delightfully sacred in this ordinary action. Tiny step of the day!! Thank you, Beth, for bringing a smile…..