{reading time ~ 5 min} I want to introduce you to greatness today. Please follow me as I guide you through each room, have a look around, enjoy the view, and please visit these abodes if you decide if you’d like a copy for your own home. Apologies for the lingo, but I actually used…
Tag Archive: creativity
Shifting Sand
Shifting Sand The roof of the tent drooped to a sag. Relentless rain twisted into my cot. With the passing seconds, the minutes clicked into past tense. It’s time to sit by the sandbags and keep watch. It’s only fair, and my turn. How did I arrive here, in this desert abyss? Please upend the…
NaNoWriMo ~ You In? Six Points to Consider
{Reading time ~ 5 minutes} It’s that time of year to get your NaNoWriMo mojo brewing. National Novel Writing Month is an adventure in writing a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. Having jumped in the jungle gym of the funtivities last year, and finished with a 50,000-word manuscript, I can say the…
Be a Storyteller Shaman ~ Start a Ripple
“When you tell a story, you tell it to all creation. It’s cosmic. It never goes away.” ~~~ Hugh Morgan Hill, a.k.a. Brother Blue Storyteller Hugh Morgan Hill regarded storytelling as a sacred duty and a path to universal harmony. I couldn’t agree more. Storytelling actors and performers on the stage aren’t the only storytellers,…
Fiercely Caring
Take pride in what you do. The kind of pride I’m talking about is not the arrogant puffed-up kind; it’s just the just the whole idea of caring — fiercely caring. ~Red Auerbach I read this quote today and it set my soul on fire. The ends of my fingertips are still smoldering. Of the…
Closer to Fine
Having been recently grilled in a spicy milieu by the barbecue master Tony Single, many of his questions put me in a reflective mood. Tony is a master of the art of the interview, by the way, and I was honored to be put in the hot seat by him. He and Cassy are awesome!…
Chocolate Truffles, A Fine Wine, and Melting Butter
Happy day everyone. Tomorrow Jannie Funster will be here on the Front Porch if you’d like to say hello. In the mean time, I thought I’d share this ditty with you. I happened upon a comment yesterday and the last line stuck in my mind like glue. I can’t stop thinking about it so I…
The Jurassic Flower
Greetings. A big summer day is brewing—the sun is high in the sky. I love summer. My hubs often says I’m solar powered. While grabbing some rays, I recently photographed this grapefruit-sized flower high up on a trellis. I love its “Jurassic” nature. Apologies, I have no idea of the name of this flower (if…
RAOKA: Trust
July Theme: Trust (chosen by Gayze) Driving or walking in a busy area A visit to the dentist (sharp tools!) Buying an item online (sharing credit card numbers) Banking Living on a fault line (earthquakes!) All of these things I do without much thought. But, wow, think about the trust I implicitly give to others…