For the past several years, my easel has sat in the corner of my room like a prop. I’ve given it a good dusting every couple of weeks and thought: I really should start painting again. As a kid, I loved to paint. Early on, I bypassed the standard-issue Crayola watercolors and instead asked for canvas […]
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin was a highly quotable guy. Between him, Churchill, and Confucius, they could’ve had a thriving greeting-card business. I’d like to believe Franklin actually said this. I’m always skeptical about quotes that can’t be traced to an original source such as a speech or book. Either way, I’m glad someone said this because […]
Read MoreSummer must be nearby. Today I picked four quarts of strawberries and couldn’t stop thinking about lemonade all afternoon. Strawberries are early this year and because they have a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it season, I decided to go strawberry picking while I had the chance. Before I moved here, the only berries I’d ever picked were the wild […]
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