Tag: wellness
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Flowers These Keepsakes
It is a very dim, cool Monday morning, but these flowers are all ready, each with a little story, flowers from the summer… The first I’d gotten is the little white daisy with the bright gold center that Dan gave to me on a very hot, refreshing daytime walk at a park near where we […]
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Drawing and Portraits, What Artists Might Like to Draw with
I love to paint, and I also found that I love to sketch on the go, and draw. Drawing, sketching, and painting all enhance each other and develop different artist skills, while each creates a different artwork or result. I drew May Ziadeh with pencil in my pocket sketchbook…I loved to do that, and I […]
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An Unexpected Lounge
reading The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis yesterday evening Today I am writing a short story, my first short story in awhile, an imagined one, and by in awhile, I mean the first one that I set out to write a short story intentionally. I will surround writing with yoga, sitting meditation, and self-massage. I […]
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A Pocketbook, A Teddybear, A Cup of Tea, An Old Book of Stories, A Paper…
(I had a hard time photoing this as she sits more comfortably higher as usual & camera would be too close, but this photo was my best at time) I opened up my pocket sketchbook and viewed my pencil portrait of poet May Ziadeh; this teddybear sitting with me is very sweet; I read silently […]
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My Wooden Easel and Art Supplies
I brought in my portable wooden easel tonight. I cleaned it well with natural soaps and water, cleaned, neatened bristles, and arranged all my brushes, and set up all paints inside. I also placed on my blank 9 x 12 canvas, deep cleansed and airing out the wooden easel with the cool open window. I […]
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Inspiring Spaces: An Amethyst Heart and Other Photos
On this blog, I may share a photo of a new arrangement or design in my home. It can refresh your mind to have things set nicely, and often it doesn’t require much addition, but making some space or arranging, for artists working at home or anyone. I tilted the amethyst gem crystal an upright […]
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Decorating Writing Notebooks and a Petite Painting (Hidden for Now)
…I didn’t write today, but I got my notebooks ready with decor and labels. I write in these, a notebook for poetry and another for fiction, in pen by hand and may type up complete versions afterwards. (But now, look away, these are secret things.) Today, I didn’t do sitting meditation; I did walking meditation. […]
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Peeko, and What We’re Up To
Update Thurs. 7 am: Peeko is feeling better! 🙂 He ate all of his late dinner and all of his breakfast today. … Today’s ‘one thing or two’ main project picked for the day and that’s all—in bold—among other things I may pick to do: *a fully physical day: yoga—extended hold of each stretch. eating […]
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The Mansion Where May Ziadeh Lived and Her Refrain I’d Heard in My Heart Answered
November 26, 2021 (up to date: September 9, 2022) This is the Ziade Palace where poet and author May Ziadeh lived (b. 11 Feb 1886, d. 17 Oct. 1941) in Lebanon. The green gate lead up to the upper floor of the palace and it was said May had lived on the first floor with […]
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Peeko Creates His Own Retreat
(photo found from yesterday; lighting a little brightened to match reality) Speaking of all my “pocket talk” with my pocket sketchbooks on the blog drawings of flowers and leaves out in the field: My cat Peeko added to his cat tower…and created his very own hammock! from beneath the seat of my chair, and it’s […]
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I Found a Fluffy Flower
On my walk just now, I found a fluffy white flower… It is very soft and wonderful, you see. Jade
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La Salette Shrine and Retreat Center: Talk…—and Sketch
…And now it’s tomorrow, and I have two little true life stories to tell. But first, this is the setting where I am now as I tell them: I’ve just finished all of my green tea this morning from this little mug that I was going to rinse in the kitchen when I noticed how […]
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My Replenish and Restore Index Cards—for when things are very exciting & stimulating—even if good
I wrote this for Artists or Authors or anyone designing a schedule, and if not doing that daily, some ideas for relaxation are here for anyone. I thought of this idea today, as I can be very excited by creativity…information…ideas…comments to and from…on my screen, and then become stimulated (‘tho often starts in a good […]
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Notice: & with a favorite poem, or three
(morningtime feat. photo, my cat Peeko 🐱 who helps me at times to complete one thing at a time—here, he’s a teatime supervisor ☕️ (he’s just had his breakfast and his daily brushing), a poetry book 📙, and a music box 🎶; you’ll see.) Last night, around midnight Something feels wrong now without a subject, […]
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Two Photos from Today’s First Half of the Day
my new petite antique tea mug, blue forget-me-nots and lavender accents, maybe from 20th century Germany, and my handwritten papers of restorative things I may do. How the sky looked when I was just waking up; it was a momentary blush that really thrilled me enough. My latest poem I wrote today, and then another. […]
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A Soothing Space
My bedroom library retreat is complete. 😊 I took things away that felt crowded, then rearranged the things I had kept (and felt good being near) before adding anything new over time. Over the winter, I readjusted the bookcase myself with a hammer, screws, and a screw remover to heighten the shelves to look more […]
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May Ziadeh, a Brief Biography
(featuring a photo of May) A brief biography I wrote about the author, May Ziadeh you may have seen written of often on this blog, beginning in May 2021. Author, poet, speaker, literary salon host was b. Feb 11, 1886 as Mary Elias Ziadeh in Nazareth. She later shortened her name to “May” as suggested […]
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A Portrait of Peeko, Reading The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James as Much as I Want To
“What would you like to say to your fans?” I said to Peeko, and snapped this photo.😊🐱^ * The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is so funny. I’d found myself more irritable overall though when I was following strictly the schedule for the Goodreads group, Old Books, New Readers, and I thought I […]
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Memorable Quotes from The Portrait of a Lady
(My cat Peeko napping with the lounge-clothing I’d laid out ready to put on after my bath that day.) I am reading The Portrait of a Lady (1881) by Henry James with a Goodreads book group. It’s great so far, especially the dialogue; I’d like to share a couple of quotes that stood out to […]
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“Beside the Little Tray of Strawberries”
Beside the Little Tray of Strawberries The bath is ready, the lavender soap block rinsed into the water, and on the ledge, I’d placed a little tray of fresh strawberries also water rinsed, two slices of cucumber pairs to place upon my very tired closed eyes—My host and wiser editor reminds me of the beauty […]
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‘Victorians’ Learning, Peeko’s Window Throne, and Calming Things
*reading from a poem video now included* My cat Peeko was very impressed with the cover of this book Victorians as I learn a little with historical research, and I think I know which topic I’ll look for next, but I will browse the books next in person. (I’m in the ’collecting and gathering’ stage […]
Blush of Dawn 