Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint you can on it. ~Danny Kaye Have you ever done any painting in a purely artistic venture? I’ve done plenty of painting but most of it on flat walls where no individual expression is needed or wanted. Uniformity of color is what was desired. I suppose I did some watercolor …
Being the owner of dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor. Every sentence is a riot. Some day, if I ever get a chance, I shall write a book, or warning, on the character and temperament of the dachshund and why he can’t be trained and shouldn’t be. I would rather train a …
Thanks to all of you who are playing my Caption Giveaway Game. You came up with some good ones last time. The hay bale had some of you thinking about that lost needle in a haystack. Kathy even mentioned finding gold. Since my grandson looks so happy, others of you had him feeling victorious and being king of the hay/straw/mountain/world. …
“Tomorrow’s victory is today’s practice.” ― Chris Bradford, The Way of the Warrior Above is picture number 2 just waiting for your clever captions. Thanks to all of you who suggested captions for Sunday’s picture of the kids and the horse. Many of you thought the horse might be wishing the kids had something a bit more appetizing to offer. …
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Do you remember saying that or hearing that? I think it used to be true. Pictures back when didn’t lie. If somebody took a picture of you, you might not like how you looked but you had to admit it was how you had looked at that instant of the shutter clicking. Now, …
Grammar – knowledge or usage of the preferred or prescribed forms in speaking or writing. Did you know there is a National Grammar Day? I didn’t. At least not until I stumbled across that fact today on the internet. Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, designated National Grammar Day in 2008. So it’s a …
“The Sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it’s here is up to us. Journey wisely.” ― Alexandra Elle Today was a beautiful beginning to March, the kind of day that if you don’t go outside and do something you feel you have missed a sweet opportunity to enjoy life. March can …
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” (John Ruskin) Snow is in the air tonight. The temperature plunged and the rain started turning white. Frankie went outside a while ago and came back with white sprinkled all across his …
“There’s a sunrise awaiting everyone who wishes to see beyond what their windows allow them to see.” ― Maria S Haneef Those of you who follow my Facebook author page know that I invite everyone along on my “Sunday morning coming down” walks each week. Wherever I am, which is usually right here at home, I go out with the dogs …
“Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They’re realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks.” ~Elbert Hubbard In my last post, I invited you to ask me a question about my writing or books and some of you did. …