They say that all great things must come to an end, and sadly that even includes adventures abroad. My time living abroad has come to an end and I have mixed feelings about going home. Sure, I am really looking forward to seeing old friends, catching up with family and
The Oxbow by Thomas Cole – 1836 I want to share something beautiful with you today. I was watching a show about the extraordinary animals, epic landscapes, and remarkable people who live alongside three iconic rivers – the Amazon, the Nile and the Mississippi. What particularly interested me are the
With our move back to the country imminent and as the pandemic sweeps through it, my mind is working on overdrive. Planning what I would do to survive and then making sure I have a backup plan. I, somehow, always need a plan B. I know I don’t have an
2020 was the year I took on cross-stitch again. I had done a lot of it a few years ago but then most of my stitching was mainly black work. Cross-stitch is making a huge come back. I have heard of so many people who stitched years ago that are
Yesterday I was at the mall and every store was promoting Women’s day! I am certain you’ve seen the hashtag on social media posts or heard a host on television referencing it. We are all familiar — at least on a surface level — with the International Women’s Day. I
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and I am thinking of a book I read a few years ago – The 5 love languages by Gary Chapman. The premise of the book is simple: people are all different. With different personalities, they naturally express love in different ways. Gary
A lovely lady, Rashmi, wrote in to tell me about the visual journaling she does. That is what prompted me to write this. I indulge in visual journaling too as a personal practice. But when I mention this as a possibility to others, many people seem intimidated by this. “Oh,
As the pandemic continues to rage, we experience losses that may include a person’s health, job, relationship, pet, or loved one. Some of us are unable to describe the roller coaster of emotions we experience, yet we do know that we are not ourselves. When we feel out of sorts,
I believe we can all agree that 2020 has been a year unlike any other. Everything changed in a split second. As I look back at old memories, I yearn for all those times when we all mingled and hugged. So much that was taken for granted. I have learned
When was the last time any of you picked up a paintbrush or a coloring pencil? Maybe it’s been a while, but what about the last time you doodled in your notebook during a meeting? Most of us, when we think of art, tend to think it’s not for us.