Category Archives: From the Quote Box

The Eve of April

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

A yearly tradition of waiting for April and NaPoWriMo to begin. Happy writing everyone! Continue reading →

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Take Home Quote of the Day

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
? Elliott Erwitt Continue reading →

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Exhausting Week. TGIF!

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

It’s been an exhausting week apparently. The two cats (and me) hanging out at Mom’s while waiting for new furnace to be installed. Apparently the stresses of trying to get past each and every closed door is overwhelming. I’m counting TGIF as my one good thing for today. Sleep on cats! Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday J.R.R. Tolkien

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

And may hope stay with us in the new year: …the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. … Continue reading →

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for the quote box

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

Tip o’ the hat to James Gurney and his fine painting vlog: The grandest and simplest things contain worlds within worlds… seeing them is a metter of the right point of view, and your painter’s eye is the special portal … Continue reading →

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