“…their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness.” ? J.R.R. Tolkien Continue reading →
I read it and had huge ah HA! moments. The (couples) therapy wasn’t successful but I found it personally successful. Since then, I’ve recommended the book to lots of people over the years, along with a couple others by the same author. Continue reading →
This morning I squeezed in a little time with a couple fountain pens. One, the Pineider Avatar TTT needed cleaning so I could move it from blue to red ink (Diamine Poppy Red) and the other, my Sailor Pro Gear … Continue reading →
We all need some encouragement and ideas on how to proceed… so when people, artists you admire, talk about their work and lives, take a moment and listen. And like Ted Kooser says – throw a lot of horseshoes. Continue reading →
The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity. — Glenn Gould
Compose in the sequence of musical phrase, not in sequence of a metronome.
