Tag: childhood
Mining Gold & Polishing Silver
A very long time ago I was a Girl Scout, technically a Brownie. I wasn’t very good at it. I felt anxious selling the cookies and I wasn’t interested in camping. But I took two important lessons away from my brief period wearing that ugly vest with primary colored badges: 1. Leave a place better
Continue Reading...The Itsy Bitsy Spider
At our local zoo there is an indoor exhibit called the Unseen New World where you can see sapphire blue poison arrow frogs, velvety bats, iguanas, armored turtles and other jewel-like creatures in pristine habitats. On our way in the exhibit during our latest trip I overheard a mother expressing ambivalence to her friend that
Continue Reading...An Afternoon In Art
How has week 2 of blogging gone? Not great. I have been in a creative ditch. I debated topics but nothing seemed worth the time (mine or yours). The more effort I put into coming up with something fresh, the staler the ideas became. After several unsuccessful post attempts, I spent my time watching a
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