Arty April Events
Only a month into Grace Goad's new Spring/Summer coaster-sized Art Tiles line and we're looking toward a third printing. These yummy pastels are selling well, alongside matching Notecards, plus the still popular Fall-Winter Notecard and Art Tile lines. Here's four...
Taking Care of Children Means Taking Care of You
You matter. Of course you do. But somewhere in the course of parenting, self-care for moms and dads (especially moms) is often forgotten. Here's the deal: You are the foundation of your family. If the foundation is not sturdy, how will you support your family's...
The Art of Spring Break: Exhibits, Travel, Presentation
Here, in Nashville, there's a muted silence in the air these chilly, crisp pre-spring days. I'm calling it in between time. The few intermittent days of warm, glorious sunshine brought the buzz of activity. Now, there's a hush in the air again. A slight heart-tugging...
The Inability to Run From Life: A Midlife Blogger’s Perspective
We bonded during the last hour of the day. A panelist at the close of the first-ever conference for midlife bloggers asked the audience of 100 women if any of us found certain types of stories that resonated with their readers. I raised my hand. But, Cathy...
Hello, Again, Fallen Snow Atop Epic Ice
Hello, again, beautiful fallen, Snow, piled atop epic Ice. Hello, beautiful, quiet Earth. You ssshhh my mouth and mind chatter. Hello, bulging-bellied birds perched and chirping cheeriness on the patio-garden dogwood. Hello, warm, flannel jammies; fuzzy socks, and...
Buddha & the Icepocalypse Revisited
Ready? Cue the eyeballs to roll. I'm sure some of my Facebook friends knew this blog post was coming. So, what does The Buddha have to do with the Icepocalypse, as we called Storm Octavia here in Nashville? And Pandora. And Thor....Opportunity, my friends. At...
Storm Deposits Frigid Temps, Frozen Precip & Reminders of Oneness & Otherwise
Day two here in Nashville's worst ice storm in two decades. Area public schools are cancelled for the week as we thaw from phase one and brace for two and possibly three more hits of this epic winter event. Early afternoon Grace and I braved the roads and found them...
