Good day and happy December and Happy Hanukkah (which begins today). I've started my shopping, put up lights outside, but haven't yet gotten my Christmas tree or decorated the inside of my house. I've been lackadaisical and uninspired, spending time doing crosswords, catching up on past issues of The New Yorker, and reading mysteries (Glass Houses by Louise Penny and The White Trilogy by Ken Bruen). I'm slow to get in the spirit this year. It seems I am still in a … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Hope your holiday is wonderful. Thanks for reading this blog. I have much to be grateful for and I hope you do too. Today's photo comes from Laura Rodley who explains: “The photo I took while driving home and all of a sudden the clouds were setting on top of the cornfield like a Shangri-la and I had to stop and enter their green vibrating world.” Thank-you, Laura. Let us hope we can all find our own version of Shangri-la. Laura Rodley, is a … [Read more...]
Artisans and artifacts
This weekend I went to a craft show called Show of Hands, put on by Orange Beautiful, and held at Architectural Artifacts. I was impressed with the talent and creativity of the 82 artists there. And, I was able to start my Christmas shopping and buy some stocking stuffers. I also enjoyed walking the two floors of architectural treasures. Here are some my pics. Peace, love, and solace … [Read more...]
Prayers and Thoughts & Action and Policy
This won't be a long post because I don't have much to report. The news is dismal because there has been another mass shooting. I concur with today's Chicago Tribune editorial, "How to help prevent the next gun massacre," which concludes: "Each mass shooting in America is its own terrible story that can't be undone. The responsible perspective is to use the shock of the moment to take actions that will save lives in the future." If the world has gotten you down, you … [Read more...]
New winner, new books
Hello there. Hope you have a bowlful of your favorite candy ready for the trick-and-treaters, and that you have plenty of leftovers, which you can then eat yourself when Halloween is over. Sugar high for everyone! Woo-hoo. Big congrats are in order. Solace in So Many Words contributor Joan Corwin is the winner of the 2017 Tom Howard/ John H. Reid Fiction Prize for her story “Length of Days.” You can read it here. Two members of my writing group (The Writers) have new … [Read more...]
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