• Writing Quote Wednesday: Progress

    “The most important component in happiness in any area of your life is the ability to make steady progress toward a significant goal.”  Michael Hyatt Podcast Episode 49, 3 Components of Job Satisfaction One thing I love about gardening is that you can see steady progress. Before buds even…

  • Artist Date: Monticello

    A few months ago, I wrote about how Artist Dates, in the manner that Julia Cameron describes them, don’t always have to be done alone. I will be highlighting a few of my recent Artist Dates each Monday in a new Artist Date series. I know the recommendation is…

  • Writing Quote Wednesday: Interesting Finds

    “There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me…” —Thomas Jefferson March has been my month of Virginia history. It wasn’t intentional, but after looking back on three trips to various parts of Virginia, I realize I’ve coming across a lot of interesting finds. I went…

  • Writing Quote Wednesday: Becoming an Artist

    “You don’t make art after you become an artist. You become an artist by ceaselessly making art.” –Seth Godin, THE ICARUS DECEPTION: HOW HIGH WILL YOU FLY?   These pea shoots are barely popping out of the March ground. But little by little they will make their way up…