Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Quarantine Survival Post #1 I have been going back and forth on whether the world needs another post on “What I Did On My Worldwide Pandemic”. As you can tell from the fact that you’re reading this, I decided “Why the heck not?” Maybe some small part of my journey will help someone with theirs.... Continue Reading →
One of the things we discovered very quickly when we arrived in RVA is that the list of places to eat appears to be infinite. This has caused a certain distress to our waistlines (an ongoing struggle described in these posts). With our second anniversary here approaching, I thought I could share some of our... Continue Reading →
Over the last decade or so I have really fallen in love with the kind of creativity that I can do in the kitchen. I'm a long way from being a great cook. Mostly I'm working with recipes but I have enough confidence to fiddle and tweak to make them mine. Over the years, I'm... Continue Reading →
We are taking a brief break here at the end of the year, but I wanted to share a few of the end of year traditions in our family. This is the time of year when there are probably as many family traditions in play as any other. Here are some of ours: The Nut Bowl... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo update: I am just slightly behind the goal at the moment. I started off very well, getting as much as 3,000 words ahead of the timeline (we call it "the curve" in my family). Then I had a couple of things get in the way - The Kid got sick for a day, meetings,... Continue Reading →
It's November. And once again I have dedicated myself to a month long ordeal and creative experiment. It's NaNoWriMo. That's National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write 50,000 words of a novel in the 30 days of November. This is one of the great passions of The Kid. She is, of course, an... Continue Reading →
"My candle burns at both ends, It will not last the night, But ah, my foes and oh, my friends, It gives a lovely light." -Edna St. Vincent Millay It has been almost six months since we moved to RVA. In that time we have gone a little crazy with all the options of places... Continue Reading →
Temperature is much on our minds these days. The temperatures recently have been "cooler", meaning we are no longer near 80. Daytime highs are in the low 70s with overnight lows just dipping below the 50s this week. It's the middle of October. My northern born and bred seasonal timeline keeps thinking it's September. I... Continue Reading →
Aging Hippies to young hipsters. Grandparents and grand children. Masters of Industry and Working Class Heroes. Tens of thousands of people all in one place because they love music. Welcome to the Richmond Folk Festival. I really had no idea what to expect. First, when you say "folk music" I automatically think Peter, Paul and... Continue Reading →
Well, it had to happen eventually. Amidst all the fun and games something bad had to happen. It was inevitable. The weather continues to be beautiful so I decided to get out and explore on Wednesday. I haven't had the bicycle up and running all year for one reason or another. So I inflated the... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 