Breathe and Make Choices [on Two Artists Tuesday]
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” ~ William James A note from the Rejuvenation Fairy: the relief we seek may depend upon the phrase we choose. For...
View ArticleShare The Sketchbook [on Two Artists Tuesday]
Bruce came through town with his son Ben. Ben is a budding Renaissance man, an artist and philosopher. A quiet deep thinker. We marveled at the drawings in his sketchbook. Faces and hands. Figures in...
View ArticleGrow The Grove [on DR Thursday]
To most people, this silver ornament nestled in branches of green needles, signals the holiday season. For us, not so much. We have silver ornaments suspended in all kinds of branches 365 days a year....
View ArticleFill The Pot [on Two Artists Tuesday]
It’s food week at the Melange. Well, truth be told, it’s always food week here. When we’re not in our studios we meet in the kitchen and either eat food or talk about eating food. Sometimes – okay –...
View ArticleFind Peace [on Not So Flawed Wednesday]
It’s a tradition when we go up north. Kerri and I get into the canoe as soon as possible, paddle across the lake, glide through the lily pads of the channel, and enter the far lake to see the eagle’s...
View ArticleShare The Merlot [on Two Artists Tuesday]
Among my many escape fantasies is a not-so-far-fetched roadtrip across the country to perform our play, The Roadtrip, for Valentine’s Day in Mike’s theatre in the central valley of California. In my...
View ArticleSee The Angels [on KS Friday]
Like most people I have had some dark nights of the soul. Fortunately, I also have a life rich in beacons, special people that shine bright and light the way in my darkest hours. Best-of-all, my...
View ArticleStep Out [on Two Artists Tuesday]
Covid made us near-recluses. We have been, like many people, in this “post Covid” era, bumping into a glass wall when we attempt to venture out. It’s as if our social muscle has atrophied. We assign...
View ArticleMeasure The Path [David’s blog on saturday morning smack-dab]
And isn’t the true wealth of life about the extraordinary people that walk the path with you? I am, every day, astonished by my good fortune, especially by this woman who chooses to walk this life...
View ArticleBring On The Comfort [David’s blog on Merely A Thought Monday]
Last Tuesday evening we sat on the deck until late. We were in short sleeved shirts. Kerri wore summer shorts. It was an anomaly for late October in Wisconsin. The warm breezes set the chime symphony...
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