Earlier this week I attended a two-day training in Ithaca, NY, and each day my boss and I explored the food around the Commons area. For anyone not familiar with Ithaca, there is a four-block section of State...
I’m not one for having impossible dreams. I am often intensely practical, though I do have a soft spot for idealist qualities. Since I’m not a big dreamer, the prompt from Journal 52 to express...
I thought I was doing myself a favor the other day when I grabbed a pack of beef jerky for lunch instead of caving to something I know is not on my approved list for foods. But…I looked at the package...
Last month I shared my first go at homemade beef jerky. In preparation for our trip to Maine, I explored other options with the Island Spice Marinade. A.D. and I are fans of Jerk seasoning and I am...
This week’s prompts on Journal 52 are Emulate or Duplicate, and I chose to consider Duplicate as my muse. There are multiple reasons for this, both in art and in life. Since I think we can see the role...
The assignment I worked on this week in the perspective course was to draw with attention to line, tone and detail. As is my nature, I share what I feel I am successful at as well as perceived failures and...
Life can get ya smelly! Some of us suffer more than others and, while unfortunate, it is part of life. Over the past decade, I have experimented with a lot of natural deodorants and antiperspirants. I tend...
I didn’t hear the future. I should really research a show before I start listening to it as I was not mentally prepared for the cliffhanger ending. I kept looking at my phone, wondering why the next...