Epigram MY soul, sit thou a patient looker-on; Judge not the play before the play is done: Her plot hath many changes; every day Speaks a new day; the last act crowns the play. Frances Quarles From the first moment that I met Margaret, I was blown away. It was my first day of watercolor class in college and I… Read More
Keeping Your True Colors
“Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.” ~Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. At four, I sat among the rocks in the rock garden while my family waited inside to celebrate my birthday. Gazing at the piercing blue sky, I was overcome for the first of many, many moments of thinking, “I am running out of time… Read More
Twiddling Thumbs
Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment. ~Robert Benchley Why is it that when we are supposed to be cleaning the house, we are compelled to write, when we are supposed to be writing, we are compelled to work in the garden, when we are supposed… Read More