Daily happinesses 9-16
walking on the beach at dawn getting dressed up for a party making a set of silver cuff-links for a friend
Author: winslow eliot
Daily happiness 9-15
sharing a poem with strangers George Whitman from Shakespeare&Co Bookstore in Paris an encouraging call from a literary agent
Shakespeare & Co and a Tribute to George Whitman
A friend is on her way to Paris, and I urge her to visit Shakespeare & Co, a bookstore on the Rive Gauche. It’s a place that changed my life when I was just seventeen. I had just arrived for a month of studying at the Alliance Francaise (hoping it would help me in preparation Read more about Shakespeare & Co and a Tribute to George Whitman[…]
Daily happiness 9-14
discussing great plans Benny Goodman evening primrose
Daily happinesses 9-13
knowing you’re on the right track essential oil of lavender the moon entering Cancer: home, hearth, family
Colors: Simplicity and Balance
If you’ve been following my ‘daily happinesses’ you might have noticed that each one is posted in a different colored font. And if you met me, after a while you might begin to notice that on certain days I wear red, on other days I might have on an orange scarf. Not always, but usually Read more about Colors: Simplicity and Balance[…]
if you brood over small matters
if you brood over small matters
the world becomes puzzling and dark
throw off that scratchy veil
and let in the light
it’s the big things that count:
the sun, the huge pine tree, the long summer day
bundle up the smallnesses
into a handkerchief
to be washed later
and hung out to dry in a sacred place.
Daily happiness 9-12
the shabby, sturdy binding of an old book from the 1920’s The Richat Structure in Mauritania a long rainy afternoon by the fire
Daily happinesses 9-11
Autumn in New York the smell of bonfires an encouraging touch on your shoulder
Vigilante by Claude Bouchard
It’s summer in the unlikely city of Montreal, and a lot of people are out and about in Claude Bouchard’s edge-of-your-seat crime mystery/thriller, Vigilante . It’s been a long time since I read thrillers that weren’t redeemed (my choice of word) by romance or humor; thankfully Bouchard certainly has the latter. I was quickly introduced Read more about Vigilante by Claude Bouchard[…]
Daily happinesses 9-10
an old green glass bottle making friends sipping raki with a friend at a taverna in the Turkish mountains
WriteSpa #4 – Writing a fable
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers I hope you’re all having a wonderful summer. I’m currently in southern California, visiting family, including my daughter who attends college here, and my son who will be starting his freshman year next week. When my husband and I return home, our home will feel very different. I wrote Read more about WriteSpa #4 – Writing a fable[…]
Daily happiness 9-9
looking through some old photographs lotus blossoms on a still lake breathing deeply
Daily happiness 9-8
broad-brimmed garden hats dreaming about a childhood friend from long ago The Caspian Sea
Daily happiness 9-7
a glass of amontillado sherry on the deck with friends Fiery Mars painting with watercolors
Twitter: The Sense of Belonging
A few months ago I wrote about Romancing the Tweet and what I’d discovered in my early journey with this foreign and strange social medium. Because of something that occurred yesterday, I realize it’s time for an update. Yesterday a fellow Twitterer posted links on his website of six Twitter friends (including me). He wrote Read more about Twitter: The Sense of Belonging[…]
Daily happiness 9-6
experiencing the anger that protects something we care about purple and red The lost city of Petra
Read, read, read
I’ve written a lot about the importance of writing on a daily basis. That writing, like playing an instrument or a sport, needs daily practice. What is just as important is reading other peoples’ writing. Just like going to a terrific concert or watching a professional game is essential to one’s improvement, so is reading Read more about Read, read, read[…]
Daily happiness 9-5
the low autumn sun through the wild pampas grass climbing to the top of the leaning tower of Pisa reciting a poem by heart
Daily happiness 9-4
a Turkish mandala a spider’s web covered with early morning dew the look of friendship in a man’s eyes
WriteSpa #3 – Show, Don’t Tell
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers One of the hardest things to do is to write in a way that is not so much visual as it is moody. A lake can be ominous or serene with the lightest of adjectives. A look can be like a dagger or a rose – but it’s the Read more about WriteSpa #3 – Show, Don’t Tell[…]
Daily happinesses 9-3
the fragrance of home after a long absence a baby’s smile the Russian Steppes