For the past two weeks, I’ve been flat out working towards an Aug. 1 deadline to finish my book proposal, a project that’s been hovering for months. The original deadline was June 1, but other projects came along and threw me off course, not to mention the endless temptations of warm summer days. The distractions kept coming and I thought, if I don’t buckle down and do this, this project will never get done. [Read more…] about Keeping the Creative Juices Flowing
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Quote of the Week for July 23
“Yet, these same hours are the ones whose burdens school us in quietness and deep response and ripen us to wisdom and invention.” — Herman Hesse
Moonbird: Endurance And Survival
My husband, an expert birder, sent me an article the other day on a red knot — a kind of shorebird — that researchers tagged “B95” in Argentina back in 1995. At the time, the researchers thought the bird was two years old. Now age 19 and well past his expected life span of four years, B95 is still making his annual migrations between the Canadian Artic breeding grounds and his South American wintering grounds. The total mileage accrued to date on his little wings is more than 350,000 miles, the same distance from the earth to the moon and halfway back. For his remarkable achievement, he’s now called “Moonbird.” [Read more…] about Moonbird: Endurance And Survival
Quote of the Week for July 9
“My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next.” — Nora Ephron
Ode to Joy
No words this week, just joyous music. Enjoy!
P.S. Last week’s blog featured Olympic hopeful and inspiration Mason Cathey — unfortunately, Mason did not qualify for the Steeplechase, but we are all extremely proud of her for her drive, determination and commitment!
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