Each October, I visit the Topsfield Fair. Fairs are wondrous, tying us in with traditions and our agricultural roots. Adorable bunnies, cavies (guinea pigs), chicks, sheep, piglets, and dignified llamas, cows, and horses abound. We cheer on the pig races, ride the ferris wheel, admire the prize-winning pumpkin, and visit the cozy bee building with its hives, candle-making, and honey. Our… Continue reading Ode to Autumn, Country Fairs, and Charlotte’s Web
Category: 2013
Inspirational Quote – Walking
‘I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.’ Soren Kierkegaard
Amazing Art & Animation: Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
Mr. Hayao Miyazaki has hugely influenced my mural painting and writing. A superb world-builder, he creates wonderful stories and splendidly unique, detailed landscapes in a kaleidescope of colors. He’s guided his team to create animals and creatures using nature and mythology in a mix at once real and otherworldly. I’m sure many viewers of… Continue reading Amazing Art & Animation: Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli