Over the River and Through the Woods

We’re off again to visit the family in Northern New York until New Year’s. I will check the blog as often as I can get to, yes, the library to use the internet. Might as well be in Siberia — my apologies to Siberia.  But, hey, it’s home.
Have a wonderful holiday and let’s blog in [...]

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Color Your Spirits for the Holidays

Remember when the Grinch stole Christmas? All the trees, lights, stockings, and gifts –  the trappings associated with a wonderful holiday celebration– were suddenly gone? They had vanished during the night while everyone down in Whoville slept. What happened next in this wonderful Dr. Seuss tale was even more remarkable for its simplicity. Despite [...]

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Mary Myers Cole: An Inspiration

Mary’s gift to her little cousin Barbie: an eye shadow kit. It was a large gray plastic case that, when opened, revealed rows and rows of fabulous rich colors and came with several little brushes, perfect for experimentation, not on eyelids but on paper, like watercolors. I was hooked. Little did I know that decades [...]

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