Not to be all doom and gloom…but man, there’s a lot of doom and gloom these days. It doesn’t sit well with me personally to pretend that my uptick of self-care is rooted in the fact that we’re coming up…
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Well, it’s officially summer! Didn’t it seem like we kind of skipped spring this year though? I remember still wearing my winter parka in early March and then after string after string of weeks in quarantine, looking out the window…
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The Modern Bee is a community that highlights the experiences of many and how they collectively play a role in shaping the richness and diversity of the quilt of life. Lately, given everything making headlines these days, I’ve found myself…
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“I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge—even wisdom….
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“Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.” – Leonard Bernstein Well, it seems that what I wrote the other day about suggestions for fantastic virtual museum visits was quite appreciated (if you didn’t send me a message on…
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Photo by Joanna Koshinka on Unsplash “It had occurred to Pecola some time ago that if her eyes, those eyes that held the pictures, and knew the sights—if those eyes of hers were different, that is to say, beautiful, she…
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To be honest, I had a completely different post planned for today. But in a whirlwind of early September activity and distractions, I woke up this morning and realized the date with a heavy heart–September 11th. To post what I…
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Growing up, whenever we moved to a new home, at the start of a new season or after somebody had just gotten over an illness, we would smudge each room with a bundle of white sage. The idea behind the…
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Let me tell you about a great book I recently read. When speaking with Vanessa McDonald this week, who is not just the force behind Courage Creator, but also heads up marketing for events and retail at Union Station, the…
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Who doesn’t love a good story? Whether it’s: a ghost story spooking everybody out around a campfire; a mom telling about something sweet or salty her child did; a girlfriend’s dramatic recreation of a bad date, or a plaque noticed…
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The Quilting Bee. Once upon a time, women would meet for the purpose of quilting. A quilting bee provided an outlet of release for both the stresses of everyday life and for creative expression. It also provided: companionship, community, support, and…
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