Breathe, Notice
Colors, textures, stories, elements
So wide, so deep, so far
Breathe, Notice


Colors, textures, stories, elements
So wide, so deep, so far
Breathe, Notice

Last month, I reached the end of a journal. My quest for a new journal included having paper that would be thick enough for me to use my fountain pens on. GSM (grams per square meter) – if included a journal label, is usually the smallest font of information. I share that to say that…

I don’t gamble. But sometimes getting books from hold on Libby feels like I have won the lottery. I’ve been reading books on an e-reader for over a decade. Our first moves when we paid by weight for the transport of our lives from one place to another was all it took for Marc and…

Something you might not know about me is that I giggle like a kid at a candy counter when I get to buy stamps. The designs of stamps themselves bring me joy. And beyond that, they feel like a secret code to adventure. Stamps, cards, and letters awaken the same adventure and mystery that I…
Last weekend we did something I never imagined we would do. We drove to a conference in New Orleans, and when we checked in with the event organizers and saw the agenda, we decided not to stay. So we drove home two days early. Not without enjoying a lovely quiche and coffee shop (The Fourth…

This weekend is the 20th anniversary of Artisphere on Main Street of Greenville, SC. One of the reasons that we moved to Greenville was the ‘art scene’. We had no idea what that would amount to until we got here. Greenville not only has one of the most beautiful Main Streets that I have ever…

Here we are in final month of 2025. December is such an in-between month for me. A threshold of ends and beginnings, a threshold of heavenly thoughts and earthly passions, a threshold of being together and feeling alone. The concept of thresholds has held my imagination for years. Twenty-five years ago I read The Art…