Wilting Basil
We bought a basil plant at the grocery store last week. I can’t remember what recipe A. was going to make for dinner, but the fresh basil leaves – as they always do – played a big role in the …
Category: Sprouts
I spy
Let’s go on a treasure hunt! Set some time aside over the week. Set a destination (home, kitchen, park, mall, museum – wherever you like). And grab your phone. Here is your list. Something redSomething translucentSomething shinySomething dustySomething yellowSomething sharpA …
Charting Creativity
The ongoing project in my personal world is creating order from the files on my computer. Not only do I have the ‘regular’ sorts of files like warranties and financial records, I have have 24 years of poorly stewarded digital …
Take a Date
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. …
Stop for a Minute
Our eyes are amazing. In concert with our brains, they are constantly compiling pieces into a whole that we interpret and accept. On my desk, a mug holds a collection of colored pencils. A jar holds some shiny night sky …
A Few of My Favorite Questions
My patron saint of questions (and fashion) Ms. Frizzle says “If you keep asking questions, you’ll keep getting answers.” I think if I were to make a list of questions, I would have a hard time finding the end of …
About Books
In 2020, I renewed my commitment to read. What else was I going to do that year? I hit a goal of 100 by reading eight children’s story books in the last days of the year. Some people don’t count …
Did you Know this about Emily?
Five Stamp Series from USPS. Which do you like best?
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 …