Reflections is quite simply a journal blog of my thoughts. Where Being real Fridays and Beautiful Mondays come together. Podcast audio and transcripts can also be found in Reflections as well.
While it is true every country have their museums, it’s not very often that we get a tour offered by someone who was born locally. We got to tour an all japanese history museum. One that told history of everyday living, how one ate, lived, and worked. It was a gift that our friend was […]
Walks have been more since it is no longer outdoor swimming season. I’ve learned that swimming helps my health and as does walking. So during the warmer days I swim when I can and walk when I can’t . The walks does something wonderful, you get to see things in a new perspective and sometimes […]
Spring is nearly on her way. Winter is passing the torch for the season. Flowers are sprouting up and the blooming as begun. Two of my favorite seasons are spring and fall. I have named this season springs of life because if one looks there’s signs everywhere of something new coming. Every morning, I eagerly […]
Sometimes our getaways are in our spaces. Create a space that will allow you to work freely in beauty and without restraint. […]
It’s Friday, and today it is raining. I find myself not wanting to work in any manner….nor to create. Instead, I want to drink coffee and stare out the window thinking…absolutely nothing. More than that I wouldn’t mind bing watching all day. Perhaps it’s due to the rain or maybe because I am tired. Regardless, […]
Splash. Splash. Flutter. Up it goes flying only to come once more to its resting place. This time bringing friends to blithely join in the fray. The water flew and the birds danced from stone to stone. Birds playing is also a routine I’ve seen outside the window of our birdbath. Their obvious enjoyment of […]
January has come to a close. It is hard to believe that. It feels like yesterday it was the first week. This year has gotten off to interesting start already. My January (February) Resolutions have taken time to consider. There’s two resolutions groups I’m going to share with you. The first is what I wish would […]
This year I hope for you a Merry Christmas! One that is bright for you, that cheers your heart, and you know that you are loved. […]
Perhaps its my unfinished (but been doing it ten years) graphic design major within me, but color meanings and symbolism is fascinating to me. It matters the unspoken words of color…and flowers. For example if someone knows language of flowers: orange tulips is to convoy understanding and appreciation (usually in a relationship). Fun fact the […]
For a long time my family focused on making more of making Christmas memories and having outings than actual Christmas gifts. From time to time it might be one large family gift and stockings or simply just the stockings. Ironically…the stockings were often our favorite gifting we’d get. Every other year or two we’d get […]