Is Perfect Possible? The Myth Called Perfection
Perfection: Taking pains and giving them to others. – Unknown There was a time when I thought perfection was something to be attained, a must-do. Perfection was a box that…
Creating Beauty: It Matters
“Make your tiny corner of the world beautiful, even for one brief, anonymous moment. It matters.” – Nichole Nordeman A couple of weeks ago, I looked through photos on Instagram…
Claude Monet, the Water Lilies, Paris and L’Orangerie
“Thanks to water, [Monet] has become the painter of what we cannot see. He addresses that invisible spiritual surface that separates light from reflection. Airy azure captive of liquid azure…
Charles Bridge, Prague, and Sunrise in Fog
“Under the thinning fog the surf curled and creamed, almost without sound, like a thought trying to form inself on the edge of consciousness.” – Raymond Chandler, from The Big…
How to Build a Built-In Bookcase (without any carpentry skills)
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero I have always dreamed of having a library. Maybe not a library in the traditional…
Reflection 2016: A Year of Growth and Flight – Jennifer Lyn King
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” ―…
Keystone, Colorado: a Photojournal
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” ― Ansel Adams I love the mountains. I grew up traveling…
The Bends in the Road – Jennifer Lyn King
“A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller I love Helen Keller’s quote above. It seems to…
Unforgettable Italy: Hiking, Polenta, Lake Como, and the Italian Alps
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the…
Italy’s Lost City of Pompeii: A Photojournal
The Forum, Pompeii, Italy, with Mount Vesuvius volcano in the background The day I visited the Lost City of Pompeii was an ominous day, threatening rain as I walked the…