Yesterday was Day 19 of 19 of doing at least one watercolor each day during National Poetry Writing Month and I’m sticking with it. When doing a month-long writing thing, I have found it nearly impossible to paint so that … Continue reading →
Perhaps we could all take a moment to read this aloud, and to think of what the words meant then, and mean today. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived … Continue reading →
If you’re like me, you often sneak off to Urban Dictionary and Google to uncover what various shorthand acronyms mean. I usually take a stab at figuring them out myself before looking. Sometimes I’m right, sometimes my guess is far … Continue reading →
Read the NYTimes, learn the occasional new word: Continue reading →
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across the street. — E.B. White
on Marc Chagall…Chagall is my favourite pupil, and what I like about him is that after listening attentively to my lessons he takes his paints and brushes and does something absolutely different from what I have told him.
