Category Archive: everyday skills

Life ring

Life ring

All I can say to the kids is if you’ve a problem in fishing or life, if you talk to an older person, you’re gonna …

 

Blank canvas

Blank canvas

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do …

 

Pea green

Pea green

The soft new sugar-snap peas leaves are so beautiful in the morning light. I love the way they stretch out with their delicate tendrils. When …

 

Change of plans

Change of plans

Work is love made visible. Khalil Gibran “I’ve got chicken pox!!!!!” announced my 15 year old nephew, Stefan, on his Facebook status. As I read these words …

 

Days like this

Days like this

Some days things just come together. Click of your fingers, everything just flows. You can see a spark, and you just want to pour on …

 

Ordering tea

Ordering tea

Mis-communication is so easy when you’re in an unfamiliar environment. Different accents, different use of language, different ways of doing things – they all contribute …

 

365 – A year or so

365 – A year or so

God is a concept, By which we can measure, Our pain, I’ll say it again, God is a concept, By which we can measure, Our pain, I don’t believe in magic, I don’t …

 

354 – Scooter

354 – Scooter

If I was a little kid, I think I’d be ready to give this scooter a blast, even thought the park looks like it could …

 

350 – Stretching, reaching

350 – Stretching, reaching

These sculptures down on post office square always entertain me. The shining stainless steel reflect the blue neon and the lights from the surrounding buildings. …

 

349 – Holding on

349 – Holding on

This nation was built by men who took risks – pioneers who were not afraid of the wilderness, business men who were not afraid of …