There are days when the visuals of a North Dakota winter are so enchanting that they almost seem contrived. With the hoar frost, the blankets of snow covering roof tops, and the perfectly placed icicles it looks as if the area is the setting of a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. In reality, it is [...]
Tag: beauty
A hot boyfriend or a hot flash – I’ll take either.
Tonight I am hoping that Mother Nature has found herself a hot boyfriend. A boyfriend who warms the cockles of her sometimes chilly heart. My thought is that her Romeo will help forward my fervent wish - that all my garden plots avoid the frost. I am terribly saddened at the thought that my beautiful back [...]
Nappy Feet Foundation
Every single time I hear something about the Dizzy Feet Foundation (a foundation that promotes dance education in low-income areas) on So You Think You Can Dance - I think what the world really needs is a Nappy Feet Foundation. Seriously people - that is the kind of foundation we can all get behind. Who likes nappy [...]
True colors…
Corporate responsibility - I like it. Corporations should be a part of community solutions, particularly when they are part of the industry that perpetuates and exacerbates the problems. I have been keenly watching Dove's efforts regarding the self-esteem of girls for awhile. You have likely seen some of the commercials on T.V. about Dove's self-esteem program [...]
Adoring Matthew Sievers’ trees…
I adore the tree-focused artwork of Matthew Sievers. And no, I am not exaggerating one bit. I mean adore as in "being very fond of" or "to regard with loving admiration and devotion (thank you Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the assist). And no, I am not just in adoration of Matthew Sievers' art because of his looks; albeit, he is [...]
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed…
I am not sure when sleep became a guilty pleasure for folks, but it seems to have become just that. Somewhere along the line I think we have forgotten as a society of overworked, overachieving people that sleep is not a luxury for our brains and bodies. Our brains and bodies are purposeful in their use of sleep - they [...]
Color my world…
I have always loved the changing of the leaves in the Fall. Every year I tell myself that I will find a day or two when I can just venture out and soak all the colors in; but, every year something comes up and by the time I finally find time to get out to [...]
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