Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1948 painting "Harlem at Night" by American artist Charles Alston. She chose this artwork, which she featured on a recent New Year's Eve "Night at Newfields " museum tour she conducted, because "it's full of so many different things...movement, color, Cubism " and because it seemed fitting to highlight an artist with such an "amazing resume" for Black History Mon

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into the places and spaces where they spend their time. Today's topic is...My Favorite Things about Winter...and I decided that I would approach the theme differently from usual. Instead of brainstorming a list, I decided to take investigate this as a modern detective might by looking at the photographs on my phone for evidence. Some months ago

I am fortunate to have joined a talented group of bloggers for the Global Writing Challenge. Each month, we write about a very broadly defined topic, and the responses are quite varied. The group include s Deb’s World ,  Marsha in the Middle , MK’s Adventures ,  Rosie Amber , Suzy Turner , Women Over 50 Living Well ,    and now me. This month, I selected the topic of "Snow" because cold, snowy winter weather is the defining feature of January in Minnesota. My fellow blogge

I meant to say this in my last post...I am taking a blogging break and will be back the first week of January (at least that's the plan). Happy holidays to everyone and see you soon! Christmas Sparrow on My Balcony - 12/25/2019 - St Paul, MN Blogs I link up with are listed here .

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into the places and spaces where they spend their time. Today's topic is...2025 Wrap Up/Best of 2025...and you probably know that I think the best part of my blog in 2025 was Rabbits Improving Art! Every two weeks, the Style Imitating Art (SIA) team ( Shelbee , Salazar , and Marsha ) present a style challenge in which they share a work of art for

I am fortunate to have joined a talented group of bloggers for the Global Writing Challenge. Each month, we write about a very broadly defined topic, and the responses are quite varied. The group include s Deb’s World ,  Marsha in the Middle , MK’s Adventures ,  Rosie Amber , Suzy Turner , Women Over 50 Living Well ,    and now me. This month, Rosie selected the topic of "A Christmas Carol," and while there are many carols I enjoy, I decided to talk about the Charles Dicken

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into the places and spaces where they spend their time. Today's topic is...Favorite Thanksgiving Foods, and I'm going to give you my rankings for 10 popular TG dishes. (For non-American readers and to clarify when there are multiple variants of a dish, I will link to a Google search for each so you know what I'm referring to.) Thanksgiving Foods

I am fortunate to have joined a talented group of bloggers for the Global Writing Challenge. Each month, we write about a very broadly defined topic, and the responses are quite varied. The group include s Deb’s World ,  Marsha in the Middle , MK’s Adventures ,  Rosie Amber , Suzy Turner , Women Over 50 Living Well ,    and now me. This month, Marsha selected the topic of Creativity...a theme that is close to my heart as a writer, photographer, jewelry designer, and general

Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected 1573 painting "Autumn" by Italian Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. She chose this painter because he is "known for creating heads out of random objects like fruits, vegetables, flowers, and even books...[they] are so clever and really crack me up." Source: shelbeeontheedge.com She selected this specific artwork was an obvious choice since we are "truly in autu

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

I am fortunate to have joined a talented group of bloggers for the Global Writing Challenge. Each month, we write about a very broadly...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

I am fortunate to have joined a talented group of bloggers for the Global Writing Challenge. Each month, we write about a very broadly...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...