Hot, Hotter, Hottest!

I returned home today and watched the temperature climb as I headed north through Spokane and on up to Kettle Falls. When I stopped in Colville it wa…

Rural Roadside Resting Spot

Today Bev and I left McCall after a five day retreat and a Writing Project Rural Sites Networking Meeting. The weather turned very hot today. When w…

Wordle: Visual Cloud of Words

I loved learning Wordle today. You can find it here.

Photo Hunt: Bright

The table in the cabin I am residing in this week is the perfect place to display this bright collection of limes. For other photo hunts on bright go…

Wondrous Words: Winding Down the Writing Retreat

Our writing retreat ended this morning. After open mic last night and this morning I am convinced the participants will continue writing wondrous wo…

Photo Images by Thea: Postcards from McCall

The area around our retreat center in McCall is breathtakingly beautiful. One of our participants Thea Carter took this series of photo images and ga…

And This Is Life

Life A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in, A minute to smile and an hour to weep in, A pint of joy to a peck of trouble, And never a laugh but the m…

Open Mic night

Tonight we had our first open mic night at the Writing Retreat. People had the opportunity to share their own writing. This is my friend Bev that co…

Filling the Vase: A.M. Writing Workshop

In our workshop this morning Raymond Pert had us compose a piece that associated writing with activities we do that bring us pleasure. Here is the fi…

Gathering for Writing: A Perfect Setting

The participants in the writing retreat arrived today. We began our retreat with a short session, and were able to enjoy this lovely sunset as we ga…

Postcards from Lake Payette

Today we arrived at the Field Campus of the U. of Idaho in McCall. Those of you that have been reading my blog for awhile know that I facilitate and…

How Do You Say "Great Meal" in German?

Tonight I am staying in Pullman, Washington with my friend BW . We coordinate the writing retreat together and are off to McCall, Idaho tomorrow. I wa…

The Farewell Tour

I did the farewell tour of the gardens this morning. Later today I will load up to head to the annual writing retreat I attend each year in McCall, I…

Sibling Assignment #67: Jukeboxes, The Perch, and "Hello, It's Me"

I gave this sibling assignment this week: What songs take you back to a summer growing up? Share the song and the memories that are attached to it. Yo…

Combinations That Light Up the Garden

With the honeysuckles really taking off this year I love the combination of golden orange with the deep pink Betty Prior roses. Green always sets of…