The Shed Notebook: Little Pleasures

Here is Friday favorite quote from Daily Peace . "I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonder…

The Shed Notebook: Help, Thanks, Wow

I continue to read books by Anne Lamott this week in anticipation of hearing her speak on Saturday. One short volume she authored entitled "Hel…

The Shed Notebook: Bird by Bird

When I was teaching the Northwest Inland Writing Project to teachers we were always searching for books that would not only help teachers with the t…

The Shed Notebook: After a While You Learn

My friend Joan recently sent me this poem. It gave me much to think about it. After a While You Learn After some time you learn the difference, The sub…

The Shed Notebook: One Art

Moving from childhood into puberty, then on to adulthood frames a timeline of losses. A loss of a first tooth, a bicycle key, or the first dollar ea…

The Shed Notebook: Billy Collins

I can't celebrate National Poetry Month without sharing at least one poem by Billy Collins. He illustated love in beautiful ways in the poem. En…

The Shed Notebook: You Do Not Need to Leave Your Room

Here is another favorite quote from The Daily Peace. "You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even …

The Shed Notebook: Need A Creativity Boost?

Recently I did a talk to at a PEO meeting about creativity. After a long winter and a spring starting out with rain and gray skies, I hoped to provi…

April is National Poetry Month: Good Advice from William Stafford

William Stafford composed this poem twenty-six days before he died. I have read and reread many poems by William Stafford, but I don't recall th…

April is National Poetry Month: There Is a Place

There Is a Place There is a place where the museum houses thousands of paintings seen nowhere else in the world, the colors so bright they grab your …