Having found lists of obscure/obsolete color names and rounded out the alphabet with a few simply-charming-to-me colors, each day, I’ll introduce a color and a swatch I’ve painted and then write about whatever comes to mind as I muse about the day’s color. Fair warning, my mind is a non-linear traveler, so who knows where […]

Pay enough attention to the lunar cycles and you’ll soon come to realize each full moon is named. Traditionally each culture, each society, chose names that clearly reflected what connections were relevant for them.  This particular moon, the last full moon before Spring arrives, is known by many names, but my favorite is Full Crow Moon. […]

Today is Friday the 13th, always one of my favorite days. Every Friday is dedicated to Venus, and she’s all about love, beauty, and delight.  Thirteen is the basis of much women’s magic, based on the fact that it takes the moon approximately 28 days to orbit the Earth, and there are 13 such cycles in […]

Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ll be using manicules (those pointing finger symbols) to direct your attention to something I’m pondering that delights or interests me. Each entry is somehow related to an unusual, obscure, or simply charming to me word. X is… xenodochial –  hospitable; kindly to strangers I like this […]

Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with leading you on a meandering tour of the virtual garden of delights and curiosities and thoughts that make up my world – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. W is for… wabi-sabi:  the discovery of beauty within the […]

This being the final Friday of the month means it’s time for We Are the World Blogfest, a day for promoting positive news.   Co-hosting the project this month, the 34th edition, are: Eric Lahti, Susan Scott, Dan Antion, Damyanti Biswas, and Inderpreet Kaur Uppal.  Do check out their posts, along with everyone else participating, and feel free to join us here. I […]

Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with leading you on a meandering tour of the virtual garden of delights and curiosities and thoughts that make up my world – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. T is for… trangam: (noun) an odd gaget; gewgaw; trinket […]