“It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.†—David Bailey A friend, who is part of a local art group I was considering joining,… Read More
A Lesson in Living a Beautiful Life… Romance 101
Which defines your typical meal? A. Grab a plate out of the cabinet; dish up your food (hot dish? Skillet something or other?) in the kitchen, and then plop down somewhere convenient while watching television. B. Rip open the delivered box of pizza with your teeth because it smells Oh. So. Good. Pop the top off a bottle of beer,… Read More
A Friendship Reconnected After Almost 30 Years
Her vehicle pulled into the restaurant’s parking lot and I could barely make out her hand wildly waving at me. Nearly thirty years had passed since we’d last talked, and it was thirty years too long. Who was she now? Who was I? It’s hard to say why we lost track of each other. Tammy was a year behind me… Read More
Lessons learned From a Young Boy: A Vendor Perplexed
I didn’t see it coming. That whole “how cute is he?†thing. A young boy wandered into my Aging Schmaging tent and looked around. I was a vender at Parley Lake Winery enjoying the last vestiges of a warm autumn day. He stared at my photographs, and then approached the table. “Does the candy cost anything?†he said. I had… Read More
I’m No Longer a community Ed Virgin
Yep, I spread my um, wings, and took it all in. Me. Standing in front of a room of women delivering a message I believe in. Me. So shy that I avoid eye-contact most of the time, and yet there I was intentionally looking into the eyes of beautiful strangers as I encouraged creativity from their doubtful souls. Me. Tending… Read More
Living Large: Why Women’s Clothing Sizes Mess With Our Heads
“Give me an example of how women struggle with self-esteem.†Our professor stood in front of the class, scanning the room, waiting for answers. At first the silence hung as thick as fog over a swamp, but then a young woman tentatively raised her hand. “Go,†said the professor. “Well, um, my sister is really pretty, but she feels she’s… Read More
October’s Silk Scarf Giveaway!
Perhaps the sun needs a vacation. It’s been doing a stellar job of providing a summer to remember, but now it’s retiring earlier and earlier in the day.  Juuuuust before giving way to the cool night stars it inflames the horizon with glorious color.  This 8 x 72 habitoi silk scarf was created with the autumn night sky in mind.  Blues,… Read More
September Winner of the Silk Scarf Giveaway!
Release the balloons and clink the wine glasses! The winner of the September Agingschmaging silk scarf giveaway is Dawn Fox! If you’d like a chance to win, sign up on my website. You want to keep checking back–you really do!– because there are new features coming soon! Again, congratulations Dawn!
A Little Catalyst For You
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.†~ Ayn Rand
Thinking Outside the Bag: The Agony of Husbandly Pride
The art fair wound down and customers drifted towards the generous tasting counter at North Folk Winery. It was, after all, “cocktail-thirty,†as my friend Janice says. Nearby, music wafted from a tent shading a potpourri of musicians and hip-shaking guests. It had been a sunny day, a good day, but it was time to put away our scarves, photography,… Read More
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