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 |  Day to day stuff....a memoir without order. |
 Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."  I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination: Create a visual journal Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist. Think like an artist Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image. Listen to Bach Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors. Play word games Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick. Daydream Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.     Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c   |
| We're still getting some rain off and on but thankfully no tree limbs have fallen...yet. The limbs get very heavy when they are wet and wind or not, sometimes they break and fall. Pine trees, gotta love 'em. The birds and squirrels do. I had a very enjoyable Sunday afternoon. My writing group (Writers Alliance of Gainesville) has a monthly program and the topic this time was on publishing, all the ways and all the mistakes you can make. KDP was high on the list, not mistakes but ways. I'm the admin of WAG's Facebook Page if anyone is interested in taking a look. Then, after the program, I went out to supper with a couple of writer friends to Bonefish Grill and really enjoyed the Cobb Salad with grilled shrimp! And getting together like we used to was another real treat. Hopefully, Covid will stay away. So now it is "hump day" and everything is back to dull and normal, at least normal and who can complain about that? I'm planning another children's book based on my "rooster story" from long ago, doing some thumbnail sketches, so keeping busy. And a couple of weeks ago I published a Kindle Vella story but I think it's too dull for the type of readers that congregate to that. Anyway, it was a pleasant experience. Hope everyone is staying well and writing a lot! |
| It's raining cats and dogs and frogs here in North Central Florida with more storms to come tomorrow and a big drop in temperature. We need the rain but I'm not looking forward to the cold. The birds fed early this morning somehow knowing what was coming and now I watch an empty feeder and a raindrop splashing birdbath outside my window. When I opened the mini blind on that window yesterday morning, all the slats slowly slanted to the left and I expected to be buying a new replacement, but you know me, try to fix it first. I got out my 2-step stepladder and miracle of miracles was able to climb it...several times...and I was able to "fix" the blind. In my "elevatory" mood, I imagined hanging a rainbow colored scarf across the top of the window to brighten up my painting/writing/office room. I had one that was a perfect fit (36 inches across) so I draped it over the now installed curtain rod as though a valance was at the top...very cute! And this morning my blind continues to work correctly with my very brightened work area on this very gloomy day. So now I wait for the ides of March to do their thing. Stay safe and happy! |
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