Quote for Today: Aesop’s Fables
An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death. Slowly it fluttered down to the earth, …
From My Garden: Twenty Camellias in Haiku
Last spring I planted camellias in our front flowerbeds, not fully appreciating what a blessing I was giving myself. My husband and I worked the soil, adding amendments to create …
Quote for Today: A. A. Milne
How did you fall in, Eeyore?” asked Rabbit, as he dried him with Piglet’s handkerchief. “I didn’t,” said Eeyore. “But how–” “I was BOUNCED,” said Eeyore. “Oo,” said Roo excitedly, …
Quote for Today: Louise Glück
Snowdrops Do you know what I was, how I lived? You know what despair is; then winter should have meaning for you. I did not expect to survive, earth suppressing …
Quote for Today: Lois McMaster Bujold
It’s a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn’t even know you were aiming for. —Lois McMaster Bujold, Cordelia’s Honor Public Domain Image via …
Quote for Today: Lawrence Block
One aspect of serendipity to bear in mind is that you have to be looking for something in order to find something else. —Lawrence Block Public Domain Image via …
Quote for Today: Shaun Tan
The more I draw and write, the more I realise that accidents are a necessary part of any creative act, much more so than logic or wisdom. Sometimes a mistake …
Quote for Today: Irving Langmuir
You may define ‘serendipity’ as the art of profiting from unexpected occurrences. When you do things in that way you get unexpected results. Then you do something else and …
Expanding Connections: Please Touch the Art
As artists, sometimes we assume that we understand our creations. Connecting with an audience shows us the things we miss. Andrew Myers makes clever paintings by screwing screws into a …
Quote for Today: Jacob Bronowski
A man becomes creative, whether he is an artist or a scientist, when he finds a new unity in the variety of nature. He does so by finding a likeness …