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Entries from May 2007

The Magic of Morning Pages

May 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Three pages, longhand, stream of thought, every morning, religiously. That’s what morning pages is. It’s not hard, but it’s nearly magical. Most things in life that have the most profound effect on fulfillment and joy are simple, free, and require consistency. I’ll show you a little of my journey with morning pages.

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Tags: Art and Creativity · Romantic Living · Writing

Take the Wristwatch Challenge!

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

The power of a watch on a wrist always amazes me. While it tracks to the second, the moments of history leaving benchmarks for us to recall achievements, experiences, loves, losses and friends. At the same time a wristwatch grabs our desires, fears, opinions and our very lives by the throat leaving us as mere [...]

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Tags: Romantic Living

Keep Decision-Making from being Crazy-Making

May 11th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Decision-making is making me crazy. Holly and I are in the midst of another life-changing decision. Do we stay in the really cool town with really cool friends and a really cool house that we renovated so artfully and romantically? Or… Do we move to a new city in a far-away really romantic state and [...]

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Tags: Better Living

How to Feed Your Artist with Great Companions

May 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Last weekend Holly and I toured studio after studio on the annual Studio Art Tour in our county. It was a thousand times better than a gallery tour because we visited our artist friends in their studios, homes, yards, basements, garden sheds, garages and old school houses. We hung with our companions where they lived [...]

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Tags: Art and Creativity · Romantic Living · Writing

Why Rhubarb is American Exotic

May 8th, 2007 · No Comments

I honestly didn’t buy the house for the rhubarb plant, but I admit, had the thought occurred to me, I certainly would have entertained it.
Last fall, when we bought this house, the rhubarb plant was anything but attractive. The seed stalks were six feet tall and drying out. Not a pretty sight. We cleaned it [...]

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Tags: Romantic Cuisine

You Can Color Your Romance with Flowers

May 4th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s spring and the color of flowers lifts everyone’s spirits. Flowers are God’s way of assuring us that life endures, hope reigns and love is in the air. Sunday, my youngest son and I took a hike along the river north of our town. The forest floor was completely blanketed with these trout lilies. A [...]

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Tags: Gift Ideas · Romantic Living

Your Best Bed – In Search of a Love Nest

May 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

The worst times are usually the most romantic times. Holly’s laughing this morning. While I’d like it if it had something to do with me, I must admit that it’s likely her new bed. Don’t get any ideas, I wasn’t feeling all that great last night.
Last night was the culmination of a seven-month nightmare. We [...]

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Tags: Better Living · Romantic Living

Origin of The Romantic Way

May 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Just over a year ago, Holly and I launched our site, The Romantic Way. We were looking for something to do in our spare time, a creative outlet and an opportunity for me to write and post my photography in a forum other than just another photo album. So, we signed up with SiteSell, a [...]

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Tags: Romantic Living