I love quotations. I love how they take the wisdom of the ages and turn it into bite-size pieces.
So I was happy to see this gift idea from Luke Reynolds in Writer’s Digest magazine. Mr. Reynolds’ wife surprised him with a wooden tea caddy filled with handwritten quotes about writing to inspire his own writing. [...]

Can I confess something? I deeply dislike drawing. I avoid it at all costs and groan inwardly when someone asks me to draw anything other than a house plan. And I’m totally cool with that—there are plenty of other ways to be creative.
But that’s probably why I’m so fascinated that a child of mine loves [...]

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Last week we had a great conversation about “comforting clothes.” Well. On the third Saturday of every month I get to go to book club, which is like slipping into the most comfortably well-worn sweater you can imagine.
No one remembers exactly when our first meeting was, but we do know it was at least [...]

I was so happy to find this Papyrus card at Target. It has the perfect message for a close friend who lives much too far away:
In my imaginary neighborhood you live right next door.
Life has taken many of my favorite people to the farthest corners of the United States—and even the world. I wish we could get [...]

I came across a lovely blog this week called From China Village. The author had left a comment on Design Mom linking to her own post about street wisdom in Dublin. Of course I had to go check it out since she used two of my favorite words—Ireland and China—in one sentence!

Are there special comfort clothes you love to slip into at the end of a long day? Maybe yoga pants or a well-worn robe or anything flannel? Every day after school, Lily changes into yoga pants and one of her dad’s T-shirts. Her favorite is the one with Kermit. She’s only eight, but she totally [...]