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LATEST ARTICLES ( 270 )

• Winter Thoughts

  

  My thoughts tonight are winter thoughts. While you might know that January is not my favorite month, you might not know that I also find January quite... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2023 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Quiet the Moment

  

  All of my life, I have struggled to sit still, be quiet, and just be in the moment while doing the little life things that are at times drudgery. I don't like... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2023 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Anne of Green Gables Bible

  

  This is a brand new project that dives deep into the creation of Anne of Green Gables by it's author L.M. Montgomery. I am calling it the Anne of Green Gables... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2023 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Maude With An E

  

  So yeah, I'm the one who gives Lucy Maud Montgomery an e in Maude when writing her name out for quotes in my print shop, and it just occurred to me how ironic... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Miss Scarlett & The Duke

  

  I am so fanning over Miss Scarlett and the Duke. Especially after the last episode of season 3 after the Duke and Arabella have a conversation about Eliza, and... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• A Silent Night

  

  A noble Son, brought low by birth,Sent from heaven to come down to earth,A baby boy who would change the world,Come forth in a place that was wild and... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• This Old Friend

  

  Recently, I am craving a return to writing more here on this old friend, The Bookish Kind. For many years, it was an outlet for me to express my thoughts and... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Anne's Puffed Sleeves and More

  

  I came across this online clothes shop that has Anne-inspired gorgeous clothing. You'll need deep pockets to buy much of it, but I think you'll love it as I... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Mediocre Tears

  

  My hand extended an offering,Hoping and waiting,then knowing it was not accepted,but brushed off as not good enough.I did my part,and waited for yours to... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Prayers

  

  We often tend to think of our lives, our individual situations here on earth as extended and permanent, until we are facing old age or the unthinkable, .... a... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• To Rest Now and Then

  

  I'm not sure why this little space has gone so quiet as it used to be my wandering place where thoughts and rhymes and ideas escaped into the bigger world, and... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Duchess

  

  A beautiful set of portraits of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge to commemorate her 40th birthday tomorrow. These will become standard, iconic photos of her,... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2022 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Dresses

  

  Movie stills from different period films show the same dresses worn in different movies by different actresses. Love that someone took the time to notice... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2021 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Colors of Summer

  

  The colors of summer picked by the handfuls long ago then placed in cheap glass vases overflowing with pinks, oranges, and yellows, to sit on the table until... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2021 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Doctor Thorne

  

  Do yourself a favor and watch Doctor Thorne on Amazon Prime. It is based on the novel by Anthony Trollope. Here are some one word reasons to Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2021 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Once Again, It's May

  

  The older I get, the more I realize I love the days of May. The world awakens and beauty springs forward. May always feels old fashioned to me because it... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2021 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Book Illustrations of Anne

  

  I came across these stunning images by artist Ji-Hyuk Kim this morning. These are beautiful interpretations of Anne's story that I am thrilled many children wil... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2021 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• I Aspire To Anne-Inspired Living

  

  What can be said about dearest Anne?She introduced me to Tennyson, rambles, and Avonlea.Her era was simple and beautiful. Life was drunk deeply and lived... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Suddenly I Feel Like Lizzy and Jane Bennet

  

  I suddenly feel like Lizzy and Jane Bennet and want to be accomplished at many things. Too many things are calling out to me and I hardly know which to start... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• What You Bring

  

  Some are compelled to tell stories, some to make rhymes. Others gather to listen. All of us revolve around each other and need each other. We are not complete... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE