I know it’s summer.  But here in Calgary our weather has not been that great.  In fact, we’ve had quite a few rainy days and my Little H absolutely hates being stuck indoors.  We have a play park right beside our house and she’s always begging to go out there (silly us, we bought this house before we had a [...]

I’m so happy for one of our forum members, Stephanie Werner, who’s had her short poem “burnt” published in the online journal FourandTwenty. Go read!  It’s #9 (page 12 of the journal) Stephanie says: (it’s a ) poem I wrote over ten years ago and rewrote to fit the specification of this journal, where all the poems have to be [...]

I found a fun website today and thought I’d share it as, this particular cartoon is so apropos.  This is from Inky Girl written by Debbie Ridpath Ohi and I found much pleasure in browsing through her cartoon archives.  Go check it out, and as the Muse below suggests – indulge yourself today.  Sometimes it’s necessary What’s inspiring you this [...]

The moment I blew liquid soap through a plastic yellow wand,  bubbles caught on a breath of air, twisted and flew out of sight behind an evergreen tree.  She turned and ran, chasing after them even though the wind which carried them was much faster than she would ever be.  I called for her to stop and as hard as [...]

Home-made Salt Play Dough We’ve never really been fans of commercial clay products.  They get mushed into carpet and turn to cement. But I have great memories of playing with them as a kid and I want my Little H to have those memories as well. I know she’s only two, and sculpting is a bit beyond her capabilites right [...]

“Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all nature.” ~ Thomas Kempis Sometimes I find myself confusing creativity with complexity. If I’m going to start a project then I need to make sure I have this component and that button and oh, I can’t forget the three pieces that go into the [...]

I was excited when I received an email from Author and Mom,  Quinn Cummings – author of Notes from the Underwire: Adventures from My Awkward and Lovely Life. She asked if I’d like to host her for her book tour and, well, you’re reading this so you can figure out for yourself what my answer was.  I sent her a [...]

First Date by Dorothyanne Brown Mavis smiles at herself in the mirror, licks a smudge of lipstick on her tooth. “Damn stuff,” she says, “Fifteen dollars and it’s supposed to stay put!” She notices then that it is staying put.  On her tooth. She brushes her teeth, leans in suddenly to the mirror, grasps her tweezers, attacks her chin hairs. [...]

Sometimes I post things that aren’t necessarily about me or creativity.  Sometimes I post things that maybe highlight a company or product I believe in, or a person I believe in.  Sometimes I post giveaways because I think it’s a great way to have a little fun and maybe shoot one of my loyal readers a prize.  These types of [...]

I know I blogged last week about taking time out and, well, it seems I’ll keep it up for another Monday’s Muse!  Thought I’d share a photo this time so you can get a real sense of what has been going on.  Stampede time here in Calgary has now come to a close so it’s back to business as usual.  [...]