Botanical Sketches and Other Stories

“Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” Hans Ch...

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” Rumi Christmas is here once again, the season of joy and goodwill! Someti...

“ The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. ”   Molière Finding time to paint and blog at this time of year...

“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” ~Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) It’s good...

A busy desk is a happy desk. This week has been a challenging one, but when times get tough, the best place to escape is into the qu...

It all started with comment that Katherine Tyrrell (Making a Mark) made about holding an exhibition in a place where the p...

“Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding“ Gian Carlo Menotti After all th...