Celebrating Our Differences
THERE IS ONLY ONE YOU There is something different about you. You don’t remind me of anyone else l know. What you offer is very unique. Your creative thoughts boggle my mind. No matter what you do, there is no one who does it quite like you. Your…
He’s back!!! The humorist that twists words and imagery in such a whimsical way that you comprehend a language foreign to you. He has now developed a venue for his gift – Voices in Flight. Garden Spices welcomes you back, Faeez Van Doorsen– Victorine Nobody’s Mullet…
I’m writing this on a day I pulled scabs off my calloused knees that kept crawling to people who never once loved me. I’m not writing of romantic love. Just that intrinsic respectful love from an acquaintance who wishes you well because they know you’re not a prick….
“When your intentions are pure, so too will be your success.” Charles F. Glassman MD The impending closure of 2021 causes me to reflect on my accomplishments and ponder my resolutions, aka intentions, for the coming year. Annually I create a Road Map that details what I…
I turned 50 this year. It’s still odd to hear it out loud…50. I remember being younger and thinking, “50… that’s old!” Now, I’m not exactly sure what 50 is supposed to feel like. I’ve finally arrived at that dreaded and magical point in life where men begin…
I set aside time to mentally clean house during December. Usually, my hands are busy with cooking or creating my wreaths as I reflect on the previous year. There’s a standard set of questions that guide my musings and meanderings through the cobwebs of the past: What…
I met Sgt. Everett L. Carter at his studio at Lowe’s Mill ARTS, in Huntsville, AL. He welcomed William Leroy Kennedy and me, introduced us to his major project, Lives Laid Down, and told us about the horrific treatment given to many Soldiers, now, Veterans. He served in…
We are probably in the midst of “National Liar’s Month,” you know, the top of the year, January. When most make resolutions, or more accurately expressed fantasy desires, they would like to happen or come about during the next 12 month period, as long as they don’t…
As I’ve traveled through life, there has been a real fight between my intentions and results. The biggest lesson learned from the ongoing battle has been to make lemonade out of unmet intentions (lemons). I set small goals from early childhood forward that I fully intended to accomplish….
Quilting true history; that’s what Jonathan Cain does with the initial impact of his exhibition of quilts. I asked him to speak to his feelings about inclusion and true narrative. Indeed, an example of critical race theory. – Victorine When you hear the word ‘quilts,’ what is conjured…