Finding Grace
Visiting Charleston’s gardens with Mom this week, we found Grace in the gardens, a bonding experience and a way to work through grief and memories of the past.
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Author: Sandra Friend
Auto Maintenance for Writers
There is a Zen-like quality to the time spent waiting for your mechanic to work on your car. If it’s a few hours, it’s an ideal time to nourish creativity.
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The Spaces Between
Conceived in the art deco era and shaded by a canopy of ancient oaks, the Maitland Art Center is, in part, a fantasy of a Mayan temple.
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The Mangrove
At the very end of the Main Park Road in Everglades National Park, I captured this lone mangrove just offshore from the wrack line along Florida Bay.
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Defining What Art Is
Others made “better” art than me, art that glowed with realism. I felt defeated. If I couldn’t make the art in my head come out on the canvas, what was the point?
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Dreaming Florida
Florida settled into my soul like a fine mist during my childhood, thanks to my father’s dreams.
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Once in a Blue Moon
In Big Cypress, a full moon means savoring the mystery of the swamps brushed by moonlight, the cypress domes aglow, the night air filled with chirps and squawks.
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Okeechobee Inspiration
On the Big O Hike, I can unplug. No computer tether for ten days, no cell phone til afternoons, awakening before dawn every morning to enjoy the zen of walking.
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