Category: inspire
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Christmas decorating…
When my children were young, I had “go to” Christmas decorations. Every year, I’d pull out my Christmas box and presto – house decorated. As the years went on, the joy of decorating changed with children gone, etc. This weekend though, I saw this huge Santa Claus. His legs were in the middle of the…
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Writer’s Block?!
Amazing how our mind works. If you’ve visited my Home page, you’ve seen a typewriter with bright pretty flowers. The creative mind. Well, look what happens to the same typewriter when winter comes. Flowers gone… just black dirt! I chuckled to myself. Black dirt = Writer’s Block My second thought, this typewriter needs a visit…
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Salzburg – Staying at a Seminary Guest House…
I was just in beautiful Salzburg, Austria. As I researched places to stay, I found the Gastehaus Im Priesterseminar Salzburg Guest House. I was looking for different things. A peaceful place, close to the train station, center of town, breakfast included, etc. This turned out to be a good choice. EAR PLUGS – One thing…
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Manufacturing – Heavy Metal Tour 2024, Student tours
Did you know that October is manufacturing month in Wisconsin? The Central Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance, Heavy Metal Tour promotes career awareness in manufacturing trades, which is fantastic. There are so many industries that young people can learn about. I had been working in magazine advertising sales when we were hit with a tough economy in…
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Visiting an old friend…
Soon, I’m going to visit a dear friend of mine in Italy. I haven’t seen her in ages. Normally, I would see her every year, but when COVID struck and isolation was imposed on us traveling stopped. After that, there was always a reason to delay getting together. I finally realized that in a friendship,…
Spark of Inspiration 