ideas reading

YOCR #10 – NutureShock

And, once again, I’ve fallen off my list of creative reading, this time with a book I had read once before: NutureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. I’ve read a number of Po Bronson’s books and enjoyed them. He tends to focus on sociological topics, which I find interesting. The study of people stirs creative thoughts in me, which is how this book relates to my Year of Creative Reading, even though it’s not…

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art inspiration process

Making Progress on My Little Free Library

I love the idea of the Little Free Library movement. Sharing books with others feels good. Putting them in a little “house” on your property that you can decorate as you like is fun. Finding Little Free Libraries and looking at the books inside is a joy. When I heard about and then visited some Little Free Libraries (mostly in the Twin Cities), I knew it was something I wanted to have. I mentioned my…

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observations

Meet Me on the Back Side …

of the television. We recently rearranged our living room, moving our television from in front of a small window that faces outside to the other side of the room, where it now sits in front of a window that faces into our entryway. When I was preparing to take Doggle Woggle for a walk, I glanced in through the window and noticed the back side of the television. The light that illuminates the screen was…

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