Cherry Cupcake Baby
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my response to the prompt ‘Kitchen Inspiration’. The post was called ‘I would rather stitch’ which pretty much sums up my attitude to cooking, or any other type of house work. But my somewhat negative response to the prompt wasn’t just because I
Kitchen is My Wonderland
There are a lot of bottles in my kitchen. They have various shapes and colors. Soy sauce,ketchup,wine,vinegar… I can’t throw away these glass bottles after using. Because I love them very much. So,I sometimes use them again as preserve container. I have a small vegetable garden. I grow potatoes,
Momma's Little Helper
Come to think of it, kitchen is home base for me too, second only to my studio. My aged and infirm mother-in-law lives with us, and I must cook every meal at home for her and us. (Hubby cooks breakfast, so I get a break there.) My earliest memories, aside
The power of song
There are song lyrics that have deep empathy when listening to music. The lyrics are like a poem. There are many stories about love, sadness, anger, courage,greatness, and so on. In that stories, I get comfort and courage. I think that a song lyrics can change a person’s life or
What Will Be
Our third prompt was to be inspired by song lyrics or poetry. I went wayyy back in time to remember this song, first recorded by Doris Day in 1956, when I was only two years old. When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother, “What
Take Me Home
Rooflines #16: Take Me Home 28.5″ x 40″ ©ColleenKole2018 Over the past 35 years, I have lived in 10 different houses in five different states. Moving to a new place was such a bright and shiny idea to begin with. It was fun to think and dream of “starting over” in an
Fish and Wine
Just coming home from a very interesting historical trip to Israel, I read the topic for the next round: Broadway hits of my generation. Jesus Christ Superstar immediately came to my mind. It was almost Christmas, and the topic was also close to the season. To visualize some
A Thousand Doors to Eternity
This prompt was not easy for some reason. Too many choices? I finally settled on one of my favourite singers, Sting, and his song “A Thousand Years”. It is a beautiful love song, with a haunting cello line in the background, and to me speaks of the eternity and
What Does the Newspaper Say/ On New Years Day
For a month I pondered — not knowing what I was going to do. Yes, I know that I proposed the prompt. I thought it would be easy. It wasn’t. Then on New Years Day I went to retrieve my neighbor’s paper for them, and my shadow
"And the sun poured in like butterscotch…"
I am an unabashed fan of Joni Mitchell. I have been since the first time I heard her, many, many (could it be 50?) years ago. Her melodies are beautiful, her voice and delivery are beautiful, but her words, her lyrics, are poetry. For me, hers is the kind of poetry