Reflecting on life, fountain pens, coloring, and digital creative journeys.
The next to last prompt for the Xmas Magic challenge was sheep. Can you believe we are on number 11 out of 12? As I couldn’t find a sheep in any of my coloring book and I already had two writings back to back, I decided this would be another crafting project. I decided to … Continue reading Sheep
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? The first thing that immediately popped into my head when reading this was “Be kind, please rewind.” That definitely dates me a bit! Honestly though, it would probably say something about kindness and love. Not in the Jesus religious freak kind of way because that … Continue reading Daily Prompt – January 6, 2026
Today’s Xmas Magic challenge prompt is fire. Fire comes in many forms, especially during the holidays. There are fireplace fires for keeping warm. Fires in the oven and on the stove to cook the food. Fireworks. Some places have bonfires. There’s also tons of candle flames. Candles decorate the table and the houses. There are … Continue reading Fire
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? I would say I think more about the future than the past. I’ve touched on this a little bit before. In general, I don’t like thinking about the past because we can’t change it. We can learn from it, sure, but to … Continue reading Daily Prompt – January 5, 2026
Today’s prompt for the Xmas Magic challenge is “December.” I knew from the start this one would be a writing. Let’s dig in. December for me is a time of reflection. While many people use the holidays and especially the New Year to look forward and plan for the year ahead, I like to think … Continue reading December
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? The greatest gift someone can give me is their time. Yes, material objects are lovely but finding the right one involves time so the real gift is the time. More importantly, someone spending time with me, focused time. Time without the distractions of the world, that … Continue reading Daily Prompt – January 4, 2026
Today’s prompt for the Xmas Magic challenge is “cracker”. This one honestly stumped me for a bit. My first thought was firecracker but that didn’t quite make sense that the children who put the list together would call them crackers instead of firecrackers or fireworks given that even in the UK where they live, fireworks … Continue reading Cracker
What colleges have you attended? For someone who failed out of college the first time, the list of colleges I’ve attended is remarkably long. I started at the University of Maryland Baltimore County when I was 18. I was a Biochemistry major. I was excited. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my … Continue reading Daily Prompt – January 3, 2026
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? I try to play in my daily life. Some days thats easier than others. Life has a way of messing with best laid plans. Generally however, I try to stop all my stressful type work be that my actual job or school work … Continue reading Daily Prompt – January 2, 2026
Today’s prompt for the Xmas Magic challenge is Cold. I moved to Florida because I don’t like the cold, yet this week it has found me. It makes explaining the choice of picture for this project a bit easier however. I’m going to show the finished picture first then talk about why I chose it. … Continue reading Cold
