May 20, 2013
“Each day I am thankful for; nights turned into morning, friends that turned into family, dreams that turned into reality and likes that turned into love.” ~ Ritu Ghatourey
I’ve been swept up in a whirlwind of fulfilling things since arriving on the East Coast. It all began with attending a social event of a book club group with women who reside in and around the historic area surrounding TaylorsIsland in Dorchester County, Maryland. The Grace Foundation is restoring churches and doing work on the island to preserve the history of the churches and schoolhouses. http://bit.ly/16Ezcex.
“The Postmistress” by Sarah Blake, a book I recently read and adored, is on the reading booklist for the book club for this coming summer. Based on a small town sea-side community during World War 2, the post office was a hub of activity, and the spinster postmistress knows secrets which if told, will change the lives of some of the residents. If you haven’t read this book, I highly recommend it.
Then I traveled to the Boston area to attend the beautiful wedding of our niece on my husband’s side of the family. It was so wonderful to see the bride and her sister (our second Leonard niece), who are now both married adults.
We also spent a lovely evening in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and had dinner at Loretta’s. The harbor area in Newburyport has changed greatly since last time I visited many years ago. Full of wonderful restaurants with varied cuisine, we also went art gallery hopping. As a Mother’s Day present, my husband bought me a New England artisan-crafted necklace from Annie’s of Newburyport. Then we finished the evening with dessert at a fantastic coffee shop complete with musical entertainment featuring a sole independent musician playing the guitar.
Join me tomorrow on my journey back to Vermont, my state of residence for more than thirty years. I was greeted by “Miss America” of the independent publishing industry! She’s quite a package! Well-built, for future developments.
Here are just a few pictures from my fulfilling travels:
My favorite home away from home, my favorite writing place in the lighthouse
Hope for a bountiful catch
Rode my bike to the vineyards on the Island
too early in the season for fruit on the vine
John the Baptist Church, Peabody, MA for niece’s wedding
Beautiful bride (above)
and her maid of honor – her sister
Stained Glass Window
Dinner in Newburyport, MA at Loretta
Couldn’t resist this photo http://www.imarc.net/ for our son, Marc R Leonard.
He seems to be showing up everywhere!
My Mother’s Day Present – New England Artisan Crafted
Left my heart in Taylor’s Island, Maryland
will be back to get it before my trip to the East Coast is over!
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May 2, 2013
Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it. ~ Unknown
As a representative of We Write Steamboat and a volunteer for World Book Night, I stopped by the Colorado State University Extension of Routt County http://bit.ly/16qQLxr to give out The Language of Flowers to volunteers in the agriculture department.
I took time to explain to the recipients that the mission of the World Book Night is to spread a love of literacy and I also gave them a brief history of the organization.
We purposely waited until May Day to give out a portion of the books from World Book Night to this group because a gathering of CSU Extension volunteers had just completed their Master Gardeners program, and were holding a breakfast burrito fundraiser.
When given the book, gratefulness was the overriding sentiment for a publication that so well-suited the volunteers interests. A few people I gave books to worked in another part of the office building, but were there to support the fundraiser and get breakfast. One person walked out with me as I left, and said “I have to get back to work, but I can’t wait to peak between the covers!” I had explained to her that there was a glossary at the back of the book that lists flowers and the emotions that are associated with each. During the Victorian period, giving flowers communicated feelings in relationships, the art of choosing an “appropriate flower” was very important.
My hope, as a World Book Volunteer, is that The Language of Flowers will help the volunteers of CSU Agriculture Department learn a fascinating new aspect about plants they had known little about before.
Happy Reading CSU Volunteers! I hope the snow we received on May Day disappears quickly so you can get out in the gardens and enjoy planting your passion!
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March 26, 2013
Good food is wise medicine. ~Alison Levitt M.D., Doctor in the Kitchen®
Spring has arrived in southern parts of the country. Gardens are sprouting new crops of fruits and veggies. Today on All Things Fulfilling, we will share images of food art that have been circulating over the internet. Mouth-watering ideas and all elements of art – color, shape, form, texture and values have been used to create these food compositions, as well as use of line and space. The visual effects are enough to make even the pickiest child want to eat the daily recommended servings of produce.
Some food art is basic, and any Mom or Dad can make it to impress their families, and stimulate palettes. While other compositions are very time consuming and are best left to highly skilled caterers. With practice and the help of proper kitchen utensils, books and DVDs anyone can now become a culinary artist in their own kitchen, and promote better nutrition.
John Gargone, a chef from Pennsylvania, teaches others his craft of food carving and sculpting in his popular book Food Art: Garnishing Made Easy and through his independently published DVD series. http://bit.ly/YO3NML.
You are invited to take this tour with me, through the fulfilling world of food and art. Perhaps we will both be inspired to include a little more creativity in our food preparation and diets.
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January 2, 2013
“Joy isn’t in things, money or positions. It is IN us. And we need to bring it with us and SHARE it!” ~ Unknown
Day Two of 2013! My resolution this year is to do something a little different each month, to promote our growing population of independent publishers here in Routt County, Colorado.
Why? Because I believe greatly in each one of our We Write Steamboat, independent publishers. They are a creative and well-educated group of people, male and female. Many of them are award-winning authors with award-winning books! Each of them is a healer of mind, body and spirit! They have career knowledge in all sorts of fields. Our members include teachers, physicians, life consultants,a chef, holistic health consultants, experts on our natural environment, just to name a few. All with valuable experience in life to write about. Our group also includes young people and retirees who like to spin yarns just for the fun of it! (Of course, they don’t object to selling their books, also!)
In my opinion, all writers are helpers and healers of mind, body and spirit! After all, we publish books to educate, inspire others, entertain,and inform readers. Could there be better reasons? I don’t think so. In fact, writing is as therapeutic for the author as well as the reader. It gives us a way to share our thoughts, emotions, experiences and our imaginations. http://bit.ly/ZSk0Yc.
A networking group of independent publishers, She Writes Steamboat, that I began almost two years ago, has grown, and as of January 1, 2013 we have changed our name to We Write Steamboat. From the very first meeting, we have had male writers attend, and we don’t want them to feel slighted! We’ve welcomed them and have been delighted to have them part of the group from our inception.
We, independent publishers here in Ski Town, USA and Routt County, Colorado, come together and meet monthly. In a nutshell, because producing independent books, films and music is a win-win for the artist creating the work as well as for the audience who so enjoys it! Our mission is to provide networking opportunity and to promote success of independent publishing. Our affiliation with the Colorado Independent Publishers Association www.cipabooks.com , also fosters our growth as award-winning writers and publishers.
If you wish to learn more about starting up an independent publishing networking group in your area, contact me through this blog.
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June 28, 2012
“And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living.” ~Alison Croggon
Yesterday’s blog mentioned the terrible wildfires and draught that have taken a toll on places in Colorado. Despite the climatic conditions, the Richard Schmid Art Auction in Larimer County will go on in September. Supporting the auction will help the victims of the wildfires.
In Steamboat Springs,Colorado things couldn’t be better this summer for attracting outstanding artists to help celebrate a very special 25th year of the Strings Music Festival. “Strings” has grown from its home in a tent to one of the most beautiful pavilions for performance art in the State of Colorado. Each summer, it attracts top, quality talent and learning opportunities for children through their musical programming.
So much has been accomplished in the first twenty-five years of “Strings” existance. Strong leadership and vision has helped this organization grow to include outreach events, the ever popular “Home and Garden Tour” and publishing their own line of beautiful cookbooks! There is much to celebrate.
This silver anniversary of the music festival will bring artist Chris Botti back to Steamboat, along with k.d.lang and The Siss Boom Bang and country music star Lee Ann Womack. That is only the start of the line-up.
On Tuesday evening, I ushered at the pavilion, and took in a fantastic master juggling act by the Gizmo Guys http://bit.ly/3qONHA that wowed the children and the adults in the audience.
The classical music events for the summer along with “different tempo” performances brings to the stage more outstanding entertainment. To view the scheduling for the entire summer and to purchase tickets, please visit this link to the Strings Music Festival website www.stringsmusicfestival.com.
It’s going to be a fantastic summer in Steamboat, I can already feel it!
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May 30, 2012
“Nimble thought can jump both sea and land.”
William Shakespeare
The 2012 Cannes Film Festival is done and over with; awards have been passed out. A short list of award winners will appear in this blog writing.
But, first, my husband and I have a request to make of the country of France. I’ve decided it would be fun to someday travel to the Cannes Film Festival, even though I am sure it is a zoo and highfaultin affairs are not typically my thing. But, it would be a wonderful “once in a lifetime” opportunity.
On the other hand, my husband would love to go to the Tour de France. I can appreciate that. I’ve been to Europe but never to France. The castles and beautiful scenery along the Cote d’Azure, in the RhoneValley and Normandy that I see on TV does peek my interest. Imagine it now – fields of sunflowers and lavender, boulangeries filled with croissants and baguettes, bowls of warm ratatouille, experiencing the proveçale lifestyle in a Frence villa. Intoxicating!
We’ve decided the “powers to be” in France, ought to compromise for the sake of us Americans who would like to make one fulfilling trip by moving the two events closer together on the calendar.
“It will never happen? ” you say? Well, no harm in visualization! Amazing things have been known to happen for those who use guided imagery.
Don’t believe me? Alright, then take in another type of visualization called “Going to the Movies.” Here is a list of this year’s award-winners at the Cannes Film Festival. You can expect to see these films on the big screen this year.
- Amour – Best Film
- Reality – Runner-up
- The Angels Share – 2nd Runner Up
- Beyond the Hills - Best Screenplay
- Silence – Best Short Film
There are health benefits to dreaming, you know. Check out this article http://bit.ly/DW2CC. I try to do all I can to stay healthy, so when my ship comes in, I can travel. How do you incorporate visual effects into your life to bring personal fulfillment?
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May 17, 2012
“The whole of art is an appeal to a reality which is not without us but in our minds.” ~ Desmond McCarthy
I’ve been known to buy a book on gardening or home decorating and design based on a single picture I liked! Crazy, you might say but, it is the truth of the matter.
The other day, I began thinking of instances that have led me into the action of buying a book rather than just perusing the publication’s dust jacket. Finding an interesting book among other things that I like (complimentary products) has prompted me to buy.
Some of the most successful bookstores I have ever entered, pull merchandising off real well. One year, all in one fell swoop, I created the best Mother’s Day present ever. I went into a great bookstore, and they had an attractive table display geared toward the gardener. Within a few minutes time, I had picked up a small, beautifully designed picture book of heirloom perennial flowers, some heirloom garden seeds, Burt’s Bees gardener’s skin cream and soap, a garden hand tool and a garden container, perfect for creating a gift basket. Viola! I was all set.
My decision of whether or not to buy that book was driven by the convenience and beauty of the display! Why not, everything I needed for a beautiful gift was right there. Booksellers, here is a good article on merchandising http://bit.ly/ggZDq3.
Some bookstores do a better job of merchandising than others. A feature of “Book of the Month” with complimentary products may help drive sales. After all, in book selling you are trying to appeal to the heart and soul of the readers interests, are you not? For instance, in the dead of winter, a cozy display of knitting books and yarns and other like accessories might just strike a chord. It is worth a try and it will make for added interest among rows and rows of books, that make decision-making often difficult.
The art of the display could mean no investment at all, just a extra little time and effort. An attractive arrangement of coordinating merchandise and books already found throughout the store, gathered into one creative display may bring added focus to the publications. Sounds like fun to me! A treasure hunt! Put the composition front and center and ask your customers how they like it. Perhaps when it is time to switch-up the display, raffle-off a small gift from the collection as a token of thanks for bookstore browsers. Could this be a way of identifying customers with niche market interests? It may help determine what flies.
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April 10, 2012
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~Cicero
It is National Library Week. A city or town with a strong, vibrant library breeds a community of readers. The Bud Werner Memorial Library in our town of Steamboat Springs,Colorado is a beautiful gathering place and it’s resources include not only what is housed inside, all the books, music and DVDs, but also a variety of events, programs and book clubs. One can be kept busy attending the special offerings almost every day of the week.
If someone were to ask me what the top reason for residing in this town is, I’d have to say aside from the natural beauty of the environment, our state-of-the-arts library facility ranks very high – perhaps at the top of my list.
Today, as part of National Library Week, we honor library workers everywhere – the Director and the staff who tend to cataloging and purchasing; media specialists, researchers, archivists and more.
On Wednesday, we celebrate Bookmobile Day and the Six Word Story Contest!. Bringing books into remote areas is a wonderful service that libraries in many communities offer. Bookmobiles promote literacy.
Check with your local library to see how to participate in the Six Word Story Contest; sounds like an interesting challenge to me. Join in by writing your own!
Thursday is geared toward teen literature. A good idea! During adolescence, an interest in reading generally declines. A library that draws strong patronage from the teen population is probably staying current with technology and multi-media offerings.
Make a point to visit your local library this week and show your support! For more information on National Library Week, please visit this site. http://bit.ly/z06jxM.
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April 9, 2012
Happy Easter Monday, everyone! Hope you had a fulfilling weekend, I did!
On Friday afternoon (Good Friday) I ran to the store. Upon my return, I found a long, narrow box on my door step; a delivery of flowers. Tulips! Bright yellow and a deep lavender mix. Stunning, and a most appreciated gift from my twin sister and the rest of the family on the East Coast. “How nice,” I thought!
Having recently read the book The Language of Flowers, I began, of course, to diagnose. What does a shipment of tulips symbolize and what do they mean color-wise? Tulips, as I found in my research, are generally a declaration of love.
If you read the April 5th blog titled Color Provides Nourishment for the Spirit, you will already know yellow is a color of joy. Lavender is an intuitive color. It is spiritual and thoughtful; shy sometimes and at other times kingly. Violet (or deep lavender) also denotes high values, sensitivity and dignity. “A power-packed, versatile hue,” I’d say.
On Sunday, I arose, as usual in time to see the Easter Sunrise, and went to church. The sermon was brief and meaningful – just what I like! The Reverend Tim related a story about of a group of deaf children, able to tune in and hear the vibration of dolphins in the sea. He parlayed this tale into a lesson about the importance of tuning in to life. “Well done!” I thought.”
After the sermon, I made a decision.- “I’d take a stroll around the Steamboat Botanic Park.” It was the perfect place to witness and explore what nature has in store for the coming months. Spring has arrived and has brought, to the Botanic Park, an awakening. My Easter spirit fully came alive. There were signs everywhere of the renewal of life in the gardens.
“What is this supposed to mean?” you might ask. Today’s blog is simply a fulfilling rambling of my stream of consciousness. Hope you don’t mind! Remember to tune in to your own thoughts. Life will come alive more vividly!
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January 16, 2012
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” ~ Gerard De Nerval
Uh, oh! Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh has created a monster. The monster was lying dormant, now it has now awoken. It is lurking inside of me.
Sunday morning I arose before the sun, as I usually do, determined to finish reading the book “The Language of Flowers.” The book creatively and divinely tells a fictional story of mending hearts through the power of love and through the gift of giving flowers. The emotional interpretation of a variety of flowers is told through the story line and the reader gains great insight into how flowers were used a long time ago to communicate what people were feeling. Like our range of human emotions, the story is not entirely pretty. Nevertheless, it is a deeply fulfilling read that really makes you ponder beyond a flower’s physical appearance.
I finished the book, and off to church I went. As I do every Sunday, I listened very carefully to every inspiring word our pastor had to say in his weekly reflections about the power of God’s love in our world. Our pastor is a gifted storyteller and communicator. He tells stories of faith and devotion, often with humor, that people walking on any path in life, from all neighborhoods and from all religious backgrounds, can draw from.
However, this Sunday, was a little challenging for me. During every moment of silence, I was constantly distracted and drawn to looking at the flowers on the altar to determine what was in the bouquet. I decided to write a few of them down, so I could return home and look up their meaning. From where I stood, I do believe I saw calla lilies (modesty), eucalyptus (protection), purple iris (message) and some ivy (fidelity).
Now, I am second guessing myself… there were purple iris, for sure. “But wasn’t there a stalk or two of larkspur (lightness) or maybe a bellflower (gratitude)? Did I see some aloe (grief)? Which flowers weighed more heavily in the overall arrangement” I implore.
Dear God! Help Me! I am working more than double duty, here! Not only do I have to go home to discern the signs of God’s love in my everyday life and in our world, but now, I have to interpret the revelations in the flowers on the altar, too! What am I going to do? My life is busy here with She Writes Steamboat and with other matters of independent publishing, as it is! Do I have time for more?
There must be help for an affliction like this! There is a balm in Gilead but, I think for now I will stay right here, overwhelmed or not.
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