Creative Apples

November is Games and Puzzles Month, dedicated to preserving the tradition of investing time with family and friends. In the U.S. it’s also a reminder to be thankful for all those relationships. One game […]

Long Lost File Note – Pete Seeger

Author’s note: I have been saving articles, notes, and paper scraps in files marked “Inspiration” and “Humor” for 30+ years. Time now to share what they mean to me. I admired Pete Seeger (1919-2014) […]

Thought for the Day #1

Author’s note: I have been saving articles, notes, and paper scraps in files marked “Inspiration” and “Humor” for 30+ years. Time now to share what they mean to me. Choose to have fun. Fun […]

Two Round Games – Spot It! and Hue Knew?

Hue Knew? is a variation of the Stroop Effect Chart that features the names of colors – pink, purple, red, green, and so on – with each color name written in a color that doesn’t […]

Today’s Horoscope

As someone who embraces the admonition to always believe that something wonderful is about to happen, I am constantly on the lookout for signs. I am not a serious believer in astrology and I […]

Who Would Win?

In a figure-skating contest who would win – Dr. Seuss or George Washington? In a stand-up comedy competition, who would win – Tarzan or Napoleon? The Who Would Win? game I received in the […]

Things That Make Me Smile – Episode 3

Years ago I had bookmarks made that took a lighthearted approach to the English signs from World War II that said, “Keep calm and carry on.” Mine said, “Keep calm and merry on,” which […]

Guacamole Creed

Part 1 Todd Hart, my fellow member of AATH (Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor) is living proof that the relaxed mind is a creative mind. While indulging in a sensory deprivation float tank […]

Things That Make Me Smile – Episode 2

More than smile, actually. My favorite Gloria Vanderbilt quote (Check her out; she is an interesting woman) is this: “That is the best – to laugh with someone because you think the same things […]

Fascinated by Fall

Albert Camus wrote: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Many writers and poets, past and present, have been fascinated by fall and create wonderful imagery about it. Here’s Eric […]

Things That Make Me Smile – Episode 1

A scientific study I read about recently concluded that goats prefer humans who smile. That makes me smile. First, goats are rather funny, jumpy creatures that have been getting a lot of Internet attention […]

Variations on Mona Lisa – Unusual Portrait Media – Part 5

If you want to discuss portraits that have been created in unusual mediums, no one can outdo Leonardo da Vinci’s 500+ year old Mona Lisa. We began this series by noting Phil Hansen’s amazing […]

And That’s Not All – Unusual Portrait Media – Part 4

Each category of artists featured in this blog is meant to highlight five people, but this post brings our “Unusual Portrait Media” group to nine because each person I read about intrigued me more. […]

A Passion for Pixels – Portrait Art – Part 2

As we noted in the previous blog, Ken Knowlton created portraits using the pixel possibilities of dice, dominoes, Braille, seashells, jigsaw puzzle parts, crossword puzzles, and spools of thread. What’s left? Plenty! #1 -The […]

The Carvers

According to a variety of sources, artisans have been sculpting butter for thousands of years, and chocolate for well over 100 years, but it has only been in the last decade or so that […]