With all of the online and virtual courses being offered this year, because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, it has turned out to be a good time to put my initial 2020 plan in to action. In January I began harnessing my since-childhood desire to Read More …
It’s Saturday morning and I’m feeling inspired … and a wee bit proud of myself. That last part is not something that I say or write often, if at all. Particularly not since late 2018, when I developed a mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Read More …
I’ve decided to post more of my beginner artwork, to maybe convince others that they can also learn to do this. Or possibly just for laughs – because we could all use more laughter in our lives these days! I first picked up a watercolour Read More …
It took only a few weeks for me to admit to myself that my watercolour painting wouldn’t get much better unless I did something about my complete and utter lack of drawing skills. No matter how many painting workshops and courses I take, I’ll need Read More …
I’d planned to write a post without any mention of the on-going pandemic, but obviously that’s not going to happen. It has been such a prominent feature of our lives for over a year now, with restrictions still in place across many areas of the Read More …
What’s so rare that the awareness day for it falls on Leap Day, once every four years? That’s the story of international Rare Disease Day, launched back in 2008 to “build a global awareness campaign to help bring rare diseases to the spotlight.” (1) Leap Read More …
