I recently finished another swirl drawing and I thought that I’d share it with you. (But you have to read to the end to see it!) This was more than just a drawing though. You see, my swirls began as a way to occupy my mind and my thoughts, and have actually become a great [...]
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The Desiderata way of life
It’s time to answer another of your questions so I’m going back to the first request to write about a poem that has stirred great emotions for me. (Don’t worry—I’m working on a couple of family history posts for that question, too!) My favourite poem is The Desiderata by Max Ehrmann. The poem was written in 1927, [...]
A productive start
Spring break started on Friday, and by Saturday morning I had created a bit of a to-do list of all of the things I want to accomplish during my week+ break from classes. And, I’m pleased to say, I am actually making pretty decent progress! To keep myself accountable, I’m going to share my list [...]
I’ll get by
It’s been a week since I last shared my mundane life with you here on Just Frances. And it’s been nearly that long since I [temporarily?] deactivated my Facebook account. Yes, I admit it: I’m having a pretty crappy time right now. No one thing is catastrophic, but it seems that when I put all [...]
Swirls, old and new
Back in August I was finishing up a swirl drawing at my folks’ house. I had left my work-in-progress on the coffee table and whilst I was out, my 14-year-old niece, Ivanna, stopped by to visit her grandparents. When I returned my parents told me how Ivanna was mesmerised by the drawing, studying it intensely. She even [...]
An ode to my platelets
Once again, I’ve found myself with a lower-than-ideal platelet count. Well, it was very low last week (13!) and I had them re-tested today. Hopefully when the results come in later this week, they’ll be better. In the mean time, I have been referred to a haematologist again. Not that they can fix me, as [...]
Blue swirls
I started this swirl drawing back in January and have finally finished. Not because I’ve not been swirling, but because I’ve been working on a couple of other swirls that took priority. And now that it’s done, I guess it’s time to send it off to Mom! You can see pictures of the work in [...]
Swirl-flies
So I spent the past weekend on the couch dying of the common cold. OK, I wasn’t dying, but I wasn’t feeling too great, either. However, all that time convalescing meant time spent swirling! I’ve got a couple of swirls on the go at the moment—including a blue one that [finally] nearing completion and one [...]
Random thoughts: The wisdom of age
Random thoughts—Week 4: Write a story about letting go, where the main character is a factory worker and a locket is a key object in the story. Set your story in an apartment. The wisdom of age Sylvia sat on the floor of the empty flat, tears streaming down her face as she stared at [...]
A winning announcement
As promised, today is the day that I’m announcing the winner of my anniversary contest. (But you have to read a bit of a ramble first. And more of a ramble when the announcement is over. I offer no apologies for that.) Pre-announcement ramble: Wow! This was really hard. All of the entries were entertaining [...]
