Author Archives: Carissa

25
Aug, 2005

creativity sparks energy in me

i love seeing examples of other people’s creativity. here’s a recent example from one of my favorite sites to peruse occasionally. their tagline is “no tea cozies without irony.” just looking at their site makes me want to go make … Continue reading →

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23
Aug, 2005

ok. this article cracked me up.

does this link work for you? i ran across this article today at work and it cracked me up. maybe non-children’s librarians won’t be amused, but…it’s funny ‘cuz it’s true!

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23
Aug, 2005

rearranging furniture

i love to rearrange furniture. most of the time, i figure out the “perfect” way for the furniture to be arranged and then i leave it alone, but some rooms defy my internal feng shui and must, periodically, be shuffled … Continue reading →

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22
Aug, 2005

outsider art outside

whenever i go biking through the arboretum behind my house, i always smile when i pass this one particular house. in their yard is an ever-changing, ever-shifting arrangement of rocks, peeled tree trunk segments and small plaster casts of buddha … Continue reading →

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19
Aug, 2005

amelie lists

so, in the movie amelie, some of my favorite parts are the ones where they list different characters’ quirky loves and hates. one character loves the “oysters” found when picking chicken meat from the bone, one character hates it when … Continue reading →

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19
Aug, 2005

beneath every cloud there is a hot pink lining

last night, there were storms in the area. tornadoes, dumping rain, and…bright sunshine. this storm pushed through very quickly and when it was over, there was no lingering gray. only bright, happy sunshine! and rainbows! and the most amazing, billowy … Continue reading →

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18
Aug, 2005

yoga kitty

my cat, maryann, is my yoga kitty. the other cat can’t come into the yoga/craft room with me because she eats my plants and wreaks havoc and that is not conducive to a calm yoga mood. as soon as i … Continue reading →

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17
Aug, 2005

the power of water

yesterday, a patron came in with a fistful of “peppermint stick zinnia” that were very droopy and “mostly-dead” looking. i stuck them in some water with very little hope. every day when i get home, the tomato plants that i … Continue reading →

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16
Aug, 2005

another artist

i like lynn whipple. she makes ninny boxes. i don’t know where to buy them. i probably couldn’t afford them anyway. will someone make me a ninny box?

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16
Aug, 2005

brad the gorilla

i love reading this blog. it’s just the right dose of silly for my day. (but don’t tell brad. he might get offended.)

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