by Lauren Carter | Dec 6, 2018 | Contemplations, Courses, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Gardening, Nature, Process, Seasons, Writers, Writing Life
When J. and I first moved into this house, as autumn crept into winter, we started feeding the birds and thinking about gardens. As soon as the weather cooperated, we carved out a small area of grass, ordered some soil and, as they say in England, got stuck in. We...
by Lauren Carter | Nov 29, 2018 | Animals, Contemplations, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Mowat, Pets, Process, Writing Life
It’s been a wacky couple of weeks. J. and I both sick with the cold from h, e, double hockey sticks. A lump on Mowat’s back that the vet determined to be a tumour that had to be cut out and sent for further testing (still waiting for results). Then, because he’s Mowat...
by Lauren Carter | Nov 15, 2018 | Contemplations, Courses, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Manitoba, Nature, Novel, Process, Workshops, Writers, Writing Life
In the Whiteshell last weekend, at the gorgeous and oh-so-welcoming Falcon Trails Resort, I wrote with eleven other women during the Wild Writing in the Boreal retreat Donna Besel and I co-taught. I went a bit wild, too – thanks to a singalong, fantastic...
by PDR-Kellie | Oct 25, 2018 | Art, Creativity, Knitting, Manitoba, Process, Winnipeg, Writing Life
I’ve been thinking about fun lately. Seems strange, given the state of the world. Ugh. But something has shifted in me (if you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably read that before… insert self-deprecating chuckle here…) Maybe it’s the result of the last few years,...
by PDR-Kellie | Oct 11, 2018 | Art, Books, Courses, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Events, Manitoba, Reading, Teaching, Winnipeg, Workshops, Writers, Writing Life
My brain has been a free-wheeling swirl of colour and ideas lately. Not sure why. Seems, though, like I’m constantly jotting ideas into my notebook – for visual art, fabric art (I’m learning how to crochet while also playing with...
by PDR-Kellie | Sep 27, 2018 | Creativity, Events, File Under Weird, Manitoba, Process, Readings, Winnipeg, Writers, Writing Life
Last Friday night seems so long ago. Since then, I’ve been catching what I can of the events at our city’s extraordinary writers’ festival and also trying to negotiate the rising, rollicking tides of anger I feel at what’s happening in the U.S....
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