After a nice mid-morning snack of leftover pot roast, I found I still had a little over a cup of meat left with no more veggies.  Never wanting to waste, I decided to use the meat in a beef and barley soup...

Each year, Corning, NY plays host to its own street festival in honor of its prime commodity:  glass.  This year marks the fifth iteration of GlassFest and while I haven’t attended in a couple of years...

The discussion this week from Love Art, Happy Life is on being an artist and having confidence in yourself as an artist.  I feel like this is applicable to much more than art though, but since this has turned...

This sketched scene is from our visit to the Gettysburg National Military Park in April 2016.  Since I have already written a bit on this visit, I would encourage investigation into earlier posts for more of...

My grandmother recently passed and part of adulting is helping to clean out your loved ones possessions.  It isn’t a fun thing to do, but it has to fall to someone.  Part of my responsibility was to...

I don’t believe I ever knew the drive and dedication of Henri Matisse. Inspired by Matisse Learning about him this week during my Love Art, Happy Life lesson was inspiring.  I often contemplate what I...

I remember a time in my late teens when I was as idealistic as I was naive and everything I did moved toward the most simple life possible.  There are parts of me that continue to yearn for this misty...

Today’s adventure is a blend of two earlier posts, my 2016 food goals and one on being a tourist in your own town. The plan was to hit the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, see the sponsored Rockwell Alley...