Tiles make me smile…
The tiles are here! The tiles are here! Look for beautiful, handmade Life is a Verb tiles in the 37days store very soon. Like as soon as I can find my password for opening the store and editing it kind of soon. I’m sure it’s here somewhere… maybe it’s under …
Armchair traveling at its best…
As you may have noticed, Life is a Verb is wandering around the Blogosphere this month as fantastic bloggers from around the world take on the task of writing about the book–I hope you will not only enjoy their reviews, the ways they are incorporating the lessons of the book …
verbs are in the tongue and groove
The fabulous Marilyn Maciel at "tongue and groove" interviewed me this week–provocative, interesting, timely questions–as part of the Blog Tour ’08 to celebrate the launch of Life is a Verb. Way back in the very beginning of 37days, Marilyn started visiting–and commenting. Her voice stands out for me as one …
a wrung sponge makes a plan…
My thanks to Cloudscome for reviewing LIAV on her blog, a wrung sponge, today! She is "a librarian posting about multiculti kid’s books, poetry, knitting, her garden and gluten free cooking." I love her ripe fig haiku, her commitment to her 365 Photo Blog and her tagline: "There’s a poet …
Horses laugh when they read Verb!
On pages 19 and 172 in LIAV, you’ll find gorgeous artwork by this woman–Tamera Abaté. Here’s her recent note: Thank you soooooooo much for the absolutely incredibly beautiful, wonderful, insightful, brilliant book!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! I thought you might get a kick out of these pix that my "Mr. Brilliant" …
A long table of happy people, glasses of beer and wine, suspenders, hats with feathers… we must be in Germany!
I have a beautiful little 37days shrine made of metal and beads displayed in my dining room–along with many of the pieces of art from Life is a Verb–this one made and sent to me by artist Tari June Goerlitz who is living in Germany. For those of you with …
Day 1 :: Jump into the mess, revel in it
[We are SO going to pretend that time has reversed itself–like when Calvin becomes Stupendous Man in Calvin & Hobbes and turns back the clock–and we’re going to act like I didn’t get waylaid in my countdown, what with the new school year and trying to find vegan alternatives to …
Words, for a change
One of the artists in Life is a Verb, Megan Lane, collaborated with her nephew to create a beautiful illustration for the essay about giving free hugs. Megan is participating on the LIAV Blog Tour-a-palooza this month and her post about Life is a Verb appears today on her photo …
From Edinburgh to Frederick!
"Here is a photo of me with your book in Henderson’s Restaurant in Edinburgh Scotland. I’m sorry there isn’t a more Scottish background — a nice woolly highland cow, heathery hillside or someone playing the pipes! The photo was taken by Rhiannon Connelly of Starry Blue Sky. All the best, …
Cross the River in Ljusdal
Okay. This very short video made me literally burst into tears, it was so beautiful. Here’s the note that accompanied it: Hi Patti, September 2 is my release date (birthday) too. The bridge is the old bridge across the river in Ljusdal, a small town in Sweden, where I live. …
