Deanne Fitzpatrick » Entries tagged with "writing"
habits to form with your journal
Write in your own voice as if you were writing a letter to a friend. Find a time ever day, the same time, so you create a habit of spending a few minutes with your journal. Use the five senses when you describe things. Think about how it tasted, smelled, felt. Think about what it looked like, and what it sounded like. Make your sentences shorter rather than longer. It is easier to read. Add some colour with coloured … Read entire article »
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the readers rugs….i enjoy hearing from you
Dear Diary, One of the things I enjoy about my blog is the community around it. I love hearing from people , seeing their work, and knowing that they are on a creative path that is all their own. That is what this blog is for, to spur you on creatively, to put a bit of artfulness into your everyday life. Whether it is through a recipe for chicken and coconut soup, or a story about rug … Read entire article »
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A year by the sea…..a book review
Dear Diary, this week I read a little book called, ” A Year by the Sea” by Joan Anderson. At first I admit I was a little irritated thinking that perhaps this was a revision of the book ” A Gift from the Sea” by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, but quickly it became apparent that the author Joan Anderson, had a much more personal story to tell. She gave a riveting story about a year she … Read entire article »
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a poem for an answer
Dear Diary, Today my friend Catherine Bussiere, a photographer emailed me and said she was painting her kitchen. Naturally I asked what colour and here was her response…… Green, like the first tender green of the elm trees Red, bolder then brick but not like fire truck. And white, called playhouse white. It just feels nice, like you walk in and relax. I thought she answered me in a poem, isn’t it nice to have friends like that. So here’s to … Read entire article »
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if art is a coal mine then donna morrissey got her pic and shovel
Dear Diary, On Saturday I took a writing course with the writer Donna Morrissey, author of Kit’s Law, Sylvanus Now, Downhill Chance and What they Wanted. I had read all of her books so I thought it would be interesting to play with ideas for a day, and learn whatever she felt like teaching. She is from the West Coast of Newfoundland , and her books published by Penguin, are mostly set in NL. It was … Read entire article »
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write a letter, it’s something to savour,
Dear Diary, this morning a letter came in the mail. I saw it was from another blogger, Martie, who came to a workshop years ago. We share a love of fibre and art, and the natural world. Instead of reading it in a rush , or a blur, I let the letter sit there all day, set aside for when I could take some time to savour it. When I came home tonight I sat down quietly … Read entire article »
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thanks for 449 and still counting
Dear Diary, Seven or so years ago when I started writing here I had no idea that I’d be creating something. I just saw a possibility, and I went with it. That is exactly how I started rug hooking. When you go with the flow, peek in through unopened doors, you never know what might happen. I became a rug hooker, then I became an artist, then I became a writer, and now I am … Read entire article »
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why I blog
Dear Diary, Why do I blog? Why do I write to you? What makes me sit here nearly every day and go on and on sometimes about things that have nothing to do with rug hooking? I wonder. I wonder so I answer my own question. For years I have written to you but I have been sporadic. Sometimes I would go a month or more and not speak to you. I’d hold my tongue. Last new … Read entire article »
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