Category Archives: Beauty

Fried Dandelions

Posted on April 15, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art “Today my 18-year-old son wanted to make fried dandelions for lunch, a suggestion that initially didn’t meet with much excitement. “But he’s a determined sort, and … Continue reading →

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Kombucha Adventures

Posted on April 12, 2013 by This Woman Writes

I’ve been making Kombucha. I know, it sounds like a song that you sing around the campfire, but it’s a fermented black tea that sits around on the counter top, quietly revolutionizing itself into something totally unlike anything we consume … Continue reading →

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Is There in Truth No Beauty?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Those of you who are afficianados of the 1960’s era Star Trek series (and if you’re not, you should be — it’s cheesey and profound at the same time) may recognize the title of this article from an episode, but … Continue reading →

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Color Coordination That Doesn’t . . . Coordinate

Posted on April 8, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the free weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art “It’s always good when the person you live with thinks similarly to — or at least not radically different from — the way you … Continue reading →

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The Common Cold and Common Sense

Posted on March 27, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Well, guess who’s feeling yucky these days. There’s me, for one (and yes, you are right; that is written in a grammatically incorrect fashion, which just goes to show how yucky I’m feeling). And Tired of Being Youngest, who did … Continue reading →

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Is Religion a Crutch?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by This Woman Writes

How often have you heard this — “Religion is a crutch that only weak people need?” If you’re not religious, your first thought may be, “That’s right!” If you are religious, your first thought may not be very charitable. But … Continue reading →

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Laugh at Life’s Challenges

Posted on February 14, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Cancer, unemployment, chronic pain, financial straits, the general insecurity of our nation’s future — there are a lot of challenges in life, and some of them are around for the long term. Other challenges, seemingly minor, still impact our daily … Continue reading →

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Is It Realistic, Following Our Dreams?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by This Woman Writes

This week’s article comes with a visual — the Bold Innocence art print by Steve Henderson that encourages us to Dream Big! “Yeah, well I tried to follow my dreams but I got a big fat nowhere,” somebody told me … Continue reading →

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“Performance Art” in Real Life

Posted on January 31, 2013 by This Woman Writes

The idols are falling left and right. So one day I read that Lance Armstrong, the celebrated tour de France bicyclist, admitted to Oprah that he had been using banned, performance enhancing drugs. Then the next day, there’s more performance … Continue reading →

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If Pumpkins Were Money, I’d Be Rich

Posted on January 17, 2013 by This Woman Writes

I just love getting stuff for free. Mind you, I’m not talking about taking advantage of people, finding any way I can to avoid paying someone a fair price for something they have made or done. No, I’m talking pumpkin … Continue reading →