by Susan Call | Aug 6, 2018 | Susan's Blog
My Friday morning departure came before I could really prepare for my trip. Exhausted from a chaotic week, I tossed my things in to a suitcase to head off to a much anticipated writer’s conference. This “reset” couldn’t have come at a better time. Soon my mind...
by Susan Call | Aug 1, 2018 | Susan's Blog
Intimidation waits for us just at the edge of our comfort zone. I was reminded how true that is when I stepped into the room filled with blank canvases. Each rested against an easel and was accompanied by a small tin can filled with paint brushes along with a paper...
by Susan Call | Jul 27, 2018 | Susan's Blog
‘How are you doing?’ an acquaintance asked when I bumped into her unexpectedly in the grocery store. The appropriate response to what happened next could have easily been “clean up on aisle 5” and it would have been completely fitting. She caught me on a weary...
by Susan Call | Jul 23, 2018 | Susan's Blog
I almost didn’t see it there hiding in the leaves. But there in my garden was something small that I really didn’t expect – a baby watermelon – only about the size of a large apricot. Earlier this summer I had given up on the handful of seeds that I had...
by Susan Call | Jul 17, 2018 | Susan's Blog
Am I the only one that’s a mess? The other day while doing some gardening in my backyard, I was reminded about a daisy that grew there a few years ago. This one little flower was memorable because it stood by itself worn and tattered. Just past it stood...
by Susan Call | Jul 11, 2018 | Susan's Blog
The other night I collapsed into bed much later than my normal time. As I tried to shift my mind into neutral I couldn’t help but scan my mental to-do list one last time. You know the old saying “when it rains it pours?” It’s been my turn to prove that can be true. No...
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