Stars have always played an important part in my relationship with my husband.When we first began courting, he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, putting a 14 to 15 hour time difference between us, depending on whether or not Daylight Savings was being observed here in the United States.
He first… Read the rest...
Author: Beth
Writer, artist, blogger, doll collector, and owner of Ithilear.com.
When I was a child, pink was my favorite color. Then when I was older, about 10 or so, I no longer liked it at all. I spent many years hating pink, but that changed suddenly when I was about 19. I don’t know what precipitated the change, but I… Read the rest...
Recently, I took my first trip down the terrible rabbit hole that is Pinterest. It’s interesting to see all the little nooks and spaces that people create in their houses. I was showing some pretty pictures to a friend, and she asked what my ideal household space to write in… Read the rest...
I mentioned before that my older brother was married in the Chinese garden. Here’s a peek at what it looks like – It’s truly a beautiful place. I was fortunate that they allowed me into the garden to take this picture, during my springtime visit. The garden was closed for… Read the rest...
As I get older, I find I now have a hard time writing in silence. Sometimes I write to the sound of my husband’s video games in the background, but more often, I put something on to listen to while I work. What that might be varies, depending on what… Read the rest...
Fourth installment already!We’ll start March off with a splash of color. Today’s photo is from my first trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, in the spring of 2008. It’s hard to believe it’s already been that long! This is the flower of the unusual-looking Indonesian wax ginger plant.I took a… Read the rest...
Sometimes when I see the cover of a book, I can’t help but stare at it and wonder what the artist was thinking.I’ve seen a ton of boggling covers, but I figured I’d just point out a few that garnered laughs in the past few weeks, which means we’ll be… Read the rest...