perspectives

When I was very young I thought that what I saw today would be available for me to see tomorrow and next year and always.  I thought that the people I loved would be there tomorrow and next year and always.  I thought that the things I learned about the world would be permanently

A writer friend sent me a description of what happened when the world-class violinist, Joshua Bell, played with open violin case in a Washington, D C. metro station a couple of years ago.  He was playing Bach for solo violin, compositions unmatched for emotional and intellectual

I’ll tell you what I enjoy about the teenagers I know: 1)  They are curious about life and don’t take much for granted. 2)  They love to be helpful to those who need help. 3)  They enjoy being in touch with lots of members of the community, rich and poor, smart and

My Random House Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language says that the first definition of “Perverse” is “willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired”.  There are other meanings which are more negative, but I’m

We have all either heard it said, or have said it ourselves, “I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.” This sounds a bit like admitting that we don’t know much about our favorite drinking buddy; what he is like as a husband and father, or son,

Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology, psychiatry and education at the University of Rochester, says, “We’ve found nature brings out more social feelings, more value for community and close relationships. People are more caring when they’re around nature.”  – a quote from

I was with my once-a-month dominoes friends today and we enjoyed discussing important topics like the George Strait concert, the kolache recipe, the Nobel Prize committee’s choice for the Peace Prize, our creeping age, and the McDonald’s going in next to the Louvre. 

I often use water imagery in my artwork.  In my mind, water can represent danger, as in the bad dream where water is imminently going to overflow a building or a child.  Water can represent wisdom, as in seeing the upper world reflected back clearly by the surface of t

Canyon de Chelly copyright 2003 by Lynn Bridge 30″ x 40″ I made this painting years ago, remembering a trip to Canyon de Chelly in Arizona.  The canyon is land of the people we call Navaho in most parts of our country, but who call themselves Dee-nay, meaning

Being somewhat dutiful parents, my husband and I have chaperoned a number of school field trips over the years.  Most could have been measured somewhere on the scale between mildly annoying to almost triumphant in their effect on the students, but a few have been notable for