Whistles, Ballads and Tales

I’ve come to cherish the first few hours of the morning. There is the quiet darkness between my 7am alarm, which I don’t really know why I have it set for that time anymore, since my body usually wakes me up before that, and we are not on the same strict morning schedule since ChanchoContinue reading “Whistles, Ballads and Tales”

Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: The Magic of the Bookshelf

Have you ever walked past your bookshelf at home, or a stack of books, a book cart at the library or a display at a bookstore and felt the irresistible pull of a book, your hand reaching out for it instinctively without your mind even realizing what you are doing? When I was younger andContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: The Magic of the Bookshelf”

Leticia’s Creative Obsessions How Stories Shape Us

On this Spring Equinox, I am thinking a lot about the natural transitions into spring: the new growth, the warming during the day with still cool nights. The plants we nursed through last scorching summer and a few freezes are now starting to return and flourish. Look at our little strawberry buds! This is alsoContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions How Stories Shape Us”