Author Archives: Bobbie Herron

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About Bobbie Herron

I live surrounded by watercolor brushes and paints, fountain pens, sketchbooks, and journals- often wanting more than anything to write and paint at the same time. If you like what you're reading, feel free to share it with others. If you see something that needs correction, please let me know. Thanks for visiting!

Keep it simple

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

I got to the last few pages of the small sketchbook I carry in my purse, and being frugal I could not just “call it done.” A beautiful autumn day, time to spare, and no sense of direction led me … Continue reading →

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The Story of Inkheart- and More

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

Sometimes when I am looking for a movie to rent, I do a search by actor. This time it was Helen Mirren (never a bad choice), and my search turned up a PG rated movie that was ostensibly for children, … Continue reading →

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A Day At The Beach, continued

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

  Part 2: The Arrival I walk toward the woodland entrance and as I start down the pathway I look up. Something seems wrong—- because it looks exactly the same. The same roots jut across the trail, and the same … Continue reading →

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A Day At The Beach

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

  I had been feeling blue and confused about my life and thought I needed to go someplace safe and warm to regain my strength, my clarity, and my conviction. It was my day off and early that morning I decided that … Continue reading →

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The Greatness of Blue

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

It was the 24th day of the last month of the year, snow was everywhere, and the summer animals had long since headed south for the winter. Or so the villagers thought. It had been difficult for everyone since winter … Continue reading →

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From Scotland with Love

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

Last Sunday noontime as I sipped a coffee at one of our beautiful sidewalk cafes, I realized a film was about to start at Red River Theatre and on a whim I decided to go. I knew nothing about it … Continue reading →

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Shape or Color: What clicks with you?

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

A few years ago I took my camera and a roll of Ilford black-and-white film (yes, real 35mm camera film) to the produce department of my grocery store. I was stunned when I got the photos back from the camera shop: … Continue reading →

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Boarding School- Part 2

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

(Continued from ‘Boarding School: Part 1’- best to read that first.) “I could go back upstairs empty-handed”, I thought to myself, “and tell Sev I couldn’t find the corn (thus proving how stupid I am). Or, I could go upstairs … Continue reading →

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Boarding School- Part 1

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

“Let us pray…” The minister bowed his head, as did the five hundred adolescent girls and the dozen faculty members attending Sunday morning services at Sage Chapel. The Gothic arches loomed overhead, a symbol of the complex Higher Power which … Continue reading →

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Oils in the Cellar—Sawdust in the Attic

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Bobbie Herron

   I grew up in a home of polarized artists My father, an executive at the Reader’s Digest from 1956-1967, also had a fully outfitted woodworking shop in the attic of our old colonial house. There he crafted furniture year … Continue reading →

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