Tag Archives: Perseverance

Grounded…but in a good way

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

I gave myself another treat today—as my reward for donning shoes and a visor and a mask and venturing forth into the semi-safe great outdoors for some welcome exercise, I indulged in an iced coffee and a sweet at my … Continue reading →

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Gentle Momentum

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

I was talking with a friend recently about the difference between inspiration and duty. Sure enough, within 12 hours, I came across not one but three webinars whose focus was on just that, so here we are. Have you ever … Continue reading →

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Recent Travels with My Tribe

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Part 2: I learned a great deal from my past three Summer School courses. I barely recognize the woman I was in 2017, the woman who struggled to answer the question: “If expense were not an issue and you had … Continue reading →

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For God’s Sake, Get a Tribe!

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

It’s that time of year again, when a few friends and I spend four weeks planning out our dreams and goals for the upcoming year, and of course in order to do this, we begin by looking back on the … Continue reading →

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Scotland: A Lack of Words Speaks Volumes

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

  I am in the middle of going back through all 92 of the blog posts I have created in the last four years, tidying them up a bit, deleting some, seeing things from a fresh perspective. I read one … Continue reading →

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Reopening the World: Will you forfeit what you have gained?

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Although I would never say this worldwide pandemic has been a blessing in any sense, many people have discovered that running at a snail’s pace has its perks. The question is, even though you may be on the verge of … Continue reading →

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The Perks of a “Look at That!” Attitude

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Sometimes we forget why we do what we do. I fell back in love with sketching outdoors about six years ago, after a very long hiatus. I had drifted away from sketching, and in doing so I had forgotten what … Continue reading →

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Memorials and planting seeds

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

Here in New Hampshire it is common wisdom that certain garden crops should not be planted until Memorial Day weekend. In the past it was because there was still a chance of a killing frost, even up until the end … Continue reading →

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Have you ever taken a nap with your eyes open?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

That’s pretty much what sketching felt like today. I was gently focused on what I was doing and at some point I thought, “Yeah, I think I’m done.” ( I wish you could hear how I enunciated that ‘yeah’—it was more like ‘yehhhhh-aaaaaah”—it had about four syllables.) When I finished, I took a picture of […]

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Random thoughts on being fidgety

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

This will probably read like a ‘letter home’ in answer to the question, “What have you been up to since your virtual trip to Wales?” It has been ten days since my last blog post (that suddenly sounds like a … Continue reading →

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