Of late, I have been bedeviled by procrastination and waiting for inspiration like a train that is never going to come. Maybe a more apt metaphor is the train is sitting on the tracks, but it’s not moving. When times are good, it was just a matter of touching the pen to paper and the drawings or ideas would just flow. That isn’t the case right now, but I don’t want to just put my sketchbook aside and wait for the lightbulb to ignite above my head. I think I may have to step off of that stalled train, get behind it and push. Continue reading
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After a long day at the pool, sometimes you need something you can throw together for dinner in about 15 minutes. This ham and cheese pie is the ticket, and while it’s baking you can make a tossed salad – the perfect light dinner for a lazy summer night! 


