by Shari Shattuck | Nov 2, 2025 | Acting & Experiences, art, authors, beauty, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, writers, writing
I love fall. It’s my favorite season, it always has been. The crisp days, the first fire, the color, the weather, the semi-relaxed days where we can wind down early because, well, it’s dark outside by 4. Some days, I just have to lie down in the leaves and...
by Shari Shattuck | May 25, 2024 | art, authors, beauty, children, creative inspiration, family, Life in General, writers, writing
There are days, lots of them, when things seem so much harder than they need to be, and then I am reminded of how much worse some people have it and against all odds they remain optimistic, positive, and deeply enamored of life. We all have moods and difficulties,...
by Shari | Feb 10, 2020 | America, art, beauty, children, Life in General
Snow falls and swirls in puffs or icy shards, it smooths the surface of the world in a way that would seem to dim shapes and steal color. It makes everything look the same, dull and uniform. But look again, each flake has the opalescent quality made of icicles, of...
by Shari | Feb 3, 2016 | art, beauty, creative inspiration, Life in General
There are times in your life when beauty shines undeniably around you, and there are times when you find it in something as simple as moss between stones. And then there are the times it flows up, spilling out of your very self, as though you become one with the...
by Shari | Mar 18, 2013 | Life in General
A special month is engraved now in my heart and mind. Every month is special, of course, but the blessings of time in this city have once again charmed and enthralled me.I leave with so many wonderful memories of time with my daughter and husband, too many to try to...