Holiday Exchange & End of Year

Hello Flourishing Friends! I cannot believe another year is almost over. This year has gone by in a blur. If I'm being honest, I won't be sad to say goodbye to 2018 either. It's been another year of fighting the energies of the universe and both creatively and...

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Showers, Flowers, & A Good Book

Happy Spring Flourish Friends! Spring is getting a late start here in southwest Florida, as it is in the rest of the country. I love it because a cool spring means one less roasting day for us in the South. The showers have already started though and spring flowers...

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Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz – It’s Dr. Suess!

An exchange that is! Sign ups have just been posted for our next exchange - Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz. March 2nd is Dr. Seuss day in America and what better way to celebrate than calligraphing your favorite Dr. Seuss quote - or better yet - writing your own in the same...

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A New Year, a New Book, and a New Holder

Hi Flourish Friends, It's hard to believe we are already going into the third week of 2018! Honestly though, I wasn't too sad to see 2017 come to an end. It was a difficult year in many ways and although I still like to savor every moment of life, I like the idea of a...

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Preparing, Reflecting, & Planning + Haunted Hellos!

Hi Flourish Friends! Fall in Florida is ... the same - 90 degrees every day! But it is still my favorite time of year. As many of you are aware, the start to this year's Autumn has been quite adventurous. My family made an abrupt and arduous evacuation to escape...

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Happy Fall – Halloween Exchange is now open for sign ups!

Hi Flourish Friends, It has been quite some time since I posted an update for Flourish members. If you are receiving this message via email, it is because at some point you signed up for emails via the Flourish Forum blog. 😉 I have just posted the sign-ups for the...

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SCRIBE: Artist of the Written Word Review [GIVEAWAY – closed]

Scribe: Artist of the Written Word | John Stevens Available at John Neal Booksellers Many eager learners of calligraphy today do not think twice about spending a couple hundred dollars for an online or beginner's workshop to gain access to coveted secrets of the craft...

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Calligraphy: Share the Craft, Preserve the Trade

There is an interesting distinction between the senses in the ability to judge quality. Though tastes are vastly different, most people will know a good gourmet meal when they eat one or recognize an out-of-tune song when they hear it. But when it comes to the visual...

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Flourish Friends! Just a quick note to say hope you all have a fantastic new year filled with fun, family, and flourishing! In honor of new years (and staying up late to wait for my teenager to come home safely), I created a mini-tutorial of Tips for...

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