One of the first things people ask when I tell them I’m a writer is, “Where do you get your ideas?” I find this kinda funny, because to me, ideas are like spores; they are everywhere, but seem invisible until they suddenly pop up into your mind like tiny mushrooms. For instance, I recently wrote…
The Traveler's Show & Tell blog carnival is a roundup of interesting travel-themed articles and photo essays from all over the web that I host right here on Mental Mosaic: Even Home is a Travel Deestination every other Saturday. It's a fun way to enjoy armchair traveling, while finding interesting blogs to follow. Plus, if…
New Orleans’ Cafe du Monde: A Taste of History When you enjoy a cup of chicory-laced coffee and a plate of beignets at New Orleans’ famous Cafe du Monde (800 Decatur St, New Orleans), you’re ingesting a bit of history along with your sugar and caffeine. Coffee played a big role in New Orleans’ history,…
Welcome to the January 7, 2012 edition of Traveler’s Show and Tell. This week’s Traveler’s Show and Tell blog carnival showcases seven traveling bloggers: Tui Snider stretches her tourist dollars in New Orleans. Andy Hayes takes us to Peacock Lane in Portland, Oregon. Nicole Black describes Christmas traditions in Denmark. April D. Thompson offers tips…
My Prediction Tradition As I’ve mentioned here before, when my step-daughter was little our New Year’s traditions included writing down predictions for the coming year. The fun part was digging up that list the following year and seeing which things came true and which did not. I revived that prediction tradition a couple years ago…
Taking photos is a big part of my life, so it’s really hard to call one single photo “the best one.” Plus, I like different photos for different reasons. Some are great because they transport me back to a special memory, some are artsy, and some just make me laugh. I especially enjoy photos that…
Welcome to the December 10, 2011 edition of Traveler’s Show & Tell This week’s Traveler’s Show & Tell blog carnival features seven bloggers whose posts take us all over the world: Andarin shows us one of San Francisco’s best kept secrets in a photo essay. Michael Turtle takes us to a biblical amusement park in…
Community in my kitchen I could fill several blog entries talking about all the places I have experienced community in 2011 – online, offline and even overseas – but for this Reverb11 post I’m going to expound upon the sense of family I’ve enjoyed right in my very own kitchen. My husband has two grown…
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Seven Links Challenge: Tag – I’m It!
I am not sure who started the 7 Links Challenge, but I was recently tagged by Susan Silver of Cirque du Mot. (Thanks, Susan!) Here are links to posts on Mental Mosaic that are: the most beautiful, the most popular, the most controversial, the most helpful, surprisingly successful, and the most overlooked. I've also tagged…
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