Exploring Creativity
Happy Mugshot Monday from Jim Hobbs at the Sloane Square Gallery.
If you haven’t visited yet, head to the West 14th Street Antiques District in Huntington, WV for an amazing experience.
Jim is the decorator and designer while his partner, Jamie Sloane, is the artist. The gallery is a representation of the best of both their talents.
Jim and Jamie want everyone to come into the gallery and feel welcome and comfortable. They want to encourage people to be creative.
Cheers!
When the day ahead holds challenges, a cup of courage provides a little fortitude.
Happy Mugshot Monday and write on, Diane.
Cheers!
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” —A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
It’s Monday and what I consider the first day of the week. So what better way to start it? With first lines of literature.
A thank you to my daughter for this thoughtful gift from Philosopher’s Guild.
Answers to these and some of the other first lines are below.
Happy Mugshot Monday!
“A screaming comes across the sky.” —Gravity’s Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” —Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
“124 was spiteful. Full of a baby’s venom.” —Beloved, Toni Morrison
“You better not never tell nobody but God.” —The Color Purple, Alice Walker
“All this happened, more or less.” — Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” —Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. —1984, George Orwell
Good Monday morning!
My dear neighbor and friend gave me this beautiful mug and when I drink from it, I think of her kindness.
May you be blessed with a cup full of love today.
xox
At the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, I fulfilled a lifelong wish to drive a train in their Guest Engineer program.
My absolute favorite part of the experience was pulling the cord to make the whistle blow. 😊
39/61 Micron pen sketch and Koi watercolors.
For train enthusiasts: The No. 310 was built in 1947 and is powered by a McIntosh & Seymour 539 series engine rated at 660 horsepower. It was built for the Erie and became Erie Lackawanna No. 310 in 1960. The engine was donated by Silcott Railway and arrived at the museum in 1997. It underwent an extensive overhaul and is currently operational.
The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is dedicated to preserving the railroad history of North Judson and seeks to keep the town’s railroad heritage alive via display and operation of vintage railroad equipment atop the history rails that bend their way around the museum. You can visit The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum for details.