I will admit that I am a novice when it comes to social media. I look at Facebook about once a month and occasionally post a photo of friends in happy places. Navigating the ebbs and flows of the various postings is mind boggling and I don’t spend much time reading comments about personal experiences….
Help Stop the Digital Bullying
I will admit that I am a novice when it comes to social media. I look at Facebook about once a month and occasionally post a photo of friends in happy places. Navigating the ebbs and flows of the various postings is mind boggling and I don’t spend much time reading comments about personal experiences….
Another Interlude in a Village of Culture
No One Comes to San Miguel de Allende Just Once The photo above was taken at a lovely little restaurant (Paprika Restaurante) in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, located on a very busy boulevard, Ancha de San Antonio. An especially talented trio of young musicians were playing some pretty fabulous Latin music. Earlier in the…
Heart for the Arts
In this issue there’s a report from Cate O’Hagan regarding Arts Central, a multifaceted nonprofit regional arts organization that has been promoting and enhancing our artistic places, spaces and people for almost 40 years. by Pamela Hulse Andrews Cate has headed this effort for more than 20 years, as she was inspiring the region to…
Reflections on a New Year
Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences and failing to achieve anything useful. ~ Margaret J. Wheatley (an American writer) I’ve never made a New Year’s resolution…if something needs changing, improving, accomplished…my approach is to jump right on it. This works well if you really know what the challenge is,…
Thank You November
by PAMELA HULSE ANDREWS I haven’t read or watched The Secret for many years. But it first came out at a time when I needed to take a good look at my life and renew my attitude. The Secret is a best-selling 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne. It is based on the law of…
Indie Women & BendFilm Share a Passion
BendFilm is an inspiring, passionate and economically beneficial event embraced by the community in a pretty big way. An independent film festival that was once a dot on the radar is now one of the top 50 film festivals in the world named by MovieMaker Magazine. The four-day dream catcher gives our community a firsthand…
Supportive, Artful Collaborations Working in Central Oregon
Since 1959 after an unknown painter left a house to Deschutes County for use as a community painting studio, SageBrushers Art Society has been consistently providing a cooperative home to increase knowledge of skills and principles of the arts for our community. Imagine the abundance of art this organization has championed over the past nearly…
The Vision — BendFilm Flourishes with Indie Women
BendFilm is an inspiring, passionate and economically beneficial event embraced by the community in a pretty big way. An independent film festival that was once a dot on the radar is now one of the top 50 film festivals in the world named by MovieMaker Magazine. The four-day dream catcher gives our community a firsthand…
LAVA LOVE-Detoxing Treatment at Anjou Spa
Imagine a Saturday morning, the weather is nice enough to do a little gardening. You turn the faucet on outside, go mow the lawn and when you come back both of the master suites are flooded in your downstairs. In a half an hour you have an appointment at Anjou Spa for a Lava Love…