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About me - Amy Grennell

I am a stay-at-home mom and former newspaper reporter. I am now an artist and writer and love gardening and learning new things.

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Arts & Humanities > Photography How to take great pictures with your digital camera
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Having a digital camera doesn't make you a photographer but with a little knowledge you can improve your photos. Find your instruction book for the camera and read it I don't like reading directions but I think you should read the book or booklet your camera came with. There are probably a few features you didn't know you ha... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights How to live a spiritual life
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Instead of being spiritual once a week in Church or with a group there are myriad opportunities to honor your spirituality in the everyday. Offerings Making an offering to a deity is a nice was to incorporate your spiritual life into the everyday. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition there are seven bowls of water which represe... More..

Arts & Humanities > Making Art The importance of keeping an art journal
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Keeping an art journal is not just for artists. Anyone and everyone can benefit from this form of visual recordkeeping. As with regular written journaling, an art journal chronicles the user's life through images more than just text alone. This can be a therapeutic form of expression for everyone. For artists this is often a... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions Guide to Celtic holidays
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Modern pagans still celebrate the basic Celtic holidays in the form of 8 sabbats or spokes on the wheel. Imbolg Imbolg, also known as Candlemas, is celebrated on Feb. 2 by Pagans around the world. This sabbat comes six weeks after Yule and six weeks before the Spring Equinox. The Celtic triple Goddess Brighid in her maiden a... More..

Style & Beauty > Vintage & Bargain Clothing How to make the best of shopping for clothes at Goodwill
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Shopping for clothes at Goodwill can be hit or miss but if you have some spare time and a creative eye you can come away a winner. Before you go looking at your nearby Goodwill store, take inventory to see what you need to add to your closet. Sometimes you are tempted to get something just because it's cheap but really take ... More..

Home & Garden > Vegetables & Herbs Get growing naturally: Start your seeds indoors
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Get growing naturally: Start your seeds indoors Giving your plants a headstart on the growing season is not only easy but gives you an advanced taste of Springtime in your home or garage. There are some seeds that need to be started indoors and many that do not need to be. Make a list of everything you will be planting this ... More..

Home & Garden > Vegetables & Herbs Seed starting for a vegetable garden with children
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Planting Vegetable Seeds with Children Starting seeds with children can be a great educational lesson as well as a productive part of your family life. And if you have picky eaters chances are they will at least try something that they have grown themselves. There are some seeds that need to be started indoors and many that ... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft Ostara: Spring equinox
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Ostara When thinking of Spring Equinox or Ostara there's the bunnies and the eggs . The Easter Bunny is German in origin. He first appears in literature in 16th century as a deliverer of eggs. All rabbits and hares were thought to lay eggs on Easter Day but today the bunny simply brings baskets of eggs and other goodies for ... More..

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