Isn’t it amazing how the simplest things can be amazing? Amazing and surprising. This is the type of photo I would use back when I was teaching. I’d ask the kids to write everything they could see in the picture. Some papers came back written on both sides. Others of course would say just the basics. Still there was always the joker who would say something like, tree. Ah yes, in the eye of the beholder.
Winter lingers on Cape Breton Island, Canada. Photo by Kris Tynski
Here’s another lovely place that hints of magic and wonder. Imagine sitting there—writing, painting, sketching. Or doing nothing. Just being.
Photo by Kay Feldkamp
A post from History Books. I love artwork done prior to the understanding of perspective. You can see how the artist struggled to give the illusion of depth and three dimensions. And look at all of the stars, or suns on the books. Not one without. Was the intention to add the effects of illumination?
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There’s Magic in old English Cottages. Just looking at a photo of one brings that softness of time that whispers to you. If things aligned just right, you know you could walk through that doorway and into another time. Inside those stone walls, the coolness in summer, the warmth of a fireplace in winter. Animals that would wander by: deer, squirrel, maybe even a fisher or two in the creek that flows behind the trees. Of course birds of many colors, as many as you can imagine. These are the things that make us wish all magic could be real, that ghosts spoke to us, that time could be bent, that the path between us could be opened.
Happiness is a good book review! A book review was posted by 
Michel Violante on Goodreads. Mar 19, 2017 Reader Views rated it amazing.
After giving some plot details as a lead in, Michael had this to say. “L. E. Hansen presents readers with a well-written, page-turning mystery which I found difficult to put down. The colorful setting and characters are as genuine, likeable, and entertaining as the narrator himself is. The plot is intriguing and filled with twists, which felt like a cat and mouse game between reader and author. I definitely enjoyed the plot, well-developed unique characters, and even the narrator’s voice. I don’t know if this is Hansen’s first mystery, but will look into it and follow her for more!
“The Fat Man” by L. E. Hansen is a ‘must read’ mystery, certain to add fans to this author’s followers list. I recommend it as a Five-Star read to all mystery lovers for sure!”
Love love love. Several other readers have put the novel on their “to be read” list.
