• Daily Stress ReLeaf,  Plants & Happiness

    #16 Three Unique Ways to Play With Plants

    Head Planter, Three Unique Ways to Play With Plants, Daily Stress ReLeaf, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/03/01/ways-to-play-with-plants/, #play #plants #uniqueplanters #food #fantasygarden #fairygarden #dailystressreleaf #destressing #relaxation #gardening #food #vegetablechips

    A couple days ago, I talked about the importance of playing with plants. As I mentioned, play researchers have found play boosts our spirits and deters sadness. So today I thought I’d offer three unique ways to play with plants. There are, of course, many ways to play with plants but I’ve noticed they mostly focus on children, as if play doesn’t apply to adults. So here are three ways to play with plants for adults. I know that kids are our pride and joys, but your well being matters…

  • Writing

    Bran Was a Bore on Game of Thrones But Didn’t Have to Be

    Game of Thrones map, Bran Was a Bore on Game of Thrones, But He Didn't Have to Be, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/05/22/bran/ #GameofThrones #GeorgeRRMartin #Seasonfinale #BrandonStark #Bran #Winterfell #characterization #character #DalaiLama

    Brandon Stark was a bore on Game of Thrones but he didn't have to be. I enjoyed the finale like so many others but Bran's character fell flat. It wasn't that I disliked Bran particularly. His story of becoming the Three-eyed Raven was interesting but that he turned into a sleepy detached automaton was quite bluntly, a missed characterization opportunity on David Benioff and D.B. Weiss's part. I think one real life person who's still around today could have been an inspirational model for Bran's characterization.

  • Inspiration

    Neil Gaiman’s Old New Year’s Wish Is Still Fresh Today

    Neil Gaiman's Old New Year's Wish Is Still Fresh Today, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/01/15/neil-gaiman #NeilGaiman #quotes #inspiration #writing #books #novels

    I’m a super fan of Neil Gaiman. Not only do I love his stories but I love his prose and I love the upstanding man he is. He broke through in his career with the urban fantasy Neverwhere and has most recently given us the darkly witty Norse Mythology. What I admire about him is he’s a genius who doesn’t think he’s a genius. He just writes from a place of inspiration and ends up entertaining the world. I came across his New Year’s Wish from 15 years ago on…