Archive for February 2024

    All About Eve:   Magic Wands & Wishes       by Sheryl Wilde   New Crepe Myrtle house resident, Eve, peered into the iPad camera and asked, “What would you like to learn from me today?”   During our interview with Eve, we learned about many things – about magic, love, life,…

    To All Our Mountain Shadows Kin Folk:   We’re Much Obliged!       We had a little Wild West shindig at MSOS!     Made some vittles.   Locked up some lily-livered, bow-legged varmints.     And had a rootin’ tootin’ good time!     So, we’re much obliged to you – our…

    Arlene Galvan:   Helping to Rewrite the Stars       “What if it’s already in the stars?  You can’t change fate.”   “Then we’ll rewrite the stars.“   ~The Greatest Showman P.T. Barnum, Barnum & Bailey Circus     Arlene Galvan,  Director of Operations, Mountain Shadows Support Group   Arlene Galvan: Helping…

  Life Beyond the Caricature   A Willow House Adventure at Knott’s Berry Farm   By Sheryl Wilde   In literature, caricatures portray simple, one dimensional characters. They generalize about an individual or group of people using stereotypical characteristics, while not considering the complexities inherent in each human life.   In art, caricature is a…