Local Voices

Me in the kitchen with my dogs as puppies Photo: Rod Morrison By guest blogger Karen Malpede After nearly 24 years as good tenants, sometimes even friends, our landlady has chosen to take us to housing court in order to evict us from the Clinton Hill

Photo: "Zonnestralen" by Onderwijsgek — Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons My workshop, Calling in the One Unapologetically, officially started last week on September 18th 2014.

Two pieces this week... Both are about animals, and the message is that animals are an important part of who we are. They reflect the parts of ourselves that don't use language as we know it... That is, words.

The simple pleasures and treasures in life are often overlooked, under-appreciated and shamefully relegated to the nostalgia bin in our self-declared, busy lives and it's no time like the present to stop and take them in.

Hand-Lettered Art By Harriet Faith - Week 31 Of Year Long Hand Lettering Project - Quote From Hamlet by Wm.

Photo: Karen Malpede By Guest Blogger Karen Malpede A cocker spaniel pup and an errant bullet ricocheting around the living room caused us to seek a new apartment closer to the ground and further from Myrtle Ave.

Submitted by guest blogger William A. Gillespie, MD With the back to school season in full swing, now is a good time for families to make sure children are in good physical health and ready to learn.

When I had come across this quote, I found there was some debate as to its attribution. Some sources attribute it to Martin Luther, the 16th century Catholic priest who led the Protestant Reformation.

Summer is almost over, but that doesn't mean it's too late to kickstart a healthy lifestyle.

I found this quote to be cited quite a bit on websites about romantic love. It can be applied in that way, no doubt. But I find it to have an even broader application. It is so simple and it took me a long time to decide to use it in this project.