Felicia Babb Cass
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Felicia Babb Cass
@feliciabc.bsky.social
Essayists, painter and gardener. My weekly newsletter is at fbabbcass.substack.com
Artist Date
Epic day with the artist tribe exploring Gilded Pear Pear Gallery @gildedpeargallery in Cedar Rapids.

A good reminder that the "good life" comes when we plunge in. The juice of life is the unexpected, the serendipitous, the search, the journey. May you plunge headlong into your life.
December 13, 2024 at 8:07 PM
in case you're wondering what to give me for Christmas....
What do I want for Christmas?

A mysterious manor in the Scottish countryside, a vast expanse of land, a library of vintage novels, a collection of the world’s rarest wines, an owl to deliver and retrieve my post, and my own personal pastry chef.

I'm really not that hard to shop for.
December 13, 2024 at 2:24 PM
"Nothing you create in the world will ever measure up to the perfect standards in your head." OLIVER BURKEMAN

All of us with Sugar Plum Fairies dancing in our heads, listen up! Nothing will ever measure up to your perfect standards.

Repeat as you make the holidays merry instead of perfect.
December 12, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Wide margins, good sleep, and time to play. These are my luxuries.

What do you think of as luxuries?

I am experiencing a luxurious moment, contemplating a blank page.

This blank page looks inviting and full of possibilities.
December 11, 2024 at 4:55 PM
I kill spiders in the house because they inconvenience me by making crusty little piles. This poem makes me wonder, if expediency in small things leads to expediency in big things.

"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened."
—Nikki Giovanni 💔

#poem #poems #poetry
December 10, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Here are some nice mushrooms
December 10, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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The December Enquirer out today with escaped cherubs, conversations in color, and an easy, savory apple butter pork loin recipe.
December 2024 Enquirer
Escaped Cherubs, Conversations in color, Pork Loin Recipe
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December 10, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Riddle of the Day
November 20, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Yea, us oldsters!
How old were they when they published their 1st book?
Raymond Chandler = 51
Pulitzer winner Annie Proulx = 57
Laura Ingalls Wilder = 65
Alex Haley = 55
Frank McCourt = 60
Doesn't matter when you start.
It matters that you don't stop.

#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writingcommunity
November 22, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Make the world a better place (with very little effort) #WritingCommunity #Writers #AuthorLife
November 21, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Help me pick my holiday card! Left, middle, or right?

Dm me your address if you'd like one in your snail mail.

#holiday #holidaycards #artist #watercolor #quarell #illustration
November 22, 2024 at 3:44 PM
No matter what, is the rallying cry I love the most from the people who care for us: the doctors and nurses, pastors, EMTs, safety officers, and essential workers.

I thought I learned this lesson during the pandemic, but life's path is often forgeting-rememnering.

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Love your neighbor ... | Alice at Dawn
Everyone and their sister is weighing in on the outcome of the election. Lots of words from folks on both sides of the aisle about what the results will
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November 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Hi lovely people! I thought I should introduce myself. I'm a dreamer who writes essays, paints, gardens, and travels

You can check out my free newsletter with art, literature, and nature notes by clicking the link below

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The Enquirer | Felicia Babb Cass | Substack
Reflections on Art, Literature, and Nature. Click to read The Enquirer, by Felicia Babb Cass, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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November 18, 2024 at 12:05 AM
So nice to find great illustrators here.
An Eastern Screech Owl from the #BirdWhisperer archive. This drawing is from November 2016, our first year. 🪶 🤍 #art #sciart #birdart
November 17, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Could this be a happy place to make friends?
November 17, 2024 at 4:10 AM