Writing – NANCY HILDEBRAND

25 Jun 2015

I’m so full of ideas, there are not enough hours in the day!

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Creative, Parenting, Writing | 2

Today is the kids’ last day of school, and I’m looking forward to the break in routine of driving them to school every morning. But I’m not sure how this will impact my time for creating art. I’m sure this … Continued

29 Sep 2013

I am From Paper Snowflakes and Gesso-Coated Fingers

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Faith, Writing | 0

I am from paper snowflakes, gesso-coated fingers and mismatched antique chairs. I am from the tall red house steeped in mist and ferns and cedar. I am from the patio herb garden and rocky forest trails. I am from pigeons’ … Continued

10 May 2012

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Nature, Writing | 0

The sun has been out for a week, and I’ve been waking up with it, getting up early, leaving early, coming home early, going to bed early. I feel whole and full in this season, and gladly let go of … Continued

19 Apr 2012

Gentle the Rain

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Nature, Writing | 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IbuQ74Q0HdY#!

Beautiful song for a rainy April day.

26 Mar 2012

Gaff Linkum

by nancy | Posted in: Genealogy, Literature, Writing | 0

I am so excited to have found a copy of this book online: Gaff Linkum. As I often do when I’m between books, I was browsing “As the Story is Told: a History of Morpeth and Community,” a local history … Continued

15 Mar 2012

March

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Nature, Writing | 0

Drowning, drowning, we are, on the rainforest coast. Most days, the sky is gray, the trees are gray, the landscape two-dimensional. The rains are heavy, the earth like a sponge. At noon, the sun broke through today. I walked along … Continued

25 Oct 2011

Cozy winter reading recommendations

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Genealogy, Literature, Writing | 0

Since returning from my summer trip to our family farm with a pack of my great grandmother’s letters and journals, I’ve read two novels that resonated with my connection to the past. In fact, if I were to write a … Continued

14 Sep 2011

Why blog?

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Communication, Faith, Writing | 0

Another blogger recently shared why she blogs. Since many of you have only recently discovered my blog, I thought I would share why I write it. Why do I blog? The same reason I make lampshades out of rice paper … Continued

14 Sep 2011

My published book

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Art, Parenting, Writing | 0

I’ve been working on updating my art website this week, and when editing my bio, I removed a line about how I’ve been writing and illustrating since I was four years old. Having a four-year-old, I can imagine the quality … Continued

5 Sep 2011

“How I Spent Labour Day” by Donald Duck, 1931

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Genealogy, Parenting, Writing | 0

Today in Canada it is Labour Day, a great excuse to have a long weekend in September. Four years ago, I wished so much that I was in labour, being five days overdue with my first baby, largely so that … Continued