Teresa and Joy commiserate that their creative pursuits have been put on the the backburner as Teresa helps her mom move and Joy has kids home from college. All hope is not lost, however, as the two share ideas for keeping creative sparks alive when life gets hectic—including a technological idea that may surprise! In Rabbit Holes and Recommendations, Teresa raises the bar with her acquisition of a Chautauqua Desk and Joy immediately lowers it with a glowing recommendation of. . . truck stops. The episode ends with memories of two books from their childhood, a Tolkien classic and Misty of Chincoteague, a beloved story of a horse that results in a meandering discussion of plastic cemetery flowers.

~Show Links & References~

The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams

This is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams

Billy Collins's Tips for Writing Prompts

Chautauqua Desk

Love's "Travel Stops"

Time Magazine's Retrospective on The Hobbit

Smithsonian Magazine's "True Story of Misty"

Misty of Chincoteague Foundation

Etsy's Selection of 1970s Plastic Flowers

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