A letter from the editor

The flower of thoughts - the common name 'pansy' comes from the french word pensees, meaning thoughts.

Heart's Ease
What? Why? Who?

What is Heart's Ease? Like many personal websites, Heart's Ease is a labor of love. Through these pages, I hope to share with you some of my passions. Reflected here is my love for beauty in Art and Music, Poetry and Nature, and my affection for the computer (known at home as 'The Cyclops'). FAQ about this site.

Why a website? I believe it's a cross between a desire for self-expression and a wish to share the things that give me peace, make me happy or leave me awe-struck (nodding and saying 'Yes, that's exactly right!'). Heart's Ease website is simply my way of combining my passion for the arts with my love of computers.

Who am I? I am a full-time mother of three, a student and part-time fitch from Pennsylvania. At 34 years old (going on 7), I've finally settled on a major (computers, what else?). I believe in fairies and that Amor vincit omnia, and that chocolate is the perfect food.

Thank you
A special thank you is due here to two friends. I would like to thank Don for giving me my first lessons in HTML - back when I didn't know how to make a folder. Don is a patient teacher who seems to have created a monster. I would especially like to thank Tim (also known as B. Badger, his Anster Revisted is marvelous) for his encouragement and proofreading skills. Brandied badgers are notoriously poor typists (he'd like you to believe it is the paws), but they have an excellent eye for typos and an affection for errant fairies.

Awards and Honors
Thank you to the kind visitors who have nominated this site for awards, and to the judges who thought the site worthy of notice. I am flattered and honored by the recognition. Hubris

Supporting This Site

This site really is a labor of love for me. The cost of hosting it is out-of-pocket, and the hundreds of hours each month put into maintainance and growth are my way of sharing and contributing to the community at large. You can help support this site though, and help me keep it banner-free by supporting it through direct financial contributions or by shopping at on-line shops through this site. Click HERE for more information.

What's New?
February, 2002

Monthly Features : Each month I had been putting together some of my favourites to share with you. I have decided that due to time constraints I have to discontinue this for the time being. You can still read the archived features HERE.
In the Conservatory : Glossary of Musical Terms
In the Library : Glossary of Literary Terms
In the Gallery : Visual Arts Glossary
In Context: On the main index page for each artist, poet and composer you will find a link called "In Context". Clicking the link will bring up a timeline of events during that person's lifetime. I think these historical and cultural events help put the lives (and works) of these creative masters in context. I will continue to add to the timelines over the next several months, but if you feel I've missed something crucial, please feel free to drop me an e-mail. If you would like to search the timelines, check timeline search and enter keywords and start/finish dates.

Things to come

HumanitiesWeb: If Heart's Ease seems neglected these past few months, I apologise. I am currently working on a whole new site, that will bring more into line the visions I have for a humanities website. Read more about this site. The work on Heart's Ease right now is mainly backend type work, streamlining scripts and organising my notes and scribblings to present here.

Heart's Ease as a Resource
If you are a student and need to know how to cite Heart's Ease for a paper, click here.

Enjoy your travels through Heart's Ease. If you have questions or suggestions, you can use the mail-form link below, or snail-mail me: KMG c/o Heart's Ease, PO Box 3009, Allentown PA 18106.

K.M.G.

"Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more."
William Cowper

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