A dear, longtime friend of mine came to visit with me this week. We are both going through a rough patch it seems, though our situations are very different from one another. She told me a story of how she's been going on walks in her neighborhood where there's a swath of overgrown weeds along … Continue reading Thrive
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Twenty Six Years
It's staggering...how one gets to certain milestones. Perhaps it's like hiking a mountain, and you get to the top, or to an overlook, and you look down, scratching your head as to how you made it that far! Perhaps it's like knitting a sweater and when it's finished, you marvel at how it's finished, knowing … Continue reading Twenty Six Years
I’m Off…
I'm off to draw and knit at will Where life will lead, my days to fill. A week, a month, I cannot say I'm going into the field to play. There are yarns to knit and lines to draw... ...weaving them in a bouquet to enthrall as I scurry about the rough hewn path; amid … Continue reading I’m Off…
Tulip Pair!
The paint is barely dry...and these two fresh off-the-drawing-table tulip paintings are now at Southwinds Gallery here in Kernersville! Be sure to call Angie at Southwinds (993-0818) or drop by the Gallery to see them! Each of them measures 9"x12". The perfect size for gift giving. Perhaps you have someone you'd like to give a … Continue reading Tulip Pair!
Paint Elsewhere
Besides a sketchbook, you can paint on canvas... ...or on wood... ...or on a birdhouse made of wood... ...that has been sitting around your house for years... ...but was painted an ugly green all over. I like it much better now. Don't you? I am now eyeing a piece of furniture in … Continue reading Paint Elsewhere
Drawing at the Gardens
I get to go today! Yay! Hooray! That is, if the overcast skies do not give way to rain. 🙁 I'm really looking forward to it! Here's a sketch I made the last time I was at the Ciener Botanical Gardens. Sometimes I like to put little restrictions guidelines for myself, as I did that day: … Continue reading Drawing at the Gardens
Poppie Love
You'll be seeing more Poppy paintings cuz I'm in luuvvv...the poppies this spring at the Ciener Botanical Gardens were droolingly gorgeous! I had just gotten out of the hospital and when I felt up to driving, it was one of the first places I took myself...to see what was blooming there. I was in no … Continue reading Poppie Love
My Giverny
The Ciener Botanical Gardens here in my town of Kernersville, is definitely not Giverny. Not yet anyway. It is a beautiful garden that is still growing and expanding. But I love drawing here and have loved it for a year now. For other posts of drawings and paintings I've made there..click here and here and here and … Continue reading My Giverny
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I woke to a chilly morning with sunlight streaming in our home and dancing around the landscape of our neighborhood. As I began to get things ready for Maddie to have breakfast and go off to school, I thought of this phrase..."the unbearable lightness of being". I've never seen the movie or read the … Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Face Like a Flint
Thank you, thank you one and all for your unbelievably kind, sweet, and encouraging words in the last post! I am indeed surrounded by so many who are supporting me in my recovery. There is much more I could tell you about the last couple of months. So many amazing ways I have been … Continue reading Face Like a Flint