My blogging calendar has a different post scheduled for today, but I came down with a bad head cold this week and that other post didn’t get written.
Read MoreIn the middle of winter when frost decorates the windows of my studio and I pull on another sweater, I’ll think back to summer days in my garden, cicadas singing, sketchbook on my lap.
Read MoreBack in November I vowed to fall in love with winter. And I did, for a while.
Read MoreWhen I was 16, a newly-minted driver’s license in my wallet, where did I go on my first solo drive?
Read MoreI love Valentine’s Day. It’s probably not cool to admit this, but I do.
Read MoreLast week I wrote about committing to self-care during the month of September. As I sat down to write to you today with the intention of expanding on the idea, it seemed so silly.
Read MoreSeptember is here. How did that happen?
During this month we often get our first killing frost, turning my garden to blackened mush and ending its season of painting inspiration. Is it any wonder that I mourn the coming of the fall?
Read MoreHello, my friend. How are you? Are you hanging in there.
I had a rough week. I’m fine. I’m safe. I’m healthy. My family is healthy. My business is doing fine. Matthias’ business is doing fine.
And yet…
Read MoreI’ve mentioned before that I’ve been enjoying practicing yoga with Adriene, whose free videos I watch on Youtube. She often says “a little goes a long way.” It’s an encouragement to add yoga into your life, even if only in a small way.
I’ve been thinking about the idea of a little going a long way, not just in terms of yoga, but in all areas of life.
Read MoreHappy Winter Solstice to you.
It’s the longest night of the year and the official beginning of winter (though around here it’s been feeling like winter for a few months now).
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