How can it be December already? I've been taking a break from activism, starting to feel less burnt out, though I need this month to slow down! Dropped off some…
The last of the summer flowers are hanging in there, in spite of colder nights and mornings. The dahlia leaves are turning dark. They keep blooming, and then soon the…
Social media mess yesterday, eh? Where else can we go to connect? I realized yesterday that FB and IG are where most people view them. I have this bIog on my…
I'm sure we all remember where we were on September 11, 2001, right? We were living in Berkeley at the time. I was home getting ready to go to work…
It's hot and smoky. This time last year we were evacuated to Oakland, to Elmwood. I made mandalas there with a new palette of botanical species. It was super smoky…
Dahlia, breath of heaven leaves, Japanese anemone, dahlia petals I had a "drinking dream" the other night, though this time it was a "sugar dream". My drawing teacher and some other indistinct…
Had a lovely visit from a former co-worker yesterday. She's an expert on internet security at kp.org. I learned a lot from her, back in the day. She's still working…
The colors of August, these oranges, and yellows, remind me of growing up on the East Coast. They remind me of corn, though aren't that yellow, but the overall feeling…
The pepper tree berries come from my quick trip to Los Angeles. My grandson was here for five days. We had such a wonderful time, he is such a joy.…
Evening light in July. There's a skylight above, and two large windows on the west and north sides of the studio. This can make it hard to get the lighting…