Grateful for hazelnuts — I recently cleaned out the studio, and composted some of the older materials I use for these mandalas. When I mentioned it to my grandson, he…
Today is the last day of the holiday weekend, and the first day of Hanukkah. Hope all was cozy and satisfying for you and the people you love. It took…
This morning's walk was frosty, made me grateful once again to live where I do, to have morning walks, friends to walk with, and so much more. This mandala is…
Two days out from the recall, the ridiculously expensive, time-wasting recall. I'm relieved and grateful that enough people voted No, and now we can go back to doing what we can…
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…
Feeling so much gratitude today. In spite of the pandemic, the political scene, etc., my life is full, and today is a good day. I've already been on one walk, and…
This one is dedicated to my grandson and his parents. He got his second COVID vaccination two days ago, had some side effects, but this morning he feels 100%, and…
I can finally exhale now. Just got word that the surgery in New Mexico went well, the patient is lucid, and fully oriented. Grateful for modern medicine today and so…
It all started one year ago today — June 2, 2020. I had collected some puffball mushrooms and Douglas iris seed heads, arranged them on the patio table, and taken their…