I'm finding joy in all of this, primarily because our Los Angeles family is here, and we're seeing them for the first time in over a year. My grandson has…
This one went through quite a number of iterations, the last three of which I'll share here. I bought a few radicchio plants a while ago, thinking that they'd be…
Everything is connected and waiting for us. We're connected by many things, these mandalas being one of them. It's what I create and share with you, and your seeing them creates your connectedness to me, and…
What's that on my back? Yesterday I got a haircut. We're a one-car family now, and my husband had driven over to Petaluma to the dentist's office. I was happy to…
Which is your favorite flower in this mandala? I was excited about the ranunculus, as I didn't know what color to expect when I picked it up at Annie's Annuals &…
I'm leaning toward thrilled, getting ready for the show at Toby's that opens a week from tomorrow. Feeling a lot of excitement, trepidation, and everywhere in between. Excitement because I'll…
Many of us were raised being told that we need to figure things out for ourselves. I certainly was. My parents told me that I have a good mind, and…
This mandala is elegantly simple. I usually start with a central piece, and keep adding and adjusting until it's "done". This one came together quickly – the last pieces were the…
I'm a recovering perfectionist, and grateful to have the noun modified by this adverb. I think that's the right grammatical term for "recovering" here. I took one year of grammar in…
Life on life's terms — I used to think that if I wanted something enough, whined enough, worried enough, that I'd get my way. This was true, in spite of…