Daily, I feel like I am watching a slow-motion rape of an independent nation by another -- even as news reports the fierce Ukrainian resistance and all nations in the world save four condemned the brutal assault. For all the Bible I say I know, why do I keep...
Sunflowers and Ukraine are big topics, I love to plant sunflowers and enjoy painting them; I did not know their connection to Ukraine. A note from The Morning Brew was an eye-opener: Good morning. Ukraine is known as the “breadbasket of Europe” thanks to its...
Changing a Little Equation (Note: I consulted no math book to double check my assumptions about my life’s little equation,— only for the “art.” ) A grim statistic is changing my life's little equation: Covid deaths in the USA have reached 1,000,000. COVID is spiking...
A Personal Headline Of all today’s headlines that upset me, here’s: The Queen missed the opening of Parliament . . . this is was a big headline for me! The U.K.'s Parliament opens for the first time in six decades without the queen Throughout my life she has been a...
The day after Easter is not unlike the day after Christmas. For those who are fortunate enough to have it off, — and once upon a time, many, many people did — it’s a day of recovery, reflections, and reconnoitering. A Day of Recovery I have been recovering from two...
I am learning some limits and and accepting a few limitations as the reality of just how far my get-up-and-go got up and went. So, I am good for about 40-45 minutes of sustained movement, a day! lol — whether it’s tidying up, weeding, planting, or even walking. And...
There are some days I just need a brace — those days when my back resists an upright posture. Now, everyday I need a banister as I ascend and descent the cellar steps. Balance and sure-footedness have never been constant companions. But they are more frequently AWOL...
Inspiration Up Close Early days in spring are my favorite; almost as much as the later days in autumn delight me. I like the contrast between the soft colors of early spring as much as I enjoy the vibrancy of peak autumn colors. Both color palettes inspire feelings...
A recent Lenten meditation “inspired” my most recent painting. (Art & Theology: Lent, Day 20.) Then, a phrase, BASE INGRATITUDES, from a favorite old book became its name. The figure in Caitlin Connolly’s painting is carrying something — and in these past four...
Appliances are a mixed blessing; they teach me over and over the limitations of my knowledge. But where would I be without them?(!) Whether it is the TV, my phone, or, this time, a refrigerator, I do not understand what makes them work, no matter how detailed or...
These are times that make me wonder what I am wired for. It certainly is NOT the twenty-four hour news cycle! We just aren’t wired for this much information, my friend observed. A true truth: as the world enters its third week, more than a few of my wires feel...
The exercise bike’s missing piece — actually the stabilizing front bar- arrived and have been secured! Of course it has a little “dashboard”that tells me how fast and far I am biking. It also tells me how many calories I am burning. Do you know how long I had to...
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