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Gardening & Housekeeping
I love gardening – especially in an autumn garden – my enthusiasm is not matched by ability. Both are excellent tutors . . . and here are the lessons I am learning.
painting & writing
I may not yet be a Grandma Moses, or a Eudora Welty, but while there’s life, there’s HOPE. And every day I can paint or write is a good day!
understanding the times
The men of Issachar understood the times — understanding ours is no less crucial. (1 Chronicles 12:32)
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Updates on blog pieces from me to thee.
Paintings From the Porch
In March of 2020, our sun porch became my favorite room in our home as Doug and I began a new season in our marriage — the COVID pandemic season. The season continues and so do the challenges. And, the porch is a place where we both “do” art.
Painting on the porch is my sanity saver! There, painting helps me find designs and colors that say how I feel: hopeful and nervous, and old. (Cute, though) I have a spirit that says, YES! Alas, the old body says . . . maybe not.
In the words of Vincent van Gogh: “In painting I want to say something comforting in the way that music is comforting.”
Communication matters in these uncertain times. And I hope the messages I have painted brighten your day!
Often in styles inspired by other artists, here are some of my creations I am offering. In order to keep painting, I need to clear some room and keep my supplies full. So I’m offering some paintings for sale.
From the Blog
Exhaustion is No Excuse Not to Make Our Beds
Exhaustion Exhaustion is not an uncommon companion at my age and stage. While this feeling of fatigue reminds me of...
Yes, I Have a College Degree . . . Somewhere
I Have that degree Somewhere For somebody with a college degree, I am one who understands very few of any of the...
Other People’s Wisdom
Cogitating on things this glorious morning in June, enjoying perhaps the last drier day for a spell, I am soaking up...
Half a Century of Rights Overturned
Half a century ago, we were angry with each other and the government because of the Vietnam war, civil rights — and...
A Prayer
I adapted a prayer for the healing of a young cancer patient —composed by an Ethiopian Medical community for one of...
Memory Lane: Watergate and January 6
Memory lane can be one scary slog. CNN walked me back down Watergate-memory lane; John Dean was the tour guide — to...
Understanding What My Father Used to Say
I don’t know if I ever did the math to figure I’d be alive in 2022 . . . but here I am. What did I ever learn that...
Memorial Day 2022
Memorial Day 2022 reminds to think upon the rights I have because of the soldiers who gave up some of their rights. ...
My Life’s Little Equation
Changing a Little Equation (Note: I consulted no math book to double check my assumptions about my life’s little...
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Who am I? I am a wife, mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother, aunt, sister and cousin, and friend. And I am a recovering English major. I enjoy writing, painting, and reading – which when combined with all the wonderful people God has permitted in my life, I have much for which I am thankful. And I am grateful for the freedom to express my thanks.