Category Archives: Being

Bruised Apples (an analysis)

It had been decades since the sensation had hit me this hard, although I recognized it immediately.  I had just come out of the kitchen to join my sisters for morning coffee when, centered deep and low inside, the ache … Continue reading

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Endings and Beginnings

Though it doesn’t show here, I have been actively writing this month.  At the suggestion of the writing circle I added dialogue to my short memoir, Studebaker.  It is a delightful improvement and I have posted it under About Being … Continue reading

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Touching Branches

I don’t recall what age I was when my mother gave me the silver medallion.    She knew I was curious about it, and that I would take good care of it, which I was/am and have.  The name on it … Continue reading

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Being Narrative Beings

Often I will awaken after midnight and have a difficult time returning to sleep.  One of the methods I use to lull myself is to turn on the radio, low enough that it doesn’t disturb my husband, but high enough … Continue reading

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Almost Empty Ferry

In 2007, Creighton and I spirited ourselves away to Orcas Island, for the week of Thanksgiving.  Although I missed being with family, the quiet solitude was healing.  In summer the Ferries teem with people from all walks of life and … Continue reading

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Ninety Years

At the advanced age of ninety, my father is stuck and discouraged.  Whenever I visit him, the litany of grievances about his physical health, medications, and the condition of his home must be rehashed.  He sees them as obstacles that … Continue reading

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Porcelain Berry Vine

Everything in nature is perfect, even though it may not appear so to the human eye.  What I want to do with my drawings is transform a flat surface, using color and texture, so that my subject appears three dimensional.  … Continue reading

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Shades of Autumn

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I am keeping a close eye on that one big Brandywine Heirloom Tomato that is ripening in my kitchen counter colander.  I only get two or three of them to mature (due to our cool PNW summers and falls) and … Continue reading

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Approaching Zebra

I took this photo inside the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, from the top of the stairs looking up at the searchlight in its glass paneled ceiling.  I titled the photo Zebra 2, knowing Creighton would understand the reference. There was … Continue reading

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Feather finished

I love before and after photos of projects like remodeling a bathroom, or bringing a shed or garage back into service.   This is the first time I have taken pics of a drawing while in process, and it really … Continue reading

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