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
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
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
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
chickadees feast woodpeckers cling hummingbirds spar lapping long draughts ever more slowly koi course last light profiles pear tinged poplars against steely blue sky maple leaves big as dinner plates lie scattered wet shreds of storm clouds tangle in branches
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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
In a company of widgeons, huddled under a cloud of bats, a parliament of owls and a wisdom of wombats remark upon a loveliness of ladybirds. A convocation of eagles approach a tower of giraffes who are watching a memory … Continue reading
