More Photos of New Pond Farm
I took these photos yesterday as I dropped my daughter off at New Pond Farm. An interesting mixture of sun and clouds, the weather was fascinating. The bottom shot is a beauty! Enjoy…
Month: October 2009
Book Review: The Gift of an Ordinary Day
I resonated with this book for a lot of reasons. Like the author, I’m a mother with teenage kids going through the process of leaving home, who not only wants the best for them, but sees her own role starkly changing as well. Like the author, I’m striving to mindfully embrace that, while loving the … Read more
Apple Picking Changes
One of the things that sold us on buying our house here in Connecticut was this local orchard we visited while we were house hunting. I was very pregnant with our daughter who is now off as a freshman in college, and what we saw that we liked so much at this orchard was in … Read more
New Poem by Me: Compassion Not Criticism
Compassion Not Criticism When you criticize you fail to comprehend that everyone is dealing with more than anyone can know Each is doing his best coping given their uniquely complex aggregate circumstance attempting to manage the petty paradoxes and inevitable dichotomies, and the aggressive onslaughts of mental miasma bamboozled each we are in our own … Read more
How I Met My Husband
I met my husband 21 years ago today. Long before that, this date was important in my life because my dad was born 84 years ago today. Today is also my college friend Hallie’s birthday. She was the first Christian Scientist I ever met, and would later become my matron of honor. In an interesting … Read more
Recipe: Autumn Vegetable Soup
This is one of our favorite soups and I’ve made it every fall for nearly 20 years. It is from Mollie Katzen’s wonderful book Still Life With Menu (page 76 – or in my copy, just turn to the most stained page.) I highly recommend it. It wouldn’t be fall here without it. This … Read more
Today’s Photos of Gusty Wind and Gorgeous Clouds
It was a lovely, blustery day with beautiful clouds. This morning found me in this pristine meadow watching the unfurling drama of clouds in fully animated air. Leaf confetti showered. We breathed deep the fresh vistas, primed for pastel painting. My daughter ran barefoot – arms out wide – through the grass. We had inadvertently … Read more
Third Page Done in My New Box-A-Day Art Journal
This page represents September 24, 2009 to October 5, 2009 See close-up entries below. Enjoy!
Movie Review: Miss Potter
Are you ever wanting a good movie without sex, violence or swearing? This is a film the whole family can enjoy. It is about Beatrix Potter, and her journey to become the best selling children’s book author of all time. (You know, the creator of Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher…) Her … Read more
Two New Paintings
I’ve been thinking in paint this weekend. Here are my newest two… The one below is named Dolphin Dreams. Enjoy!
A New Abstract Self-Portrait
I didn’t mention it yesterday, but 40 of Van Gogh’s 150 paintings were self-portraits. I haven’t done one in quite a while, so I gave it a go this morning. My effort took an abstract bent as you can see. It feels like me more than looks like me.
Studying Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. No one painted like him; he was generally misunderstood. His paintings were used as scrap; Starry Starry Night was tacked up on a kitchen ceiling to stop a leak! He saw paintings wherever he went, but only started to paint at the age of 27, … Read more
On Fire About Church
Driving home from church last night, my husband and I expressed gratitude for our individual and mutual commitment to church. We go every Sunday and Wednesday, twice a week like clockwork. That’s 112 services a year, of which on average we miss only two or three by being too remote to go. We have found … Read more