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This book took me forever to complete. Even though there were some great aspects, it was about twice too long. I give it only 3 stars. The near future techie stuff was interesting but the storyline was not compelling enough to sustain it. Cory Doctorow should stick to blogging about and predicting the future of … Read more
Today I watched this demo by artist Frank Bruckmann (click here to see his website). Much of his finished work is awesome so check out his website. He was just back from six months on Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine. Early in his career he spent many years copying the works of the … Read more
This is my favorite weather in my favorite season. I ran off to Huntington Park to soak it in and sketched this in my small watercolor journal. I usually work horizontally in this so working vertically was a fun change. (Above is a detail; below is the entire image and another detail…) I enjoyed the … Read more
Coming up for Air Some people are water skiers through life skimming the surface, moving quickly along bumpily full of excitement and spray Some people are snorkelers independently languorous hovering between atmospheres Some people sit in the boat watching passively or driving others Some people are scuba divers, plumbing the depths in complete immersion we … Read more
I’m blown away by something I read in today’s New York Time (read it here) that states picture books are going out of vogue because parents are encouraging kids to move on to chapter books. How wrong! I have to give a pitch for picture books, because they are very important. They should be fully … Read more
The Swiss chard has done really well in the garden this year. We’ve eaten so much of it! It is beautiful, as you can see here.
I screeched to a halt on a bike ride to take these photos. (Not bad for an iPhone, right?) These early vines are so vibrant and they are a precursor of things to come… I love the medley of colors!
We love New Pond Farm (click here). This is their turtle, Bert. A fascinating creature as you can see…
