Bits and Clips for May 2026
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, informs, inspires, supports, educates, encourages or motivates you.
Month: May 2026
Yesteryear (Book Review)
Yesteryear packs a punch and is different than anything you’ve ever read. It merges many different themes – Christian evangelism, politics, feminism, online influencers, exposure of children on the internet, delusion, and idealism of the traditionalism of the past– in a compulsively readable story, that left me sad in end.
A Bouquet for You (New Large Floral in Pastel)
I love the exuberance and cheer of this piece. I made this for the PSME Monthly challenge for May to paint “a bouquet of flowers.”
Twelve Small Collages in my Grid Journal
I’m prepping to tackle my 48″x48″ boards outside this summer! The weather is finally conducive!
Love Lessons (poem by Rosemerry Watola Trommer)
There were thousands of wild iris in the wide, damp meadow. Forty years later I remember it, still, the pale purple petals fluttering in the morning breeze.
Halibut with Chives in Parchment (Recipe)
This is incredibly delicious, and is especially fun if you have chive flowers in your garden you can use. It is not hard to do, but is a top-of-the-line company meal, even though I just made it for the two of us last weekend.
Flowers in our Yard Right Now (Photos)
This is the best time of year in our little third of an acre. It is bursting out in bloom right now, with many iris, peonies, baptista, allium, virbernum, quince, azalea, poppy, and even lemons.
Listen (Poem by Barbara Crooker)
I want to tell you something. This morning is bright after all the steady rain, and every iris, peony, rose, opens its mouth, rejoicing.
The Summer Seekers (Book Review)
I enjoyed this chick lit beach read about an 80 year old woman, Kathleen, who doesn’t want to give up on life. She decides to go on a road trip…
Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Corn and Snap Peas (recipe)
This salad is a good side, packed with veggies, and mixed with delicious basil dressing. It is perfect for the spring when the asparagus ans snap peas are in season.
Road Trip (New Abstract Landscape in Pastel)
Don’t you love a road trip? I’ve been on many! Here is a abstract painting of one.
Black and White Photos from Brimfield
Here are some of the other things we saw, where color was not the feature.
Audition Your Thoughts (New poem by Polly Castor)
You are not your thoughts, and not all thoughts are true or helpful, or even your own. You are not their originator but rather, their arbiter.
Brimfield Antique Flea Market (Photos and Finds)
We were there walking from booth to booth from 10 am until 4pm– over 10,000 steps– and my husband doesn’t even think we saw half of it. There were probably literally a thousand vendors.
Neither Hot Nor Cold (Spiritual Short about Indifference)
We usually think of hate as the opposite of love, or fear as the opposite of love, but recently my sister mentioned indifference as the opposite of love.
Just as Saplings (Poem by Lyn Asselta)
Just as saplings will grow from the crevices in a great boulder, splitting the stone with persistence and the gentle passage of time…
Asparagus Scallion Crustless Quiche (recipe)
This is delicious, easy to do, serves four, and makes great leftovers. It is perfect for the spring when asparagus and scallions are abundant and gorgeous.