Asian Sesame Sauce for Spiralized Carrots
These frozen spiralized carrot “noodles” are available at Trader Joes at low cost and this is the perfect sauce to put on them.
Refuse to be Homogenized
It takes courage to stand one’s ground against homogeneous thinking—thinking that simply melds into what everyone else is thinking.
Plein Air Oil Painting of the Quarry Swimming Hole
I have frequented this lovely spot for decades but never painted it before.
Recent Black and White Photos
I enjoy the study of values that black and white photography demands. I think it this practice helps my over all artistic eye, my ability to understand the play of light, and my sense of composition.
Dulce de Leche Chocolate Tart Recipe
Not too sweet, this is chocolate perfection with an internal ribbon of salted caramel. Just perfect.
It’s Green out There (New Poem by me with Photos)
The lush, dappled day
engulfs me, effulgently
as stray, stippled sunlight
penetrates in spotty brushstrokes,
and tender leaves clap their hands
exhilarated by such hydration.
Sharing Ramadan
The whole event was a great way to open up to the community, build relationships, and remove misinformation and stereotypes. What a good example for the rest of us!
Wonder Woman (Movie Review)
It is encouraging to see a woman owning her own power, honoring and prioritizing her own purpose, and channeling into divine Love to triumph over evil.
Two Oblong Ceramic Plates I Made for Father’s Day
He uses these plates everyday for his smorgasbord of a breakfast, and they help him start his day with a smile.
Human Thought Must Conform to Truth
Truth is universal, impartial, supreme. It can’t be divided up, nor curated into one selective brand of reality. Neither can it act as a pendulum…
Purely Pastel Show at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
I really enjoyed going to the opening of this lovely show given by the Connecticut Pastel Society at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Spiced Coconut Shrimp with Spinach (Recipe)
This is quick, easy, and delicious. It comes together in minutes and is good enough for company. The spice mixture is flavorful but not hot.
Pachinko (Book Review)
This multigenerational saga is about a Korean family that expatriated to Japan, taking place throughout the 20th century. It highlights the harsh prejudice against Korean immigrants in Japan…
Lovely Day Plein Air Painting at Chatfield Hollow State Park
To me plein air painting is about fusing all the sights and sounds and smells in an approximated image. I look at my painting from that day (done in pastel) and I smell again the pungent pine trees and the mud stirred up by many rubber boots…
Peony Photos (with a poem by Mary Oliver)
The peonies this year have been exceptional as you can see by the volume of photos in this post. The weather stayed cool for quite a while allowing these beauties to linger until now that it has finally gotten hot.
How Goldfish Got Their Smiles
It pleases me beyond reason that I actually know the person that had enough vision, faith, and fun to put the smiles on those fish!
I’m in the EndWorks: Out of Darkness Show
My piece is about how the shards of violence are very dramatic and demanding, in our face and catching our attention, but that hope is ever glowing, and reassuringly beckoning.