Also intrepid in pushing up their way through the leaf litter to bask in the sun are these early daffodils. Most varieties have yet to come out… Enjoy!
Movie Re-view: Out of Africa
My husband is out of town with my children for four days at my fifteen year old son’s regional FIRST Robotics tournament (the finals are today), and I stayed home to work. (The quiet is amazing, but my to do list was 75 items long!) As a motivational incentive, I checked out this movie from … Read more
Two New Abstract Landscapes
I’m not a huge fan of either of these new paintings of mine, but they both represent first efforts with techniques or materials that are new to me, and therefore are forebears of work to come.
Photos of Crocus
Here are crocus photos that I’ve just taken in this lovely weather we’ve been having. (You can see last year’s crocus photos by clicking here). I like the shadows on the petals and how the crocus in the lawn are bluer in the shadow of the tree. This kind of detailed witnessing enriches my experience; … Read more
Book Review: Half Broke Horses
I own (but have not yet read) Jeannette Wall’s blockbuster novel The Glass Castle, and since she’s recently written this prequel, I thought I’d start here. I’m glad I did, and now I’m primed to read the other. This is a story of the author’s gutsy grandmother, set in the early 20th century, mostly in … Read more
Seventeenth Page Done in My New Box-A-Day Art Journal
This page represents March 11, 2010 to March 22, 2010. See close-ups of recent entries below. Enjoy!
Doodles (Mostly in Church)
From time to time I’ve shared my doodles here which I mostly do in church, as they help me concentrate. A couple of these were done while in waiting mode somewhere…
Photos of Early Spring
Yeah! Spring is officially here! A chorus of peepers sing out for their sweethearts, and carpets of scilla paint the ground an unexpected brilliant blue. I first remember seeing scilla in the movie Little Women and thought it magical, and then was delighted to find it here in Connecticut near old fashioned homes. I’m resigned … Read more
Book Review: One Thousand White Women
This is a fictional account spinoff from an actual proposal that a Cheyenne chief made in peace talks in Washington: give us a thousand white women to couple with our braves, and since our children belong to their wives’ tribe, this will assimilate us into the white culture peacefully. I thought this offer had interesting … Read more
Photos of Local Waterfalls
The weather has turned lovely but still serious excess water moves through the area. This week I’ve enjoyed hiking around on precarious footing in gorgeous early spring air to see these falls.
Nicole’s Photography Show
I have known Nicole Cudzillo (see here) since she was in Kindergarten with my oldest daughter, and they were both homeschooled these many intervening years in this small town of ours, graduating last year. 10378
Recipe: Our Favorite Green Soup
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Not being a corned beef and cabbage person, I saved our favorite Green Soup recipe to share with you today for some festive food! We eat it all year long, but since it is uncooked fruits and veggies, it is especially great in spring and summer. It is a fresh, light … Read more
Andy Goldsworthy Books
As I said I would on the blog here, I pursued the above Andy Goldsworthy books, and really enjoyed reading them. They were inspiring, thought provoking and wonderful. My least favorite was the snowball book, and my most favorite is the one on the bottom, as it is the best overview of this man’s awesome … Read more
Photos of Unusual Whitewater on Swollen Local Streams
After around five inches of rain yesterday, 78,000 people in Connecticut are still without power, with many more than that powerless over the border in New York. Roads and highways are closed due to flooding or trees down.
Book Review: Celebrate Your Creative Self
I really like this book a lot and give it a hearty five stars. It is wonderful to jump-start or freshen up your art if you are an experienced artist, but is also approachable enough to set the beginner totally loose, inducing them to soar. More than anything, it is total fun, without any overtone … Read more
Two of my Paintings
These two paintings I did a while ago. I wanted to share them because they were done with techniques learned in a book I plan on reviewing (favorably) tomorrow. I love learning new techniques and seeing where they lead in the creative process. The first, an abstract landscape painting was textured with tissue paper … Read more