Monhegan 2026: Friends and Food (Photos)
In this post, you can see our meals together and the loving supportive atmosphere we share with each other.
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Food I Made for the PSME Plein Air Retreat 2026
This is my fifth year cooking for this retreat, and participants are both helpful and appreciative.
PSME Plein Air Retreat 2026 (Place and People)
Our time flew by so fast, but was cherished by all as both community building and resuscitating in many ways. So grateful for this group!
Annual Meeting 2026 (Highlights and Photos)
We should not hide our light under the bushel, where it will suffocate and go out. We are not protecting it there. The safest place for your light is on a candlestick where it thrives in lots of oxygen,
I’ve Decided Not to Go to Creative Arts Camp this Year
You long time blog readers know I adore Creative Arts Camp on the shores of Long Lake in Maine. I’ve gone consecutively every end of August for 19 years…
In the Fairy Wood (New Pastel Painting)
This painting is of early spring in Huntington, in a different color way that makes it look like out of a fairy tale.
Commemoration of Yom HaShoah
Commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust observance) matters because it forces Jews and Christians alike to confront what happens when hatred is allowed to grow unchecked and when human being stop seeing one another as bearers of dignity.
Secular Easter Photos 2026
Everyone enjoyed being together so much that we sat at that brunch table for five hours, but it felt like only two. So grateful.
Paintings in Pastel by Others that I’ve Enjoyed this Year
Here are some competition painting that I enjoyed this year. Which one is your favorite?
Thank You for Coming to See my One Woman Show!
I am so very grateful to the Meetinghouse for hosting the show, and for all those that made the effort to come. Your interest and support are really appreciated!
Giving Tuesday: Biannual Request for Donations
Those of you new to this site may not know that it is crowd funded.
My Husband Made My One Woman Show Possible
I’m excited for my new One Woman Show to open tomorrow, and I have my husband to thank for it, because it wouldn’t have happened without him.
Monhegan Island (Day 1 Photos)
Seven of us arrived in the rain, looking forward to painting for a few days.
