Day 36: Visiting a Friend in Vermont on the Way Home
A visit to a church friend, as well as the Cabot cheese factory, after a thunderstorm drive followed by dramatic sunset color…
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Thanks a Million (with Vegan Menu)
Last night we honored our youngest daughter’s first physics teacher with dinner, and a thank you card complete with a $1,000,000 bill in it.
Photos of People at IAPS
Pastel people are a wonderful lot. I wanted to capture a sense of the community in this post.
Our Graduate’s Lovely Church Sendoff
The State College Christian Science church has been loving and supportive, and has made a big, positive difference in our daughter’s college experience.
Our Younger Daughter Graduates with Honors
We are so proud of our younger daughter who graduated with honors and a special medal of distinction today from Juniata College.
I’m in this Madison Art Society Show at the Clinton Library
My black and white painting, titled Isn’t it a Beautiful Day, shown above, is in the Madison Art Society show at the Clinton Library until the end of this month.
Decade Anniversary: Ten Years of Blogging Everyday!
This blog would not have the life it has without each of you, and I am grateful for your readership. Thank you for your time and responses!
Blue Christmas
Many people are missing someone, grieving, or feeling left out or left behind, and this time of year heightens those feelings, making them more poignant.
Student Work in my High School Abstract Art Class
I teach an Abstract Art class early Monday mornings for homeschooled high schoolers at the Pathways Cooperative in Newtown, Connecticut, and this week was the end of the semester with a little show (see above).
My Adult Ministries Talk at the Congregational Church
It was a vibrant, open presentation and discussion. It was very well received, with several very touched by what they can do going forward to experience more healing by having a higher, God-sourced outlook.
Reception for my Degrees of Abstraction Solo Show
People came from every department of my life: art people, church people, homeschooling people, book club people, students of mine, collectors of my art, and blog readers!
Visiting My Solo Show During the Apple Festival
We went together to my one woman show in the gallery in Southington during the mobbed 50th Annual Apple Festival, which is why I chose to have my show there during this time.
Be Part of a Book Group Near You
The book above is only shown in this post because it prompted a great discussion from my book group; otherwise, I wouldn’t mention it at all.
New Pond Farm Harvest Dinner 2018
I’m so proud of my husband who grew all the vegetables for this expensive fundraising dinner. His produce fed over 100 guests with over 200 pounds of vegetables under a flower filled tent last Saturday night.
Summary of Creative Arts Camp 2018 in Photos and Notes
Creative Arts Camp was a wonderful week with fabulous people in a beautiful place. Everyone was busting past limits, all while being supported and loved.
My Artwork and a Tasting Event at Loree’s Kitchen
My art is on the wall in her establishment until mid September, so stop by if you can.