I sat in the dining room with my coffee, cereal and journal.
“I’m crabby. Crabby. Crabby. Crabby,” I wrote.
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I sat in the dining room with my coffee, cereal and journal.
“I’m crabby. Crabby. Crabby. Crabby,” I wrote.
Read MoreFall is here for real now. One of the things I like best about fall is the way my attention shifts to my houseplants when the weather gets too cold to be outside. You can see it in my art, too.
Read MoreIn the middle of winter when frost decorates the windows of my studio and I pull on another sweater, I’ll think back to summer days in my garden, cicadas singing, sketchbook on my lap.
Read MoreIn June when I wrote to my Joy Letter subscribers I said that June was my favorite month. Right now, though, I’m thinking August might be.
Read MoreFlipping through magazines in a bookstore with a cup of coffee in one hand. Checking out a stack of magazines from the library. Opening the mailbox to find a magazine tucked inside.
Read MoreOne of the things I love most about my garden and gardening is connecting with nature. I plant my garden and I tend it, but I’m not really in control.
Read MoreEarlier this year I invited you to share suggestions of what you’d like to see here on my blog. Since then I’ve been sprinkling in posts inspired by you.
One type of question a few of you had was around making decisions.
Read MoreIt’s truly amazing how much changes in the garden in just one month.
Read MoreI’ve been in a bit of a creative funk. I know it’s just a natural part of the ebb and flow of my creativity. It’s taken me years to be able to recognize this and let the funk happen.
Read MoreThis week I’ve turned my blog over to my dear readers. Twelve of you are sharing your gardens with us today.
Read MoreWe’re more than half-way through June. The solstice is just a few days away. Summer is well and truly here.
Read MoreLast weekend was the Winding Roads Art Tour.
I keep trying to write about it, but nothing I write truly captures the experience.
Read MoreAfter being canceled the past two years because of Covid, the Winding Roads Art Tour is finally going ahead.
Read MoreNot much was happening in the garden in April, but now things are really starting to take off.
Read MoreBefore I dive in to talking about what a typical day looks like around here, I want to take a moment to thank you for sharing your experiences with online subscriptions and communities in last week’s post.
Read MoreI regularly invite you, my dear readers, to engage in conversation here on my blog by asking questions in my posts. Nurturing an open, encouraging and inspiring environment is important to me.
Read MoreYour materials are gathered. You have time. You have a space to work. But when you sit down to create… nothing.
Read MoreI spent Monday in my garden. Mondays are technically the weekend for me and I was so glad my time off coincided with good weather.
Read MoreI was going to jump back in to blogging today with a post addressing a question I’ve gotten from readers and students, but then I realized I want to talk about my blogging break.
Read MoreAt the end of 2021 when I was starting to plan for 2022, one of my goals was to take an art sabbatical at some point during the year.
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