summer!
Who doesn’t LOVE summer? As a child, summer meant days outside: from the cool morning light to saturated sun overhead into the purple light of evening. Summer meant long days playing – what? Horses, of course. If I wasn’t riding the horse, I was pretending to be the horse. My friend, Lisa Wilhelm, and I […]
that’s cool
Do you remember when you heard that? “That’s coo-o-o-ol.” What is the expression these days? Right now, “that’s cool” sounds like exactly what I want to hear. No more heat wave, heat dome,. Enough hot. I grew up in Virginia where the humid warm summer air could feel like a blanket. No AC. Just the […]
visitors : heartwarming
You fell. You have an illness. Or both. Last fall, I managed to fall off a wall and break my femur head (= total hip replacement). At the time I had relatively recently been diagnosed with Lyme disease, which took years to identify. So when my sister and her almost 23 year old daughter offer to […]
The Earth Moves Under My Feet
Or is it me moving? How do you feel when you’re up in the air, flying? Excited? Apprehensive? Not so sure?It’s always a little scary for me, even though I’ve flown many times.I don’t know:Will the plane be on time? Will I hit bad weather? Will it land safely? DId I pack everything I need? […]
subdued
The crunch of crusty snow underfoot. The cold wind in your face. The woods to yourself. It’s February. Peaches loves February. Sniffing for scents of animals who have left tracks in the snow. Or, rather, ON the snow. Me? Well. This winter? It’s tough. A lot of ice. A lot of lousy footing. Kind of […]
oh dear
How timely. I just finished reading a book on Ai Wei Wei. It’s his autobiography which is more about who he is than a display of his artwork. But WHO he is = so impressive. Not only for the excruciating circumstances of his childhood years in Maoist China but also his recent term in jail. […]
speaking of mess
It’s only the weather. The gluey heavy mess outside. That mess. It’s been tough to enjoy lately. Weather. Why talk about something you can’t control, right? That’s why. It’s that – what we can’t control that kind of catches us up. Especially if it’s NOT something we would ever want to post on – yes […]
snow/flow
It’s been snowing out. Wind and snow. What they call blinding snow. And they call it that because what you are able to see is just what’s in front of you. Not far away. Not beside you. Just you and where you might take those next few steps. And as you walk, you can see […]
not
Some days you just start off on the wrong foot. In a lousy mood. You should meditate. “Should”. You don’t. Instead, you do art. Why is it? Or how is it that making art can be so transformative? You know everyone is different. You’re not recommending that low mood. No way. But you do notice […]
wha-a-at?
First of all how did this get printed? I found it years ago in – CVS? – maybe. I admit, I was looking for cards that you can’t believe exist. But when you find one, it’s a gem. Like gold. It had gotten hidden behind more organized belongings in my bathroom. But I was doing […]