Merry Christmas, Gentle Blog Readers

Enjoy this special time of year. . . I’m going quiet for a few days so I can do likewise. Blessings to you, friends, family, followers whom I have not yet met. P.S. This post was scheduled to appear on Christmas Eve. I stayed away from the computer and didn’t notice that it hadn’t posted! […]

Anyone need a last minute gift?

I’m here to help if you need a last minute gift. You can call me at the studio (out of fear of the unknown  internet trolls I’ll put my phone # in words) five six one seven six zero six. (I figure if you need the area code, then you probably aren’t going to find […]

It Snowed in Three Rivers

Of course it snowed in Mineral King too. You can see 2 Mineral King valley views on webcams here. We might get snow about once a year in Three Rivers. It doesn’t stick, but it is beautiful while it is here. This was on Saturday, December 7. I was too busy to show you then. […]

Sierra Wonders, a Book For You

Sierra Wonders is a beautiful book of art, photos, essays and poetry about the southern Sierra Nevada. It was compiled and published by the Arts Alliance of Three Rivers, and edited by my friend Karen Kimball. It is full of work by people I know, and it is truly beautiful! Nadi Spencer’s art is on […]

Sawtooth on a Notecard

Anyone out there still hand write cards? Send thank you cards? Send a card just because you ran into an old friend and wanted to tell her on paper in a lasting way how happy you were to see her? This is one of the best paintings I’ve done in my shortish painting career.  (That’s […]

Shopping – Ick.

If I have to shop, I go into the store to find what I need and get out as quickly as possible. The problem is that sometimes the selected store does not have the item. Then, I have to decide: choose something else or find another store? The answer is usually GO HOME NOW! Then I […]

Mineral King in Monotones

This is how Mineral King looked on Thanksgiving Day. Not much water, not much snow, not much color Not much snow, not much sun, not much color. Ditto to the above comments. This is looking down from the junction of the Timber Gap/Monarch Lake trail. Sawtooth, minus much snow, as seen from the Timber Gap […]

Stocking Stuffer Boutique

12/18/13 – CALENDARS SOLD OUT! 12/11/13 – THREE left Now there are 4 calendars – 12/10/13 ONLY 8 CALENDARS REMAINING ON 12/9/13! Calendar Update – there are only 25 remaining and when they are gone, they are gone. First come, first served – no payee, no sendee.  A little history: There is an ever-changing association […]

Reading Rabbit Returns

What? Who has time to read? The better question is “Who has time to watch teevee?” There are multiple ways to read these days. I have discovered e-books in spite of not having a digital reader. Amazon has a thing that lets you read on your computer. It isn’t very convenient, but it is less […]