No, I’m not painting WITH kittens; no, they aren’t helping me paint; no, this doesn’t mean I have a painting with kittens as the subject. I’m painting with a paintbrush while the kittens are present and active. The other two kittens hang out together quite a bit; one hides the most so she is “Heidi”, […]
6 Things I Learned in April
If you don’t know how to tell a sheep from a goat, remember this: goat tails go up, sheep tails go down. (You are welcome – I’m sure this will be useful information to you at some time in your life.) Glazed ceramics are porous- who knew? We have this pretty bottle for dish soap […]
Flowers in My Yard
April is the most beautiful month in Three Rivers and that includes my yard. Our yard. Trail Guy is great with the big stuff like heavy pruning, sprinkler systems, and power tools. I weed, plant stuff, and do girly pruning. P.S. I have one power tool, and when/if it starts, it is great. It is […]
April Distractions in Three Rivers
I tried to oil paint last Friday but the greenery and wildflowers overcame my sense of duty. So, Trail Guy and I drove up North Fork Drive to the end. The road was longer, rougher, narrower than I remembered and all very worth the drive. After we got back home, I painted a little bit […]
Easel Time
Have you noticed that the word “easel” is pretty close to the word “easy”? It’s merely a word illusion. Nothing easy about being at an easel. This fact, combined with April as the most beautiful month in Three Rivers, has made it even less easy to plant my feet in front of the easel recently. […]
8 Recent Happenings
Today there are many topics to address, so we will have a long list. I went away with my sisters and our Mom for a family funeral. Supposed to be a sad time, but it was surprisingly fun. Tomorrow and Sunday is the South Valley ARTists’ Studio Tour. Will I see you there? You can […]
Eight Things I Learned in March
This month’s items don’t have anything to do with art or my art business, but they are all interesting to me and I hope they will be to you too. The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins says we have to parent ourselves because we will NEVER feel like doing the difficult or unpleasant things. Our […]
2 Items, One Personal, One Business
I love lists. Today’s contains one personal item and one business item. Today we have 2 kittens coming from Tulare. An employee of Sequoia National Park will be delivering them on her way to work. One is all black; one is a tuxedo. They are already named, but perhaps we will choose other monikers. (Isn’t […]
8 Things I Learned in February
I began writing this post on February 5, and was quite happily surprised that I learned the first 3 things on this list so soon in the month. I think we all learn things constantly; writing them down helps us realize it is happening. Young Miner’s Lettuce tastes good. I’d heard this most of my […]
Field Trip
Last Sunday afternoon, we drove down to Lake Kaweah to go walking among the cockleburs. I think the dam was built in 1962 or ’63, so I don’t remember a time when it wasn’t there. It is sort of ugly, but interesting at the same time. There are nicer places to walk in Three Rivers, but […]