The poultry paintings are inching along. They might be a little bit too hard for me, so I am taking my time. Productive procrastination is a good way to get through some difficult tasks. I take breaks to rehab frames, blog, touch up old paintings, answer emails, make a new schedule for drawing lessons, sweep, […]
List of Unrelated Items
Unrelated except the items relate to my life and work. I hope you can relate. When did “relate” become such a common word? Reminds me of the way the word “issue” is so overworked. But, this topic is not on today’s list. The Visalia Electric Railroad: Stories of the Early Years by Louise A. Jackson is […]
Six Things I Learned in October
And a few of these things may be hold-overs from September or perhaps even August (slow learner?) Propane: a. If a tank is full when it is hot out, the propane expands and blows off the pressure relief valve; b. Propane’s bad smell attracts flies The sharper your knife, the less you cry (when slicing […]
Final Mineral King Weekend
This will be a long post with lots of photos, and then I might run out of things to post about Mineral King for awhile.It didn’t have to be the final Mineral King weekend, because the Park gates stay unlocked until October 25. But, life down the hill beckons, fall is very full of events […]
The Real Columbus Day
Today, October 12, is the real Columbus Day. In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Ferdinand and Isabella paid for the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. It’s a fine holiday, but it has fallen out of favor. Fake Columbus Day has also fallen into obscurity. It changes every year, just chasing the 3 day […]
Fall in Mineral King
Warm sunny fall days in Mineral King . . . a transitional time, torn between 2 places. I could be gardening at home, but I can still be hiking in Mineral King. I’ve been gone much of the summer, I miss home, but the cabin is still open and it is nice up there. Choices […]
8 Things I Learned in September
These are life things I learned mostly in September, although a few may have spilled over from late August. An Americano is espresso with hot water added. I can’t tell the difference between that and a cup of black coffee. My nephew is employed by Starbucks and informs me that Americanos suck. Not sure why […]
You Know You are Middle-aged When. . .
An older and wiser friend reminds me from time to time that life is like a roll of toilet paper–the closer to the end, the faster it goes. I’ve been thinking lately that you know you are middle-aged when. . . . . . you prefer hiking uphill to downhill because your knees kill you […]
What I’ve Learned Recently
One of my favorite bloggers, Anne Bogel of “What Should I Read Next“, posts a list of things she’s learned at the end of each month. Being a copyist, I’ll borrow this idea and tell you a few odd facts that I’ve learned recently. Tulare County used to have a building designed by Julia Morgan, […]