Kaweah Post Office – Sad and Good

It took a few weeks to gather the courage, but I finally drove past the Kaweah Post Office. You may need to avert your eyes – it is dismal and sad. Forgive me for such ugliness on this blog. Let me atone for this indignity by sharing some good news about the Kaweah Post Office. […]

Kaweah Post Office Fundraising

The Kaweah Post Office is one of our only landmark structures in Three Rivers. I am working to help meet the insurance deductible to rebuild it because a big limb from a valley oak tree smashed the roof. (We are quite rural – perhaps a bear was in the tree eating acorns and caused the […]

The Two Mister Blacks

Mister Black is the name I give to the ravens I paint. There are two so far, painted because of the Raven Festival in Three Rivers. Three Rivers does something special-ish on the first Saturday of each month. A new theme is chosen each month, and for October, it is ravens. The amazing Nadi Spencer […]

An Artist Lives Out Her Donation Convictions

This is an article I recently published on LinkedIn. Sep 29, 2015 Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter I am perpetually fed up with artists getting asked to donate to good causes. In May of 2014,  I posted “An Artist Bloviates about Donations” on LinkedIn. My hope was to encourage fund raisers to find other methods besides […]

Perfect Gift Boutique Post-Game

Perfect Gift Boutique Post-Game? Remember when the terms “pre-game” and “post-game” weren’t used? It is a sports/television term. “Wrap-up” also works, as does the stuffier sounding “evaluation”. The weather was beautiful, so the day after Thanksgiving was a busy one. It was a little hard to be indoors, but I managed to corral my independent […]

The Perfect Gift Boutique

First of all, in case anyone is wondering, I am thankful. Very thankful for many things. Didn’t want you to wonder, since I’ve turned Thanksgiving into a commercial here on my blog. (This is because I forgot to post it on Wednesday. Besides, who reads blogs on Thanksgiving anyway??) The 13th Annual Perfect Gift Boutique […]

Three Rivers in Fall

Today I want to share photos of Three Rivers in Fall with you because in spite of the drought and the sense of endless summer, there is seasonal beauty here in this fine corner of Tulare County. Happy Birthday, Shirley Goodness! (Why do I say “Fall” instead of “Autumn”? Because I witnessed leaves falling from […]

Bazaar in Photos

I live within walking distance of the Bazaar. This is what I saw on my way to work Saturday. When I got there, I was relieved to see that my booth did not look like a garage sale., which is a concern each time I set up in a different location. Even though booth sizes […]