Jan 17, 2018 | Art and creativity
This piece is called Key No.1 for obvious reasons. Well, the key part is obvious. The No.1 is because I expect keys to show up in future works and my art naming imagination may fail me again. I’ve been experimenting with different techniques of applying paint to...
Aug 1, 2017 | Adventure, Living playfully
I have a tree in my patio. A big grapefruit tree. I’m delighted to have a big grapefruit tree in my patio for the shade it provides to the morning side of the house. It gives me a place to hang my wind chimes and hummingbird feeders. It will look great with twinkly...
Jun 21, 2017 | Adventure, Living playfully
They love me. They really, really love me. And I am not thrilled! At first, I thought it was fleas. I’d visited a friend while her dog was being boarded and briefly thought “maybe.” But this friend doesn’t tolerate even the idea of fleas, let alone allow one to...
Jun 19, 2017 | Adventure, Living playfully
Who knew there could be such drama around the common butter dish? My husband has been having trouble lifting the butter dish lid for quite a while now. Apparently after enough years our fingerprints no longer provide the friction needed to hang on to slick surfaces. I...
Jun 16, 2017 | Living playfully, Wellbeing
The weather forecast for the Phoenix area is HEAT! Record breaking heat, for the next several days. I mean 120! degrees heat. What am I going to do when it’s this hot out? Mostly stay home. All destinations outside of home will be selected based on specific criteria:...