July 21, 2021 – Original Artwork

Ok, all I ask is that you be kind. I know there are numerous things wrong with this pastel painting but I love it anyway. Ok, maybe I don’t necessarily love it but I still like it a lot. I completed this still life probably 20 years ago and it’s all wonky, but I love

July 20, 2021 – On a scale of one to ten.

This evening, the phone rang and I let it to go voicemail. I always screen incoming calls because I don’t particularly like dealing with solicitors and I was unsure of who was calling as I didn’t recognize the number. After the ‘beep’, a female voice started up about animal control and her husband moving out

July 19, 2021 – Photo

This photo was taken during a short getaway to Vegas several years ago. I/we lived there for a couple of years back in the early 90s when my husband was stationed in Nevada. I even gave birth to my oldest son shortly after we arrived. It holds many memories, some good and a lot of

July 18, 2021 – The sounds of silence.

There’s a famous quote, “Be careful what you wish for,” that comes to mind after today’s events. I woke up feeling hesitant about leaving my bed and starting the day. I knew that once I got dressed and headed down the hallway, that eventually I would bump into my husband. I can usually count on

July 17, 2021 – Photo

In an effort to get out of the house and get some ‘air’, I suggested to my husband that we go for a hike. He was all for it, so after doing a ‘quick’ sweep of the house (just in case someone was interested in looking at it while we were out and about), we

July 16, 2021 – Predicament

Just when life starts to make sense, it throws me for a loop. The latest predicament I find myself in is my own fault though. A couple of weeks ago, I thought my unemployment was ending and then I realized that it wasn’t necessarily ending, the rules were simply changing. For the last sixteen months,

July 15, 2021

Today’s events were totally unexpected. I awoke to find a text message awaiting my response; my realtor had written to let me know that the showing on our home had been cancelled because the potential buyers had to evacuate. Evacuate?! This is not good! Since we moved to the area, this is the second major

July 14, 2021 – Evolution

It seems like life is ever-changing. People and what they stand for can drastically change in a matter of days or weeks or months or years. This appears to be the case now more than ever. Even I find that I’m constantly changing; whether it’s for the better or the worse, I cannot be certain.

July 13, 2021 – Photo

I know this photo goes against most, if not all, of the rules of photography, but I like it anyway. It’s even a bit blurry to some degree. If memory serves me right, I want to say I took it in 2004 while visiting my sister Cactus Annie. We went to the botanic gardens in

July 12, 2021 – The events of the day.

After sitting down in front of my computer for the last 30 minutes, I still haven’t figured out what I want to talk about. Today was filled with so many activities and I have yet to whittle them down to just one. The only expectation I had for this afternoon was an open house and