This month I’ve parked myself on the wagon. In other words, I’m abstaining from alcohol until February 1. That’s right. I won’t be drinking until Super Bowl Sunday. Which is also the day I’ll be chicken-winging. And…
In Process
I’m working on 3 landscape paintings right now. They’re all small canvases, only 8 x 8 inches. I don’t often paint small canvases, so this is a nice change of pace. Someone at the art studio said…
Christmas Is Dead! Long Live Christmas!
Mister spotted this pitiful sight yesterday morning and told me about it. I thought it was worth driving past to see it for myself. It kind of sums it all up, doesn’t it? I mean, poor old tree…
Nonsense Food Days
I happened upon this and had to laugh. Okra Awareness Day? Teppanyaki Tuesday? The calendar is pretty good for a giggle. More importantly, it provides Jack Tripper’s birthday! Who knew?
Photo By Mister
Sometimes when I download photos from a camera, I find some unexpected shots. These are almost always attributable to Mister. (I say “almost always” because once in a great while a friend will pick up our camera and…
“May I Be Alive When I Die”
Donald Woods Winnicott (1896 – 1971) said, “May I be alive when I die.” A rather prolific writer (pediatrician, psychoanalyst, sociologist, psychiatrist), he said a lot of things. This one, though, has struck me today. We are…
Human Magnets
Have you ever noticed how we, as human beings, have the fantastic potential to act as magnets for others with similar interests/habits/causes/humor/etc? And has that human magnet potential paid off for you? I was thinking about this…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 52 and Wrap-Up
For our final creative joint-activity of the year, Mister and I opted for a food project for New Year’s Eve: Goose. For those of you who eat goose each year during the holidays, this may seem like a…
Hello Earth!
Now that my belly is full of lucky black-eyed peas and cornbread, I feel prepared to face this shiny New Year with gusto. I think. Truth is, I’m no different than I was two days ago, and…