A bit of this past week has been spent putting out our collection of holiday stuff. We have an assortment of Santas, snowmen (and women), angels, and of course, wooden…
Watercolor Play
I am fascinated with other people’s sketchbooks. Over the years I have gathered a collection of sorts of published artist sketchbooks, the latest of which arrived yesterday. This new one…
Kitchen Carnage
A good time was had by all here at Chez Bogard on Thanksgiving Day. We finally had our big ol' oak table here at the New House, thanks to the…
Thanksgiving
Oh, and ready-made, roll out pie dough!!!!
cool weather paddle
Yesterday was my husband's birthday so we took the day off to go kayaking on the Ohio. After a brisk but refreshing (and thankfully DRY) paddle of about 4 miles,…
Wishes and Heeling
The past day or so has been jam packed with ideas, inspiration and wishful thinking (i.e. crafting the future with positive thoughts). I spent yesterday at Green Ridge Stables, home…
Chickens, War rugs and a few quilts
Today my friends Lisa and Anna and I left the peaceful, chicken-ey atmosphere of Lisa’s place and headed to Oxford, Ohio to see Miami University Art Museum’s show entitled Tanks,…
got skills?
There are lots of ways a person can be smart in this world. It took me a long time to figure this out - but there are times I still…
Do or Do not… a dose of Yoda
My daughter Madeleine is quite a piano player. She acquired her love of music from her first piano teacher, Ms. Pat. Ms. Pat patiently nudged Maddie through her first struggles…