https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzxKY_2u3ec The last time we were renovating, we were relatively new to this house, busy with elementary school kids, eager to create a home for them that would grow with…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzxKY_2u3ec The last time we were renovating, we were relatively new to this house, busy with elementary school kids, eager to create a home for them that would grow with…
Yesterday evening I took a break from breaking news. (not news at all really, more like a collective zoom-based anxiety rave bent on driving us all insane as we wait,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuacPZPgsSU "It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind. The realm of your own." ~Marcus Aurelius…
"In today's rush, we all think too much... seek too much... want too much... and forget about the joy of just being." ~Eckhart Tolle * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAO9vgNTLZk I don't know about…
Start with the shape of a carrot. "ish". Add a "head" to your carrot shape. And then a wee shadow to ground your developing figure in space.... (for the record,…
A busy day of many good things workshop related - errands run, lists checked and re-checked, details double checked, last minute messages sent, plans solidified. I am so grateful for…
Today it rains and rains here in Blackrock, as Ireland is famous for doing, and I am grateful that yesterday was the day for touring. My dear friend Simone had…
SOLD!!!!!!!! At the beginning of this month, I alerted a few eager early birds that I was about to embark on registration for the Taos 2020 Travel Sketch class at…
We can see it in the light just lately. A goldening behind the lush greens of late summer. This morning I take the dogs outside. I take note. And…
"The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence." ~Rabindranath Tagore…