I reread my last blog entry and chuckled inside.  It was a lovely long weekend.  And then the flu hit.  And I was down for the count.

In a three day period, I probably ate the caloric equivalent of one day.  I was downing extra strength, liqui-gel ibuprofen despite my stomach's warnings because my head was alternately being crushed and mangled, and ( Read more... )

What a gorgeous day.  Saturday.  Sleep in.  Take the pup for a walk and at 8:30-9:00am, my across-the-street neighbour is playing banjo in his front yard (quite well, I might add).  Coffee and pancakes for breakfast.  Beautiful cool air coming in the windows, no need for electric lights, setting up a canvas on the easel for later.  Pup flaked out ( Read more... )

I started writing a blog post last year (!) so I'll insert it right here, for chronological order:

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So, this post begins on paper.  Really.  With a pencil.  And no lines.  Because I wanted to write tonight, but I also wanted to lie down and not have to be on my computer.  There will be a lag [I'll say] between ( Read more... )

Finola just posted her running list on her blog and I thought it was a great idea.  So I'm sitting here with my little iPod plugged in and I'm going to share what music motivates me to run through those tough moments (and what makes me slow the heck down when I'm outrunning myself).  Please, no judging.  Sometimes the beat just works, y'know ( Read more... )

The last two weeks have been a lesson in decrepitude for me.

Right after New Years, while taking my pup for a walk, I managed to slip and fall twice on the ice.  The first time, I fell forwards onto my arms, thereby jamming my upper back (and making my arms and hands all tingly).  Then, about 20 minutes later, I slipped and fell sideways onto my ( Read more... )

I made it!  I ran the 10 km race ( Read more... )

It's race day today ( Read more... )

I had a plan for today.  But then I woke up with one of my signature headaches.  So I'm re-evaluating ( Read more... )

Ah, the final unstructured day for this week.  It has been pretty productive actually.  Got a load of dishes done, brushed the cat in an attempt to rid her of some of her winter coat so it won't end up as hairballs on my floor at 3am (I echo my friend J whose two daughters just went through the flu - why does the puking happen at night??), had a ( Read more... )

I am thankful to have a day of free time.  My next planned activity is tonight.  So I'm looking out the window at the not-rainy weather that wasn't forecasted, and thinking I could take a ramble down to where the ravens hang out to try again to get a picture of them.  Today might be more of a studio day.  That was my impulse while I was lazily ( Read more... )