This has been a crazy month.  I thought to have some downtime between the end of my drawing time and the start of my painting class, time I could spend continuing with my drawing practice, improving and cementing what I learned.  But life had other plans.  I got exactly one drawing in.

With the two Easters celebrated here in Lebanon and Ramadan, ( Read more... )

There are some delightful things about this apartment so far:

We have hibiscus growing along the front porch, and they attract Palestine Sunbirds. So pretty! and they have nice vocalizations. I don't have a good lens for capturing wildlife, so have a short video:

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Since it has been a bit rainy, we haven't had a chance to be out in the garden ( Read more... )

Had an art date with H today, in which there was no art.  But!  There was goal setting and just overall nice conversation while her husband took our kids to a nearby park.  H and I decided to set goals to achieve within the next three months; but for the most part, I want to get my stated stuff done by year's end.  If I don't, no biggie, of course ( Read more... )

Thank you, thank you, thank you asakiyume for the awesome jaguar postcard and the beautifully evocative letter about your trip.  I felt like a part of me was there with you. <3


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Look what eller sent me in the mail :  a lovely postcard she painted and had printed.  I love the graphic style, line work, and color choices. :D  When FarmerBoy got it from the mail-lady he called out to me "Mom, you got something beautiful! Wait until you see it!"


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Doesn't that sound better than Procrastination?  Well, maybe. If you take off the "stress" part.
With the kids, I have been re-watching some videos I found years ago when we lived Egypt, The Forger's Masterclass.  The kids (the two older ones anyhow) have been very interested in seeing different artists, even if they don't agree with the styles.


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Neither J nor I have ever been big News Year's Eve celebrators, so it is rare that we do anything special.  On NYE, J was in bed by 22h00, but the kids were still awake and excited.  We went up to their room and read lots of stories, and Ti'Loup longingly expressed a wish to set off fireworks (prompted by Bobby's 5th birthday with his Grandpa Bob ( Read more... )

...or ten. :P

When I saw these oblong stones at the lake this summer, I thought of you, pjthompson, and those cute feet you posted, so this is for you:


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Junebug is a little over three weeks old now, and we are slowly but surely working our way into a new rhythm that accommodates the newest* arrival into our family.  The beginning was a little bit rough because he had jaundice, which made him lethargic. He slept too much, didn't eat enough, which made him want to sleep more, and so on and so forth. ( Read more... )

A day late. And a dollar short?

I had a very busy weekend, and last night we had dinner with friends, not getting home until after midnight.

I did work on my chapter, but it needs another quick pass before being ready to share.

Instead, I shall show a snippet of something else I was working on this week.


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