You know those moments of zen that are so captivatingly beautiful that they knock you off your feet? I had one today ( Read more... )

God, it feels good to be back ( Read more... )

It's raining and I'm cuddled on the sofa with Mary Poppins and a cat ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who came out to the opening this afternoon. I had a really great time, and hope you did too.

I had two works in the show, the family tree painting I'd posted earlier, Ties that Bind, and this one, A Woman's Place (2002):


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Isn't it funny that sometimes when there's too much to say, we often say nothing? There's so much swimming in my head that it takes so much effort to sit still and write so I end up brooding, ironically defeating the purpose of keeping a journal ( Read more... )

Almost 7am on a Saturday and I've been up nearly two hours. I see the sunshine filtering through the leaves, still black against the window pane. I hear the crickets playing their rhythmic symphony to one another, and the gentle whoosh of traffic from way out on the highway. No other noises save my fingers clicking on the keys, and it's nice ( Read more... )

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The weather lately is appropriate. That black cloud of the Virginia Tech shooting is on my mind today. It's on everyone's minds today. I'm so angry and saddened by the cowardice and unbelievable disregard for human life that the gunman displayed. And worse, there will be no justice. At least with the sniper attacks a few years ago now, the ( Read more... )

We spent the weekend in Temperence, Michigan, just across the Toledo, Ohio border. Rob's cousin and her husband welcomed their new daughter to the world three months ago, and we finally got to meet her. A lovely time spent with family. We even got a few insights to some parenthood questions ( Read more... )