As sick as I am, I should be crying out for a Christmas do-over but I'm not. The holiday managed to be quite lovely in spite of waking up sick the morning of Christmas Eve. I rested for much of that day so that I could have the steam to go out with Russ and Aidan in the evening for farolitos and fun. We had dinner at Route 66 Diner and then ( Read more... )

The death of Trayvon Martin broke me a little bit. I don't know why. Probably because I have a son who was a lot like Trayvon at 17. My Jason lived in hoodies (he still does when it is cold outside), smoked pot, was a quick tempered loud mouth who had not yet learned that some fights are best to walk away from. He was a great kid with an ( Read more... )

This morning I logged on to my computer and found a ton of email notifications congratulating me on my feature in the Blue Canvas community. I'm very new to BC so I had no idea what it meant and it took me a bit to figure it out ( Read more... )

I took a little step this weekend and created a profile on Bluecanvas, an online artist community. I uploaded several images of my work, joined a few works and put the appropriate artwork into them ( Read more... )

I woke early and cleaned my house which I have been neglecting in order to work in my studio. I finished one piece and am now deep into another. I should be feeling wonderful but I am out of sorts today. I think it the wind. It's trying very hard to blow winter out of the way to make room for spring. It's also wreaking havoc with my allergies ( Read more... )

So, I got word two days ago that O'Neill's will be hanging my 'Bones' series in the October/November time slot of next year. They are booked through April of next year already. I could have taken May but I feel like this series will be better in the Dia de los Muertos/Halloween time slot. It's more than a year away. That's good news since I ( Read more... )

The last few weeks have been full of crazy. I was so excited that I had four pieces accepted into an art show for the Women & Creativity Conference. Then I discovered that the woman who was accepting the art was a bit shady and the location for the art show itself was a dive bar in a seedy part of town. I pulled my pieces. I'm disappointed to ( Read more... )

I am recovering from a cold that laid me out for the entire week. I don't know if others with MS have this same issue, but when I get sick with anything, even if it's just a cold, I can't seem to just push through it as others can. It hits me hard. I got hit this past Monday afternoon and have not been up until today. I managed to get in a few ( Read more... )

I have been gone from LJ for years. Facebook has replaced it. I like FB. I like the immediacy of it and it is great way to keep up with folks that I like a lot but haven't the time to keep up with by telephone or over a cup of coffee. I do pop in to LJ once in a while to read up the lives of friends I made who have not drunk the FB Koolaid, but ( Read more... )

I am so sick and tired of the us vs. them, liberal vs. conservative, Democrat vs. Republican mentality happening all over the country. The snide remarks and generalizations are everywhere; in the news, on Facebook and Live Journal, talk shows, at kitchen tables - everywhere! There is no escaping the negativity. It is stupid, pointless and ( Read more... )