Category Archives: writing

Letting Go

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

Disclaimer: This is not a Marie Kondo post… I’ve always been pretty good about giving up things I don’t use or that don’t fit. Where I’ve been slow is a few precious things that are memories of another me, a … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, I

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

I still don’t have a lot to say about my Mom’s death almost a month later. It is hard to talk about. The couple of days before she died I did this journal entry above. She’d been in and out … Continue reading →

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HO HO HO!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

I will eventually write about my mom, but for now, am remembering her through the card I made for her years ago, of her almost full-sized Santa. We called him Laguna Santa as he came from Laguna Beach. He took … Continue reading →

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OFF for a Couple Weeks! YaY!

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

I don’t remember being this happy to have time OFF.  We need it! We have now had a day to sleep deeply and as late as necessary; sleep is an amazing tonic!  Lifts the spirit, and also having lights everywhere. … Continue reading →

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VSW: Taos

Posted on December 12, 2018 by

I always thought I’d be finishing this with watercolors, but this year has been a doozy and so I am finally choosing to publish the inked drawings of a lovely walk with Virtual Sketchwalk. We walked all over Taos and … Continue reading →

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VSW: Vista House

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

As I move back into posting, I will start with the pages I was drawing of the Vista House, below, when my mom died. (Not ready to write about that yet.) I don’t think we ever went there, though maybe … Continue reading →

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A Frightening Week

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

Dear Friends: This blog post has peeps writing with concern. Know that the cats are okay, and we took five full days and unplugged and slept. Now back to the proper blog post! Without knowing what was coming this week, … Continue reading →

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