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Mom’s Service
My mom’s memorial mass is today. I recreated a nicer drawing from the sketch I had in my journal, but left it blank so I could write in her prayer. I”ll have some of her ashes… A strange thing to … Continue reading
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Tagged #gaelicprayer, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleWatercolourBook, #irishprayer, #maytheroadrisetomeetyou, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Platinum Carbon pen
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Christmas 2018
Christmas moved me back into watercolors. Hard not to be moved to color when it is such a colorful season! It was also a move back to Catholic rituals, as my Mom dying prompted me to saying some prayers to … Continue reading
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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, mourning, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, II
Continuing from the previous post… After that I began to notice the times I thought of her — I actually thought of her a lot more than I knew — and each time I had to remind myself she wasn’t … Continue reading
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Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, I
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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Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #momsdeath, #nostalgiejournal, #thenightmymomdied, #vistahouse, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Joy, mourning, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor
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HO HO HO!
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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Tagged #christmasisforcats, #christmaslights, #christmastree, #Hahnemühle, #KWZink, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #PilotMetropolitan, #platinumcassisink, #robertosterink, #santaclaus, #twinklelights, art journal, KWZ Foggy Green ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen
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OFF for a Couple Weeks! YaY!
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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Tagged #akkermanink, #chinatownredink, #christmaslights, #emeraldgreen, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #Moonmanpen, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #twinklelights, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, watercolor
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A Frightening Week
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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Tagged #frankfurtink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #kitten, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #super5ink, art journal, cats, De Atramentis Document ink, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink
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