The last couple of weeks have been a complete whirlwind of busy-ness for me & the next two promise more of the same. So instead of a full, useful blog post that makes sense, we're doing a quickie roundup: Group Show I have to finish up two more paintings for my group show next month… Continue reading Catching Up
Mother's Day officially ended oh...17 odd hours ago, but since I'm a (step)mom myself, I'm going to cut myself some slack with this late posting. Slack which, for the record, could be cut with the pancakes the mister decided to make from scratch for me yesterday morning. Very sweet sentiment, but I think I'll steer… Continue reading The Belated Mother’s Day Post from a Very Bad Daughter
Since I've already got all my craft show boxes hauled out in the open after last weekend's show (which reminds me, still need to post my recap of the show & pics!), I started doing a little spring cleaning this week. Going through old clothes to donate, digging through my summer stuff & finding more… Continue reading Decluttering 101
Kaila 12" x 9", acrylic on paper original for sale As the cherry blossoms and magnolias begin to bloom all around me, I'm feeling inspired to paint beautiful girls with a bit of an anime influence. Kaila's wide eyes and white hair make her feel like she'd be just as at home running around the… Continue reading Kaila and the Blossoms
I'm loving life today. The flowers are blooming, the sun is out & it's warm enough that even when it rains it's that misty beautiful sort of rain that makes everything smell fresh and green. The smell of wet woods and damp leaves underfoot is a powerful one for me, conjuring up wonderful memories of… Continue reading Dog Days of Spring
One of my all time favorite things about the internet is the full, free archive of This American Life. I discovered the podcast about a year ago and it immediately became an institution in our household. I listen to it while I paint. The mister and I usually listen to it while we drift off… Continue reading A Face to the Voice
It's my mister's birthday today, so I've been baking & cooking up a storm two weekends in a row. Tortilla soup plus Key Lime cheesecake for dinner, plus plenty of cocktails. We're going with a spicy theme, so I stocked up on Clamato for making caesers. Yum! And now? Since the sun is out we're… Continue reading Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!
We survived the birthday weekend, we survived go-karting & we survived the sweetness overdose that was my chocolate cake with vanilla coconut frosting. Nom nom nom. I used the same frosting recipe as I did for the cupcakes in my last post, but I cut down the sugar to only 1/2 cup & I toasted… Continue reading The Baker’s Child Does Not Go Hungry
It's the boy's 13th birthday today, so of course I stayed up until the wee hours baking cupcakes (from scratch!) that he could take to school, cutting out letters to make a HAPPY BIRTHDAY bunting from my prettiest origami paper and blowing up balloons. Most of this was done in a failed attempt to distract… Continue reading Birthday Goodness
Squeeeeeeee! I'm so excited to see this movie. There have been rumors & drama all throughout the making of Where the Wild Things Are and seeing the trailer just totally put my mind at ease. Or, more accurately, a state of complete excitement and joy! Like millions of other children all over the world, I… Continue reading Where the Wild Things Are