runcation
Tara Choate runcation, n.: The action or an act of weeding. Also occas.: the action of rooting. There are many jokes about Oregon and summer and rain. “Oregonians don’t tan, we rust.”…
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Birding at the beach
I don’t get down to the beach to visit my parents as much as I probably should, but this weekend I made my way down for a quick visit. The…
The painting harlot?
I am normally a pretty focused person. Point A to point B. I read my emails and file them. I weed one bed at a time, in a counterclockwise path.…
Life list addition
Since taking a hike with Ashley, I’ve been traveling a little extra during Canemah hikes to see if I can spot the dark visitor we spotted but couldn’t identify. And…
Unexpectedly domestic
After the excitement of the show this weekend (the last day was a great cap to an awesome weekend) I took an extra day off to do exciting things like…
A little news update
Open Studios of Beavercreek Well, Open Studios of Beavercreek has been going on for two days and so far it’s been great. First, I have been so touched by all…
Short post because I painted too long
Tonight was my painting night and I made a lot of progress. In fact, I painted so long I hardly have time to post before bedtime! I worked on this…
It’s all about the grass now
Today was a big day. “Delight” was turned in to the Oregon Society of Artists Rose Festival Show. Fingers crossed it gets juried into the actual show. I was so…
The courage to post my anchor
Last week Weight Watchers’ topic was: “The Power of an Anchor.” The program encouraged users to think about something that keep them inspired to stay on the program and thus…