Two steps forward, one step back
Tara Choate It has been an exciting week for me with ups and downs that kept me on the edge of my seat. I had signed up to take a workshop from…
Tara Choate
What’s that color?
A couple of weeks ago I stayed home sick (I had a little fever and was achy.) I slept a lot and took the dog for a walk, but mostly…
Philopatric
Late 2011 through 2012 will forever be known as my “Année terrible”. I was in a car accident; I was laid off; my dad had heart surgery; my aunt died;…
Bling and Birding
Today, at the end of a busy 3-day weekend, I finally got out of the house for a hike. The snow has all melted and we have been getting huge…
Ice Painting (Again)
In Portland we get a lot of rain, but not a lot of snow. Even a slight whiff of snow can send us into a panic. Getting six inches inside…
Green and blue
On Saturday I went out to Sound Equine Options (SEO) to muck stalls. There are seven residents at this barn (I know that SEO has about 50 horses in total…
Mary Cassat, Ansel Adams, and philhippic
Today’s post is brought to you by the seemingly random powers that rule the internet. Random event 1 A couple days ago I liked a Facebook post that had a…
Mercury is in Retrograde?
The last few days have seemed to have a theme, summed up by a passing comment from a guy on the elevator: “Mercury is in retrograde, man.” Not 100% true…
A New Direction
It’s been a productive day. I slept in a little, filled up the birdfeeders, then got up and took Finn for a hike at Canemah. It was cold and frosty…