Desideratum
Tara Choate Desideratum: noun – something wanted or needed I am still working toward being (consistently) on the mend, but it is a goal that I have found elusive. One day I…
Painting
Four feet by 1293 miles
This weekend I drove down to the Lincoln City Cultural Center to see the Seventh Generation panomural as presented by the Elizabeth Jones Gallery. Hundreds of artists are joining to…
Shifting Gears
When I was about 8, we had a little “puddle jumper” truck (Mazda.) Dad would drive, I’d sit in the center, and Mom would take the passenger side. Dad took…
Aftermath
I arrived home ahead of schedule on Wednesday and just sort of collapsed. I took the dog and about three absolute necessities into the house, got into the shower, and…
Western Adventure – Day 10
Again, the focus of the day was the painting workshop. More about that in a minute. But Key and I did take a little birding expedition after the workshop and…
Western Adventure – Day 9
It’s a pretty, boring post today. It was the first day of the Peggy Judy workshop and I forgot to take pictures of the paintings I worked on. You’ll have…
Prepped, prepared, and pending
I’m on the verge (four sleeps, but who’s counting) of leaving on vacation. I’ve spend the weekend cleaning the car out and re-setting for “trip mode.” I’ve made lists and…
Some days you gotta rest
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I am not having the best health season. Tuesday I broke down and WENT to see the doctor. While he was very…
Preparing for “there”
You know how they say that bad things happen in threes? Let me tell you a story and you can tell me if you think I’m done. Monday I received…