2019 Goals in Review
Well, just a few more hours of 2019. It was one for the books. Last year, knowing it would be a tough year, I did my goals slightly differently. I…
Tara Choate Milestone Wanderer
Last Friday (Dec. 20), I took off on an epic trip to Monterey, California, and back. 1500+ miles of driving in 8 days. The main goal was to a) avoid…
Neurodivergent
Every so often, I publish a “stealth post.” This post will be one of those. I tend to process things slowly, and writing about difficult topics can help me put…
Deadline? What deadline?
For those of you who are counting (not that I’m among them…) I have ten (10) weeks until I need to be ready for my show at the Salem Art…
Gotta catch up…
Hello all! I’m alive! And back to blogging! At least, that’s my story. First of all, thank you everyone for your lovely can kind words about my last post. In…
Facing the first holiday without
Over the last month I’ve found myself going into a dark place. There are some triggers and events that started it, and it’s been hard to find a way out…
Ruth Ellen Hoag Workshop (the 2nd): Resolution? What resolution
As recently as a few months ago, I promised that there would be no more workshops for a couple of years so I could work on “my own voice.” I…
The camera got a workout
Back in September I wrote a post about a weekend down at the beach and promised to post photos of one of the adventures, a whale watching tour, “the next…
Owner of the “Fastest Tongue in the West”
Before you start wondering, this is not a kinky post; it’s a dog post. Specifically, about my dog. Today Key and I got up VERY early and headed over to…