Painting Night vs. Business
Tonight is my typical painting night, but I had to go to the Open Studios of Beavercreek meeting. By the time I got back, I decided to work on a…
Tara Choate Where the Wildflowers Are
Today I drove down to Cottage Grove for an event through the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council called Bikes to Blooms. I originally saw this event on Facebook and thought…
Goodbye Wilson
My friend JJ’s dog Wilson passed away today. He was about a millionth my dog too because he occasionally stayed here for a few days when JJ had to go…
Painting Night 18 – Background
I’m tired tonight. I hate pollen. It’s so bad I’m actually having a little trouble breathing. But I did sit down and I did paint. Fortunately, tonight’s progress is very…
Memes to keep me going
I’ve been on Weight Watchers now for a year and two weeks. In that time I have lost 82 lbs. All that is great. But for the last six months…
Derby Weekend update
Somehow Kentucky Derby weekend has come and gone without a pre-blog on my site. It wasn’t that I wasn’t paying attention; with Facebook it’s been all Derby, all the time.…
Exploring with a new eye
I’ve been at my new job one month now and I’m delighted to report things still seem to be going well. This week OWEB had it’s board meeting, which I…
Catching up on painting nights 15, 16, & 17
As I’ve reported, my posting has been shamefully light lately, but I have been doing a little bit of painting on painting nights. I’ve been making steady progress on my…
Canemah’s in bloom
In the last two weeks of not posting, Canemah has emerged into bloom. Camas, fawn lilies, and even iris area out. It was another drizzly day around here, but we…