Bean goose and winter deer
On Saturday I drove down to Lincoln City to see my mom. We met up at Nestucca Wildlife Refuge to join the Audubon Society of Lincoln City in their monthly…
Tara Choate The community of warm fuzzy friends
Today I traveled up to Tacoma, Washington, for the Madrona Fiber Arts with the Traveling Ewe. This may seem like an unusual way to spend a precious vacation day, but…
Raptor Road Trip with 2 friends
Today I headed out to Sauvie Island with my friend Arminda and her daughter, Clover, for the Audubon Society of Portland’s Raptor Road Trip. I have been looking forward to…
Randomly on my last day of being in my thirties
1. I’ve been sick with some sort of gastrointestinal malady the last couple of days. 2. Today I managed to take Finn for a quick walk. Isn’t he cute? Pretty…
Yarning
Today I went on the “Salem Stitch Hunt” by Traveling Ewe. The description of the day, from the welcome email, is as follows. I am so looking forward to our…
Painting Nights 3 & 4 of 2015 – What am I doing now
I’ve had some internet problems over the last two weeks, so my apologies for my lax posting. Tonight is painting night, so this will be quick post before I go…
Facebook 3 for 5 Challenge
I’ve been asked by my friend Ruth Armitage to share three paintings a day for the next five days. #3for5ArtChallenge These are from early on in my painting career, two…
3-Day Weekend Fun
This weekend my friend Lea and I went down to Seaside to enjoy the MLK weekend. Lea and I have been friends for over 10 years and this is the…
Stealth Painting Project #2: Targus & Zoot
In September, I participated in a 30 Paintings in 30 days challenge and made it to day 27 before it kind of fell apart. On Labor Day I did a…