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Finally

    A favorite flower opened today. It’s been in this spot for a few years now, but I didn’t plant it there. Must’ve been squirrel gardeners. I’ve left it because, well, why not? Who am I to say where a crocus should or shouldn’t be planted? It’s lovely where it is. We have to walk around it, but that’s what makes… Read More »Finally

    The Olson House, Cushing Maine

      I wrote this post in June of 2024, but never published it for some reason. I put the final touches on it this morning and wanted to share it with you all. The house made famous by Andrew Wyeth’s paintings: My husband and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary. As our lives are incredibly busy these days, we didn’t have… Read More »The Olson House, Cushing Maine

      Strada Easel Challenge, Days 11-17

        There were quite a few days during this part of the challenge that I didn’t think I’d be able to paint. Painting at night is a big challenge; in seeing details, in dealing with multiple light sources and the multiple shadows they cast, mixing accurate colors when everything takes on a duller and more yellowish tone, and then trying to… Read More »Strada Easel Challenge, Days 11-17

        Strada Easel Challenge Days 1-10

          I decided I needed to force myself to paint. Unless it’s a priority, creative time always gets pushed to the end of the list. And it’s been a very long list lately. The last half of the year was dedicate entirely to fighting the transmission line project that threatened eminent domain. I won’t bore you with all the details, but… Read More »Strada Easel Challenge Days 1-10

          Fighting for our land

            I was just thinking about how life can change in just a moment. We’ve had more than a few of those moments in our lives over the years. On June 29, not quite one month ago, one of those life changing moments came when I checked our mail. An innocent looking letter that looked like another solicitation to choose a… Read More »Fighting for our land

            Surviving February

              Living in Maine, we expect long and cold winters. Our first snowfall usually arrives by early November, and many years we don’t see the ground again until late March or April. We didn’t get multiple feet of snow this year, but it has been typically cold. Even though January is our coldest month, February is the hardest for me to… Read More »Surviving February

              A Week in Review

                Some weeks are so full and busy that it seems one day speeds into the next and time gets jumbled and days get lost in my mind. The best way for me to remember a full week is to write it out, and it’s been a full week! We’ve had two significant weather events – ice on Monday and snow… Read More »A Week in Review