It’s challenging NOT to be obsessed with the weather out here in the Pacific Northwest during the rainy season. Many of the “natives” don’t ...

So, we have been out here in Washington state, in our second home, only 3 1/2 weeks this time, and I am told it was raining non-stop, many w...

So, sometimes I have to pick myself up and be realistic about my abilities (or lack thereof). I was feeling fairly successful, in terms of a...

We were so blessed to be in our Washington home while Tory was at her folks’ home for Christmas. We have many years of personal knowledge of...

We celebrated New Year’s Eve with Mark’s family at our house for traditional Hoppin’ John, Snickerdoodles, ice cream sundaes, singing, and b...

We enjoyed celebrating Christ’s birth with three family gatherings this year. We hosted our Annual Sibling Christmas this year, at our Misso...

So, this is one of those pieces that I am not all that pleased about sharing. In fact, this one will only be here, on my blog.  Sometimes it...

After struggling to paint birds for the past few days, I took a break to paint something just purely fun. In fact, it was therapeutic to pai...

So, I have had Eastern bluebirds on my mind since we saw them in our Wonder Forest a few days ago. I took several pictures, shared in a prev...

This will be the first time in many years that hubby and I will be alone for Thanksgiving. It’s not that we are ALL together for every Thank...

In our Missouri home, I have a large room dedicated primarily to my hobbies: scrapbooking and art. This room is in the lower level of the ho...

I’m feeling almost caught up with holiday projects: scrapbooking is up to date, Christmas shopping is almost done, house is decorated, and C...

My favorite artist to follow online right now is Maria Raczynska. The problem I have (and have always had, as a part of my nature), is that ...

The Eastern Bluebird is the state bird of Missouri. However, we rarely see them. We have several bird feeders, including the type of food th...

This year we will have our Christmas in our Missouri home in mid-December. Since we are not having Thanksgiving at our house this year, we d...

We have the house all decorated for Christmas (already) and now I’m enjoying Christmas-themed watercolor projects. About this Piece: Inspira...