Last Week, This Week: Goalposts and Resolutions and Jump-Starts

I woke with a very welcome resolve this morning.  For some reason, that’s been lacking lately. I’ve been busy enough: last week, Iengaged social media to support my sister’s activism and, with my husband, enjoyed…

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Monday Illustration. . . So Much to Learn!

Shhhh!  As I write this, I’m hiding out in the bedroom, with the A/C, while sheers (with the new building completed across the lane, we needed some light-preserving privacy) and a blackout blind are being…

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Retrospective Travel Sketch and Thoughts From My Travel Journal

 My retirement coincided with one of my daughters moving to Rome with her husband and their little girl. This has meant that I’ve had the lucky problem of travelling to Europe twice a year, with…

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Five on Friday — Making Me Happy Lately . . .

 1. That orange leather bag (deadstock/vintage) I bought in Portland this past spring and began second-guessing immediately. I decided that since I purchased it, I’d better make a point of using it, and it’s earning…

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Outfit (and Breakfast) of the Day, Illustrated What I Wore!

Happy Monday! We had a busy weekend here in the heat (I know, relative!), with one of us turning older and both of us determined to feel sanguine about that (I’m currently reading Ursula LeGuin’s…

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