Isn't This Sharp!

Don't You Love Poppies!

Happy Mother's Day, Mom

Memorial Day Parade, 1976

This is a photo from a Memorial Day Parade in my town in CT, 32 years ago....

Max

This is Max, up close and personal. ... the best dog in the world, my golden retriever. He lived a good life and died on Memorial Day 2007. If there is a "dog heaven"...that's where he is. Woof!

A Picture Speaks For Itself...

"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living...I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing." ---Oriah Mountain Dreamer

I love this quote. Why is it so difficult to get beyond the "nonsense talk" to find out what is really important to someone and to be heard about what is important to you? We waste so much precious time. I didn't say it is easy. For most of us it's a lifelong learning curve.

Glorious Color

THE WAYS

"To every man there openeth
away, and ways, and a way,
and the high soul climbs the highway,
and the low soul gropes the low,
and in between on the misty flats,
the rest drift to and fro,
but to every man there openeth
a high way, and a low,
and every man decideth
the way his soul shall go."

---John Oxenham
(Sent to me by a friend)

Art Retreat/Workshops

My sister and I recently visited this wonderful inn in the Hudson River Valley of NY. We were there for an "unstructured" art retreat. This inn is host to art workshops almost every week of the year, but during a couple of times of the year, you can stay here, use their art studio and do your own thing. We had a wonderful time. The innkeepers, Kim and Mark LaPolla are very gracious, fun and creative people. Kim is a fiber artist & chef and she makes amazing cookies. Mark is a chef and chocolatier, with a blog titled Life by Chocolate. We met some wonderful artists while we were there and had lively dinner discussions. Check out their inn and to die for Hudson River Valley Art Workshops.

Runners

I love the work of Graciela Rodo Boulanger. Her paintings are full of life and energy and color. Her body of work is amazing. She's done series of paintings on children and music and sports and....you name it! I would love to visit her studio and see how she works.