Ode to Crow
I came upon a dead crow the other day while walking my dog. At the scene there were no feathers strewn about no sign of a struggle so maybe it was just this crow’s time. I kept thinking about that
Yesterday it Rained – Today I walked the Labyrinth
Yesterday it rained. It rained eight tenths of an inch. Such a gift in this parched, scorched part of the world. This morning, as the clouds pushed east and the sun rose amid the mist of yesterday’s rain, I walked
Up in the Air
i don't usually post remotely but I flew from SFO yesterday to Philadelphia and had five hours to draw. I managed to take a great photo out the plane window looking back at San Francisco with the Golden Gate just
Life’s Layers
Life is a complicated thing - when some things are revealed others are hidden. We are never in a place where we can see, feel, know, understand it all. I am no exception, the future is unclear, the past is
Inspirational Mini Quilts to Mail: When words are hard to find
About a month ago I shared a series of peace quilts I’d made. With the scraps from the fabric that I had created I made some 5x7 mini quilts that I stitched to card stock and made into mini quilt
Peace Be With You…. continued
In my last post I shared with you some of the pieces I did inspired by the phrase “peace be with you”. As the week went on that became something of a mantra. I kept cutting and stitching and reflecting
PEACE BE WITH YOU
PEACE be with you….peace BE with you….BE peace….peace be with YOU….this phrase with all it’s possible inflections has been rolling around my head since last Sunday when I went to our regular episcopal church service here at The Bishop’s Ranch.
Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty: Moonrise to Sunrise
Last night my family and some hearty friends continued an 18-year tradition. We gather annually on January 6th no matter the conditions or day of the week to burn our Christmas trees and to recognize the beginning of Epiphany. I’ll
Making Order Out of Chaos: and checking it off my list!
I know I am not the only one immersed in merry chaos. This time of year is both overwhelming and wonderful. Parties, visitors, excursions, gift making and taking, travel and arrivals, menus and prepping all in the midst of regular
TODAY IS TODAY – TOMORROW IS TOMORROW
I was visiting my folks this week my dad has had some health issues lately and is in a tippy spot of limbo waiting to get an appointment at the UC Davis Cancer Center. The not knowing is hard and