Live, Draw, Paint

Does anyone remember those "Stretch Armstrong" toys from the late '70's and early '80's?  You could pull his arms ...

Just drawing in charcoal with an acrylic wash in the background and listening to one of the most beautiful, mysterious, powerful soundtracks...

Exena had a dream, and she was going to follow it.  Her ambition was too big to be restricted by her current solar system.  She wanted to ta...

I'm tired today.  I didn't sleep well--didn't go to bed until 2 a.m. to boot--and my allergies are kicking in.  In this stupor, ...

Serge thought he was the last person to leave Cafe Silencio that night.  Noctural amblings in Parisian nightclubs had become his practice.  ...

A few nights ago, I was--what else--walking my dog Ebert right before bed.  It was dark out, and he was pulling me along.  Suddenly I felt s...

Oh, red-hot summer.  She's still lounging around like she's in a hammock of endless days.  Summer has really been roasting us this p...

To her husband's exasperation, Juliette constantly had seafood cravings after their kitchen renovation. Just an aside--Suddenly I...

Sunday I made my husband sit out on our front steps, eat breakfast, and soak up the lazy summer day.  We were talking, and all of a sudden, ...

O.K., Myrtle thought, she may be old, but she had granddaughters, and she knew that these days, vampires were in.  She had even let the girl...

The man belched at the bar, and she could feel her forehead furrow.  She knew that her face said, "Crankerella," but truly, are th...

...until...10 minutes later when I opened a can of wild-caught sardines in olive oil.  J.Crew outfit completely wrecked--I even had olive oi...

Hair turned out well, sporty little J.Crew number on with matching sandals...I was looking cute and summery...

Just because Ron talked out of one side of his mouth and behind his hand, people could still hear him.  When he complained, "there are ...

She Was One Fierce Cocoa Mama

He mourned the loss of summer just like any child.  No more cotton candy, corn dogs, or raspberry- blue snow cones. The end of fairs, festiv...

You're never too old to discover the treasure that you are.  Keep searching.     (Acrylic, Ink, Magnifying glass, Charm, Gemsto...

My Spanish student, Morgan, went to Norway and Sweden this summer, and she thoughtfully brought we back this candy bar. I quote from the M...

Helena had always been looked down upon for being a little bit "spicy."  She may not be a textbook beauty, but honey, she's ...

I have a handful, maybe two, of all-time favorite singers.  Van Morrison is right up there at the top.  I'm sure I first was aware of hi...

En La Boca Cerrada No Entran Las Moscas  (Flies Don't Enter a Closed/Shut Mouth)

With a dull spark and a puff of smoke, Midge's toaster bit the dust.  What was she to do?  She was a woman of routine, and she enjoyed h...

Ever watchful,  Borigard lie in wait in the tall grass,  waiting for careless butterflies.

Indian with Green Earring I guess I could put the mouth in the right place, but it's so predictable.  This actually started out a...

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