YES! I'm rollin', ladies and gentlemen. "Big Sky Mountain" is flowing like a river.
Looks like I won't be going to France for that art workshop in September, though. It was cancelled, and I figure this must be one of those times when God has a better idea. :) (This happens a lot, obviously.)
This weekend, I'll be taking Mom out to lunch, as I've already mentioned, and doing some art work. No matter how tight the deadline, I seem to need those two days to let the engines idle.
Bernice and I will probably be going out for our walk in a few minutes--I washed my hair this morning we all know what awful things can happen if we got out into the cold with wet heads. :) So, lest I wind up with a rose in my teeth, murmuring my last words in the pnuemonia ward, I'll wait. (See, Mom, I did listen. Mostly.)
I'm thinking of having my house Feng Shui-ed. Have any of you ever done that? What were your results?
Hope you have a good weekend, my friends.
I'll see you on Monday.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Intermittent Sunshine
And I'll take any sunshine I can get! :)
Yesterday was SUCH a good writing day--I can hardly wait to get back to the book. I won't pretend it's been easy to get this one rolling, but the story touches me very deeply, and I hope it will touch you as well. It's called "Big Sky Mountain" and it's the second book in my Parable, Montana series, following "Big Sky Country."
Mom and I are going out to lunch on Saturday--a belated celebration for her birthday. We always have a good time together, and I'm looking forward to the visit.
The gardening catalogs are starting to arrive, and I'm getting the itch to raise another container garden on my deck. I skipped it last year, but it's time to try again.
I'm listening to a great book recommended by my friend Debbie Macomber--it's called "The Circle Maker", by Mark Batterson, and the subject is the power of prayer. Very good material.
Not much time for art these days, but I've got some backgrounds ready for two new batches of artist trading cards.
Lastly, my new website will be up soon. Very cool.
And that, for today, is the news from the Triple L.
Yesterday was SUCH a good writing day--I can hardly wait to get back to the book. I won't pretend it's been easy to get this one rolling, but the story touches me very deeply, and I hope it will touch you as well. It's called "Big Sky Mountain" and it's the second book in my Parable, Montana series, following "Big Sky Country."
Mom and I are going out to lunch on Saturday--a belated celebration for her birthday. We always have a good time together, and I'm looking forward to the visit.
The gardening catalogs are starting to arrive, and I'm getting the itch to raise another container garden on my deck. I skipped it last year, but it's time to try again.
I'm listening to a great book recommended by my friend Debbie Macomber--it's called "The Circle Maker", by Mark Batterson, and the subject is the power of prayer. Very good material.
Not much time for art these days, but I've got some backgrounds ready for two new batches of artist trading cards.
Lastly, my new website will be up soon. Very cool.
And that, for today, is the news from the Triple L.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Happy Birthday, Edith
Your card is in the mail. No, really. :)
It's a rainy Wednesday morning here in old Spokaloo, as we locals affectionately refer to the place. Just the right kind of day for writing.
I had a great writing day yesterday, and Bernicie and I managed a good walk. We spotted moose tracks in the snow, huge ones, but fortunately did not encounter Bullwinkle 'in person'. :) What am I thinking? I had a fierce Yorkie along to defend me--just ask her. She's always chasing off wild turkeys, lest they storm the house and take us all captive.
Still listening to the Daily Audio Bible on iTunes. Brian reads from a different translation of the Bible each week, and I enjoy his messages and powerful prayers after the reading. The app is free, if you think you might be interested. If you're not interested :), that's okay, too. I like to pass on things I enjoy.
On the art front, I found something cool, Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plates. You smear them with acrylic paint and then press paper onto them and lift, so the color stays behind, the idea being to use layers, different paints and textures, etc. I haven't had time to try them out yet, but you can bet I will soon. Art is my therapy--I use it to decompress.
At the end of May I'll be attending the CREATE Retreat, in Irvine, California, and I'm so excited. Finally, I get to take classes from Laurie Mika, polymer clay artist extraordinaire. I simply LOVE her work. Looking forward to that and hustling to get plenty of writing done beforehand, so I can concentrate in the workshops. September will find me in Durfort, France, studying with Lynne Perrella and Lisa Renning. If I've already regaled you with all this, forgive me, please. I'm just YEEHAW excited!
More tomorrow. Be well and, as always, be kind. Folks are having a tough time out there, and a smile and a warm word can make all the difference.
It's a rainy Wednesday morning here in old Spokaloo, as we locals affectionately refer to the place. Just the right kind of day for writing.
I had a great writing day yesterday, and Bernicie and I managed a good walk. We spotted moose tracks in the snow, huge ones, but fortunately did not encounter Bullwinkle 'in person'. :) What am I thinking? I had a fierce Yorkie along to defend me--just ask her. She's always chasing off wild turkeys, lest they storm the house and take us all captive.
Still listening to the Daily Audio Bible on iTunes. Brian reads from a different translation of the Bible each week, and I enjoy his messages and powerful prayers after the reading. The app is free, if you think you might be interested. If you're not interested :), that's okay, too. I like to pass on things I enjoy.
On the art front, I found something cool, Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plates. You smear them with acrylic paint and then press paper onto them and lift, so the color stays behind, the idea being to use layers, different paints and textures, etc. I haven't had time to try them out yet, but you can bet I will soon. Art is my therapy--I use it to decompress.
At the end of May I'll be attending the CREATE Retreat, in Irvine, California, and I'm so excited. Finally, I get to take classes from Laurie Mika, polymer clay artist extraordinaire. I simply LOVE her work. Looking forward to that and hustling to get plenty of writing done beforehand, so I can concentrate in the workshops. September will find me in Durfort, France, studying with Lynne Perrella and Lisa Renning. If I've already regaled you with all this, forgive me, please. I'm just YEEHAW excited!
More tomorrow. Be well and, as always, be kind. Folks are having a tough time out there, and a smile and a warm word can make all the difference.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Happy Birthday, Mom and Jerry
My mom and brother share a January 31 birthday, just as my dad and I shared June 10.
Here's wishing you both lots of love and many more birthdays.
Blogging in the afternoon seemed like a good idea at the time, but it apparently doesn't work for me. By three p.m., my brain has switched from writer mode to wall-staring mode, since I'm basically a morning person.
I'm well and I'm hard at work on the new book, and I just wanted to let you know that we're plugging along here on the Triple L. Bernicie and I even got a walk in yesterday--the air was so wonderfully fresh--stepping around mud puddles and the occasional stubborn patch of ice. She doesn't even slow down from the moment she sees me put on my boots--it's Hallelujah Day for her. Lots of yapping follows, and I have to remind her to stand still so I can hook on her collar and leash, and then we're off, out the door, into the big, wide world.
It's wicked slick around the barn, so the Canadian Wrangler made trails leading from the outside doors of the stalls with old shavings, making sure the old Buckaroo wouldn't slip on the ice. Traveler, the little pinto, doesn't step sedately out of his stall of a morning, like the gentleman he isn't. :) He thinks he's the Wabash Cannonball. Banjo has a Seabiscuit complex, and only the ladies, Coco, Skye and April, use any common sense at all. Coco, as the eldest mare, is the leader of the band, but everybody defers to Buck, out there in his muddy green coat.
The weather was sunny when I got up, but now it's mildly overcast.
The jury's still out on whether or not Bernicie and I will get our walk, but I'm thinking probably.
See you tomorrow.
Here's wishing you both lots of love and many more birthdays.
Blogging in the afternoon seemed like a good idea at the time, but it apparently doesn't work for me. By three p.m., my brain has switched from writer mode to wall-staring mode, since I'm basically a morning person.
I'm well and I'm hard at work on the new book, and I just wanted to let you know that we're plugging along here on the Triple L. Bernicie and I even got a walk in yesterday--the air was so wonderfully fresh--stepping around mud puddles and the occasional stubborn patch of ice. She doesn't even slow down from the moment she sees me put on my boots--it's Hallelujah Day for her. Lots of yapping follows, and I have to remind her to stand still so I can hook on her collar and leash, and then we're off, out the door, into the big, wide world.
It's wicked slick around the barn, so the Canadian Wrangler made trails leading from the outside doors of the stalls with old shavings, making sure the old Buckaroo wouldn't slip on the ice. Traveler, the little pinto, doesn't step sedately out of his stall of a morning, like the gentleman he isn't. :) He thinks he's the Wabash Cannonball. Banjo has a Seabiscuit complex, and only the ladies, Coco, Skye and April, use any common sense at all. Coco, as the eldest mare, is the leader of the band, but everybody defers to Buck, out there in his muddy green coat.
The weather was sunny when I got up, but now it's mildly overcast.
The jury's still out on whether or not Bernicie and I will get our walk, but I'm thinking probably.
See you tomorrow.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Still Iced In
Bernicie and I took a short walk yesterday--she was barreling along, on the trails of passing turkeys and coyotes and deer, while I picked my way cautiously from dry patch to dry patch. :) The fresh air was good for both of us and the weather, as I mentioned, was beautiful. More sunshine today--I can't get enough of it.
I'm working on the new book, and making some real progress, so I'll be switching the blog-writing from the mornings to the afternoons, when I have my pages done.
See you then.
I'm working on the new book, and making some real progress, so I'll be switching the blog-writing from the mornings to the afternoons, when I have my pages done.
See you then.
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