Monday, October 10, 2011
Zounds, Batman! (And other random exclamations)
I started this fine new Monday by forgetting something important, right off the bat. Hope that doesn't mean the rest of the day will go the same way. :)
On another subject, today is Thanksgiving in Canada. I think that is so smart--holding this particular holiday earlier. Ours is much too close to Christmas--one has barely assimilated one turkey dinner with all the trimmings, when it is suddenly time to have another. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is hectic, even frenzied, for so many.
Columbus Day, on the other hand. I don't really see the point in that at all, but that's just one woman's humble opinion. I'm working today--and I can't wait to get started.
Bernice the Yorkie and I went for our usual morning and afternoon walks over the weekend, and encountered nary a moose. Thank heaven. You can bet I keep a more watchful eye on our surroundings, though. Our friend, since dubbed Harold, paid little attention to us, but had he been in the fiesty mood he evidenced later, Bernicie and I might have been pulp.
On Saturday I attended Daris Judd's encaustics class at Spokane Art Supply--and it was tremendous. Daris was already one of my favorite artists--I own one of her pieces--but now I'm an even bigger fan than before. She does the most beautiful work, and shows the patience of an experienced teacher as well. I came home exhausted, walked Bernice (she stares pitifully at you until you do), nuked my diet dinner (which was delicious, lest you think for one moment that I'm suffering), and pretty much fell into bed. Later today I'll scan the pieces I did in class and post them here and on Facebook. I see more wax painting in my future. :)
That's the news from my kitchen table, folks.
Be well, be kind, be safe.
On another subject, today is Thanksgiving in Canada. I think that is so smart--holding this particular holiday earlier. Ours is much too close to Christmas--one has barely assimilated one turkey dinner with all the trimmings, when it is suddenly time to have another. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is hectic, even frenzied, for so many.
Columbus Day, on the other hand. I don't really see the point in that at all, but that's just one woman's humble opinion. I'm working today--and I can't wait to get started.
Bernice the Yorkie and I went for our usual morning and afternoon walks over the weekend, and encountered nary a moose. Thank heaven. You can bet I keep a more watchful eye on our surroundings, though. Our friend, since dubbed Harold, paid little attention to us, but had he been in the fiesty mood he evidenced later, Bernicie and I might have been pulp.
On Saturday I attended Daris Judd's encaustics class at Spokane Art Supply--and it was tremendous. Daris was already one of my favorite artists--I own one of her pieces--but now I'm an even bigger fan than before. She does the most beautiful work, and shows the patience of an experienced teacher as well. I came home exhausted, walked Bernice (she stares pitifully at you until you do), nuked my diet dinner (which was delicious, lest you think for one moment that I'm suffering), and pretty much fell into bed. Later today I'll scan the pieces I did in class and post them here and on Facebook. I see more wax painting in my future. :)
That's the news from my kitchen table, folks.
Be well, be kind, be safe.
Friday, October 07, 2011
And Here It Is Again--Friday!
No, really. Isn't every day a Friday? It seems that way to me sometimes. :)
The salmon, spinach and single glass of wine I had for dinner last night were delicious. Okay--the wine, not so much--that tasted a little on the vinegary side. Maybe I'm losing my taste for the stuff--but I'll always love coffee. :) And tea.
Plans for today include a telephone interview promoting "A Lawman's Christmas" and assembling a week's worth of notes into a working outline of "Big Sky Mountain." We are being blessed with more rain--I'm sure we need it--so I may be called upon to light the fireplace. Talk about cozy. :)
I'm attending an art class tomorrow, and I'm very excited because the process (encaustics, painting with wax) is all new to me, and you know how I am about processes. I will surely arrive home at the end of the day tired, covered in wax splotches, and grinning from ear to ear.
We haven't seen the moose--we named him Harold, as suggested by Wendy and Jeremy--though I guess an elder brother of his was spotted down by Mary Ann and Larry's place. Once, they had one staring at them through their living room window! You can bet I'll be paying closer attention to our surroundings when Bernice and I take our weekend walks. :)
Have a good weekend, and I'll be back on Monday.
The salmon, spinach and single glass of wine I had for dinner last night were delicious. Okay--the wine, not so much--that tasted a little on the vinegary side. Maybe I'm losing my taste for the stuff--but I'll always love coffee. :) And tea.
Plans for today include a telephone interview promoting "A Lawman's Christmas" and assembling a week's worth of notes into a working outline of "Big Sky Mountain." We are being blessed with more rain--I'm sure we need it--so I may be called upon to light the fireplace. Talk about cozy. :)
I'm attending an art class tomorrow, and I'm very excited because the process (encaustics, painting with wax) is all new to me, and you know how I am about processes. I will surely arrive home at the end of the day tired, covered in wax splotches, and grinning from ear to ear.
We haven't seen the moose--we named him Harold, as suggested by Wendy and Jeremy--though I guess an elder brother of his was spotted down by Mary Ann and Larry's place. Once, they had one staring at them through their living room window! You can bet I'll be paying closer attention to our surroundings when Bernice and I take our weekend walks. :)
Have a good weekend, and I'll be back on Monday.
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