This is another piece by the wonderful author, Anne Lamott. I wish I could say I am 100% where she is, but I’m getting there. Self-love is somewhat slow in coming to me fully, and the wonder of rest given freely is still something I aspire to, but, like Anne, I would not give back […]
A New Friend For Skye
It seems Skye’s world is simply bursting at the seams. She has a new friend! (see previous posts Night Skye, A Celebration of Skye’s First Year and Rescue Dog Braves the Great Outdoors: Skye Breaks Free) My friend, Julie, came by this morning with my paper and brought her cuter-than-anyone-has-a-right-to-be white chijaujau, Scooby, with her. […]
Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott
This passage is from the book, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. She’s a wonderful writer whose work I very much enjoy. This particular book is a manual on writing, but I’ve applied all of her lessons to painting: Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying […]
Do You Need to Change?
It is never easy to change—even when we know it is in our best interests. Old ways are deeply learned behaviors that have become embedded in the very fiber of our beings. It is incredibly hard to let go of even just a small piece of closely held self-concept. I know you all know this. […]
Shine Your Light On Me
These are lyrics from a song by The Waifs, a band out of Australia. They’re a great group and I love this song. Lighthouse Man Lighthouse tall and grand standing on the cold headland shine your light across the sea for a wayward sailor girl like me Lighthouse man guide this sailor back to land […]
Rescue Dog Finn: A Love Story
I don’t know how many of you have had the experience of sharing an extra-special bond with one of your animals. There have been three such instances in my lifetime: my first dog, as an adult, Meghann, a rescue with a fractured back and broken leg, a feral cat a friend and I brought in […]
Lorey Sebastian In Truchas
Many of you were intrigued by my friend from the film industry who couldn’t share photos from the movies she’s worked on because of copyright law, but she wanted to offer, here, some shots she has taken of Truchas starting in 2004 when she first arrived–some of her favorites. Here’s Lorey Sebastian’s Truchas: Love to […]