travel
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Camping Shenandoah National Park
Have you ever been camping? Yes! I never went camping with my family as a child. My first time was when I was a few days shy of 18. My friends and days-old boyfriend, who would later become my first husband, road-tripped from home in Houston to San Marcos, Texas. We stayed in tents, floated… Continue reading
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My First Metal Sculpture: Weekend Welding Workshop at The Steel Yard
What makes you nervous? The Oxy-Acetylene Torch Continue reading
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Bask in it
There’s a group fitness instructor at my gym that’s a real badass. This was made abundantly clear after I signed up: his classes, every single one of them, were booked immediately upon becoming available. Once I followed suit and set a recurring alarm to book 26 hours in advance of his class, I saw what… Continue reading
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Valentine’s Day Weekly Creative Round Up
Last week was my first rendition of my Weekly Creative Work Round Up, where I combine everyday creative endeavors, ‘fit pics, and other aspects of art/writing/life balance to discuss ways in which I’ve worked to strengthen my creative muscles through the week. Continue reading
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Perry’s Green in Southport, Connecticut: Paintings and Photography
Perry’s Green is one of my top places to visit in my town. It’s simply a small, open grassy area next to The Pequot Yacht Club. There are a few benches, a couple of trees, and a sign about the area’s significance in the Revolutionary War. It’s not much on its own, but the view… Continue reading
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Disneybound!
Last weekend we were in Orlando for our family’s first trip to Disney World. Things have been hectic and emotional in my family for the last couple of months–lots of changes, lots of routines disrupted, the whole shebang. We had this trip booked far in advance, and on the eve of our flight I was… Continue reading
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That Silent Feeling no one Wants to Admit: Envy
Yesterday I went to a new women’s group where members are encouraged to tell vulnerable stories about their lives, past and present. The speaker shared a weaving narrative of her sixty-five years filled with adventure: from living as a new bride in Mexico City to growing a family as her husband’s various jobs moved them… Continue reading
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New York Comic Con 2023
Today is Halloween, but two weeks ago, it was New York Comic Con! I mentioned in my throwback post of our Monster Mash Halloween Family costumes that my youngest picks our family costumes each year–to make that fair, our oldest selects the costumes for our yearly visit to New York Comic Con. This year, he… Continue reading
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Harbor Road in Southport, Connecticut
At the end of Harbor Road, in our little village of Southport, there’s a small open lawn area. Some war between the colonists & natives was fought across the road in front of a private property, and there’s a placard there so you won’t forget. Next to the open lawn area, there’s a little sliver… Continue reading
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New York Comic Con 2022
My website stats are going up, must mean that it’s getting close to Halloween! Some of my most popular posts are Simple & Cheap Family Costumes, More Simple & Cheap Family Halloween Costumes, How to make a DIY Boy’s Elvis Jumpsuit Halloween Costume, Last Minute Yogi Bear Costume and DIY Family Costume: Life Cycle of a Butterfly. Halloween is my… Continue reading
About Me
I’m an artist. Sometimes I paint impressionist townscapes in oils, other times I sketch out what I’d rather be painting in pencil. I design intentional environments in my home, and sometimes I get around to projects that the design consists of. I flip thrifted clothes, or I let ideas pile up like used fabrics overflowing from a box in my basement. This is a metaphor, but also a fact.
I’m a writer. Sometimes that means bad poetry. I often meander in my prose, as I find it hard not to mention every detail, what something reminds me of, and all of the background information you could never want.
I’m an explorer. Sometimes I explore the great outdoors, or other countries. Other times, my nose deep in a book, I’m exploring the universal human experience, nature science, ancient wisdom and impacts of colonialism. Often, I’m exploring my own inner experience through train-of-thought journaling.
I’m restless in my curiosity and consistently creative. To an outsider, it’s clear that leading a creative life involves output: paintings, outfits, decor, a garden. The creative knows that this output requires a frequent stream and synthesis of that input. This blog is the space I use to organize and sort my meandering thoughts and pile of ideas.