Did you know I’m a painter? I am. It’s one of the things I love most in the world, despite the fact that I only get to produce a few a year. The last oil painting that I did was commissioned for a friend’s living room, which was being remodeled in a glamorous yet relaxed coastal style. Scrumptious!
Succulent garden painting: behind the scenes
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Join me in my head, why don’t ya’
It’s Friday, and we’re headed up to a mountainous town for the weekend which means winding roads and drowsy kiddos. Time for me to think. Because I’m super deep and inspiring I thought I’d just let that ol’ stream of consciousness flow and, you know, change your life with all of my insight. Let’s hope […]
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To 10: Reasons spam is funny
Okay, so for some reason the spam on this site is OUTTA control lately. Seems my mom blog is a fave amongst hackers and thieves. You can thank the magical WordPress filters for keeping your eyes from bleeding like mine are after reading all SEVENTY-FOUR of the spam comments I’ve gotten in the last eleven […]
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Traffic school. Waaaaaah.
Ever the overachiever, I wrapped up February with two speeding tickets in two weeks, the due dates of which both landed on my sons’ respective birthdays. This leads me to the obvious conclusion that within my license and registration must be hidden some secret DaVinci code, which under the illumination of an officer’s penlight might […]
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Backfire of the week
So you know how, as a parent, the best of intentions don’t really mean a whole lot? And how just the slightest flick of a butterfly wing can turn a smiling two year old into a bipolar mess? If you don’t then I envy you. And your children should be cloned. This morning Chinese Acrobats […]
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Kissing November goodbye
The holidays are here and I’m feeling warm and fuzzy. Our post Thanksgiving tree trimming tradition is complete, and fireplace, fleece, central heating and slippers are all in simultaneous use. And so it is either the overflow of this Christmas cheer or the overheating of my brain from excessive scarf use that has caused me […]
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