With the chilly temperatures we had last night, it seems that fall is quickly on its way out, and winter’s lurking just around the corner. We haven’t had our first frost yet, but I’m expecting it any day now. These chilly days and nights make me long for a nice, hot bowl of soup. There’s […]
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Oatmeal Raisin Bars
I’m busy baking again, in preparation for another Summerhill class next weekend, so I thought I’d share one of the cookie recipes I made today. These Raisin Bars are one of my favorites. I’ve been making them ever since I got married, and my kids loved them as an after-school snack when they were growing […]
Kitty Week – Sketch #7
It’s the final day of “Kitty Week”, and it’s time you met Mica, who came to live with us a few years ago after she had some “issues” with being a well-behaved inside-cat at Sara’s house. She now grudgingly coexists with Genevieve, Hoover, and Buckley and spends most of her time outdoors. She loves to […]
Kitty Week – Sketch #6
I have a soft spot in my heart for this little sketch of Hoover and our golden retriever, Tucker, who died about 18 months ago. Tucker was the best dog, and Hoover was madly in love with him. The two buddies would curl up and nap together whenever they had a chance. Hoover tries to […]
Kitty Week – Sketch #5
This is a 10″ x 14″ painting I did of Hoover several years ago. He was lying on an antique quilt in the sunshine, and I just couldn’t resist painting him. What was really funny, though, was that when I finished the painting, I propped it up on the daybed in my studio to step […]
Kitty Week – Sketch #4
Two years ago, on Christmas Eve, it was a bitterly cold snowy night with howling winds, and, as my daughter, Sara, fumbled with the keys to her back door, trying to get in the house and out of the wind after spending Christmas Eve at our house, she looked down to find a skinny little […]
Kitty Week – Sketch #3
You’ll see a lot of sketches in my sketchbooks of cats and dogs sleeping, for obvious reasons. It’s really hard to draw them when they’re moving! Here, Hoover was more than happy to pose while napping on a snuggly chenille throw one sunny fall afternoon.
Kitty Week – Sketch #2
When I did my series of alphabet sketches last year, our cat Hoover posed for the letter “K”… Every day he takes a walk down the driveway, so focused and purposeful, like he’s walking to work or something. Where he goes, nobody knows. He also likes to sit on this stump and watch for mice […]
Kitty Week – Sketch #1
Feline aficionados, I have a treat for you – a whole week’s worth of kitty sketches! Let’s start with Genevieve, our 14-year old gray and white cat. She’s a sweetheart with a feisty side. She delights in taunting Buckley (my golden retriever) who is crazy jealous of her. She loves to snuggle up in a […]
Oak Leaf
Today was one of those fall days that I just want to hold onto and imprint on my mind, so I can take it out next winter on some grey, drizzly day and remember when the world was a riot of color. Some days it’s so achingly beautiful that I can hardly stand it! I […]
