Puppy Gifs & More
We got our first taste of fall late last week, and Friday night was cool enough that Mom and Dad decided to have a fire—the first hot-dog roast of the season. Pippin Pix & Gifs As you might imagine, Pippin has taken up a lot of our spare time this month. He’s already visibly […]
Glue Sticks & Small Steps
Finding Joy in Little Things Some people escape into their hobbies during difficult times, finding distraction or maybe even a little relief or moments of peace in them. I think I more often feel like I need to take a break from them when I’m worried or sad—at least for a while. Like I shouldn’t […]
Doodles, Fireworks & Old Pattern Booklets
Summer Continues Apace It’s nearing the middle of July, somehow! Summer is zipping by this year, and I have mixed feelings on the matter. On one hand, the faster the hot weather goes and is replaced with something cooler, the better, as far as I’m concerned. But on the other hand, it’s still a little […]
Paisley, Purses & Pups
Garden Update We’re not having the best luck with any of the tomatoes that aren’t cherry tomato varieties—but we’ve harvested several Japanese eggplants, some summer squash, a couple of ‘Gypsy’ mini bell peppers, and a handful of cherry tomatoes. …the first two eggplants we harvested… …the ‘Gypsy’ mini bell peppers… I’ve been stir-frying the eggplant […]
Garden, Critters, Crafts & Doodle Updates
Garden Update Time for an update on the status of the vegetable garden! This is the vegetable patch behind the garage, where we put up a makeshift fence to keep out the dogs (and rabbits). It’s just some chicken wire, a few stakes, and some bamboo we cut from our own plant this spring. (The […]
Enjoying Spring Weather
Getting Out on (Different) Trails One day last week, Donald and I took a little time in the morning to drive down to Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley. It’s been several years since I was there, so I was curious to see how it’s changed. Some of it was very familiar, but other parts […]
Catching Up Again!
I started editing the photos for this post in February, but I’m not getting around to writing it until March—all part of the endless game of “catch up” that I always seem to be playing! (Especially where this blog is concerned… But better late than never.) I won’t be writing about things in chronological order. […]
More of the Same (+ FMQ)
It feels like things can just never quite get to the point that I’m in a “blogging mood”. Either I’m waiting for something to “get over with” so that (I think) I’ll feel more relaxed (events, medical things, doctor’s appointments—both mine and family members’—nothing too big or bad, but it still mildly stresses me out […]
A New Year Begins
I’m still not completely back in the swing of blogging, yet—or creating doodles and painting. I hope I can find a better balance once things start to get back to a more normal schedule with the upcoming week, but we’ll see how it goes! Today’s post is a big mish-mash of “stuff”, presented in no […]
Been a While!
Yeah, it’s been a while since my last post. Between family birthdays and work and Thanksgiving (and life throwing a curve ball or two), I just wasn’t feeling like writing a blog post at the end of the day. For a while, I didn’t even have it in me to do much doodling—but I’m feeling […]