First Alert Day!

We have had a First Alert Day nearly every day this month - this is a scary weather day declared by the local news media to be the first to alert us to snow!  The mantra has become SnOMG which I am sure is not snow oh my goodness.  We are all properly scared.  And staying in where we are toasty warm and if we are smart, we are paying someone to shovel.  

And life goes on!  With all its changes and messiness, it continues to move along.  My daughter said "there are more stories to be told."

I have made new friends, managed "Camp Sparky", added more grands, and continue to experience the  highs and lows of living.  

I am a storyteller.  And my granddaughters call me an artist. I feel best when I combine both and tell a visual story.

Stay tuned.  There are more stories to tell!

Gotta find the strength to rise.....and make a new beginning

Everybody falls sometime......

Sad News

The Campers in our Camp Sparky t-shirts.....

Early Monday morning drive was eventful...a killer commute (people ask me about the hour long drive--one way) Lots to see!

Meanwhile, back at Camp the streets are being dug up for the new sewer; they just dropped a metal plate and I drove out....our yard will be next!

Practice #4 - Pen & Ink -Derwent Inktense Watercolor Pencils - Lexi & Kaya each caught a Bluegill

Practice #3 - Pencil and charcoal in a 9 x 9 sketchbook - Lexi, our 10 year old camper

Practice #2, Pen & Ink, Pencil in a 9 x 9 Sketchbook - tree trunk at campsite

Practice #1 - Pen & Ink with Winsor Newton Watercolors and liberal use of a spray bottle!