A.D. and I have been loving salads on Monday nights, switching between taco salad and Buffalo chicken salad. Standard practice was to brown some ground turkey or beef as the base for the taco salad, when A.D...

Every year, like clockwork, I end up battling beetles.  They are the literal scourge of my weeping pussy willow and cherry trees as well as my beautiful roses.  I tend to blame the former occupants of our home...

Sketchy is the newest of my series.  I think I like to do things in series, it makes me comfortable.  Linking your learning shows progress over time and that leads to feelings of accomplishment and achievement...

One of the most common conversations I have with clients is in about dating and healthy relationships in recovery, but this is not something restricted to people in recovery; it is endemic in our culture.  If...

I didn’t hear the future. I should really research a show before I start listening to it as I was not mentally prepared for the cliffhanger ending.  I kept looking at my phone, wondering why the next...

I’ve sketched off an on over the past few weeks, but I’ve neglected to post my progress in the perspective course I’m taking on Craftsy.  The second assignment in this course is to complete a...

Merry Christmas Morning! I gave myself an early present to go with some items I put on my wish list and bought a Craftsy course on sketching landscapes in pen, ink and watercolor.  I must say that I’m...

Thoreau noted that, ‘the language of friendship is not words, but meanings’. This is a frustrating quote for me to think about, as I am not a great friend in many ways: I don’t remember...