The inspiration for this journal, beyond, the desire to do something freaking awesome, has been to use my Inktense Pencils to create images of the Lovecraftian ‘monsters’. I am awed by the...
I envy those that can stay the course on one hobby, but then I don’t. My shifting creativity keeps life interesting and our home in fresh supply of weirdness and awesome. The current obsession is...
Happy Wednesday! Today’s spotlight is on ProBlogger, a podcast from an Aussie named Darren Rouse. I have two favorite aspects of this podcast so far, the content and a fantastic Aussie accent! Really...
We rarely stay directly in the city we are visiting and our trip to Chicago is no different. You can usually save a couple hundred and get reasonable accommodations by staying in a nearby town. We picked a...
I started this post for my Doodle Flower on April 2. It is now April 16. Clearly, something is awry. The day I did the artwork for this post, I felt uninspired and blah. But this little bit got me going...
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...
There is a much larger story surrounding my endeavor to make homemade tomato paste. This story will be told at a later date. Today, I will just share my triumph of will and patience that led to this culinary...
The weather this year has thus far been unpredictable and varied. Our late Winter and early Spring has consisted of a mix of 70F days and 20F days, often within 24 hours of each other. It hasn’t done...