The Boxed app comes through courtesy of the Ibotta app. Like Jet, it is an online shopping resource for groceries and other bulk needs. I have pros and cons for this app, as while it has proven useful, it is...
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...
I just had an epiphany. I was reading through a list of how to become a better blogger and my mind went to how glamorous and exciting life seems for many of the people I follow online and in podcast land...
The second canvas I used to practice my abstract art was awful. I didn’t like it at all. The colors were blah and I was not pleased. So, after seeing several YouTube artists ‘just paint over...
I’m not one for having impossible dreams. I am often intensely practical, though I do have a soft spot for idealist qualities. Since I’m not a big dreamer, the prompt from Journal 52 to express...
Earlier this week I attended a two-day training in Ithaca, NY, and each day my boss and I explored the food around the Commons area. For anyone not familiar with Ithaca, there is a four-block section of State...
The assignment I worked on this week in the perspective course was to draw with attention to line, tone and detail. As is my nature, I share what I feel I am successful at as well as perceived failures and...
So the other day when I was finishing off the first batch of my Icicle Pickles, which I must say are a-freakin’-mazing, I had about a pint of the syrupy pickle juice left over…all hot and ready to...