The closing date on the sale of our house in Massachusetts was September 1st which gave us three months to plan, pack, leave our jobs,...

It's been a long time since I last posted, but so much has happened! Last January my husband Kevin and I decided to pursue our dreams....

"Yes! You caught him perfectly!" I love to hear owners say that! When I paint, it is important to me that not just the likeness, but the...

Nine months ago today (on April 28, 2016) I had surgery to fuse my spine.  I have to say, despite the pain and difficulty, it's been a...

*** I'm going to share some images. If bodily things make you queasy, you may want to cover that portion of your monitor! It has been six...

On July 28th, 2015 I had PLIF spinal fusion to my L5-S1 vertebrae.  I created these videos to document the experience and offer advice &...

In my first blog post, I expressed my desire to spend more time dawdling, taking time to play and pay attention to the little joys of...

I call it "dawdling", although apparently that usually has a negative connotation about wasting time. To my mind, it is the best use of...