Yay, it’s Jazzy June! Time to flip the calendar for SUMMER and get ready for the beach 🙂 I would love to take you on a little virtual “walk” and share one of my favorite places, Bluff Point Beach with you. It’s the place that inspired this month’s painting and is where I feel most at home (besides… Read More
This little tin can was a great find. I love how it complements my little apple painting. YAY for today! I think I am still on a high from my road trip to the Brimfield Antique Show last week! I go every year in May & in September with my friend Sue. We are giddy from the… Read More
Yay, it’s marvelous, magical May! May brings so much goodness! First there’s Cinco de Mayo, (like I need an excuse for a little Jimmy Buffett music and a margarita, right?), then the Brimfield Antique Show, something I look forward to every year, and finally Memorial Day weekend, officially marking the kickoff to SUMMER (at least… Read More
hello & happy spring! It seemed like spring was finally here a few weeks ago. The temperature was higher, there were buds on my lilac trees and the crocus and daffodil bulbs were peeking through the frozen earth, then BAM, more snow! To save myself from crying I decided to get out of town with a… Read More
Just thinking about escaping to somewhere warm in the middle of a New England winter lights me up and makes me SMILE SO BIG! The week before last, when the snow was falling, and the frigid winds were blowing here in Connecticut, Brett and I welcomed the sultry trade winds on the Happy Island of Aruba. We… Read More
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ~Hellen Keller Hello & Happy NEW YEAR! I get VERY excited about the new year, always have. Each new year brings me fresh eyes, a little more clarity and time to dream about what I most wish to create in this life. Sometimes I need reminding that… Read More
Warmest Seasonal Greetings to you! I am excited to share my new logo with you! What do you think? I never really thought about how a logo communicates SO much! I wanted mine to feel optimistic, joyful and a little bit nostalgic. Queen Anne’s lace, the flower I used for the graphic reminds me of summer’s whimsy. It has been a long time inspiration for me. In the language… Read More
Do you ever feel like life is an ongoing flutter of emotions? Sometimes I find it difficult for my brain to wrap its head around the polarity of life’s joy and the sadder, more challenging times that seem to creep in almost simultaneously. Brett & I just got back from an amazingly lovely trip to… Read More
“Don’t go outside to see the flowers. My friend, don’t bother with that excursion. Inside your body there are flowers. One floor has a thousand petals. That will do for a place to sit. Sitting there you will have a glimpse of beauty inside the body and out of it, before gardens and after gardens.”… Read More
Hello there my friend! Summer is enlivening me with all it’s goodness. I feel like I have been swept away to a blissful place with summer guests, backyard porch parties, walks on the beach, painting and time in my garden. I am keeping my “word” of the year, tend at the forefront of my mind during this busy season. It is… Read More
