What to do with a leftover can of pumpkin?  Well, if you’re lazy and don’t want to make pie, like me, you can make a pumpkin pie smoothie! I searched high and low on Pinterest for a recipe without...

Last Monday was the start to the Happy Water Color Course and I had to wait to dig in until the weekend. Technically, I had time, but we know I vegetated in front of the television instead of being creative...

Sonia Delaunay was the inspiration for Love Art, Happy Life this week. I must say, I was a little daunted by this one, not because I didn’t like it or because I didn’t feel it was worthy, but more...

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...

This week was essentially a by-week for Love Art, Happy Life and it left time to do my own research and I found the artist Man Ray to pique my interest through the week. Man Ray is interesting to me as he had...

Earlier this month, A.D. and I ventured with a friend to Gettysburg, PA and Dover, DE for a mini-vacation weekend. I talked of our time in Gettysburg last week and this week Dover gets a shout out. A.D. and I...

There is little comparison between homemade chicken stock and store-bought.  There is a time investment at the front end that is daunting for some, but it is a fabulous way to use every part of your likely...

This week’s prompts on Journal 52 are Emulate or Duplicate, and I chose to consider Duplicate as my muse. There are multiple reasons for this, both in art and in life.  Since I think we can see the role...