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...
This sketched scene is from our visit to the Gettysburg National Military Park in April 2016. Since I have already written a bit on this visit, I would encourage investigation into earlier posts for more of...
I make the drive along Seneca Lake from end to end a few times a month, and now that I have a camera, I can capture some of the beauty I see on my way. I’m quite excited by this as a lot of Mennonite...
It’s the day most northerners dread: the first snow. Now, there’s not a lot of snow, a flurry really, but it makes me want to stay inside and be cozy and warm. I reject instinct. Today’s...
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...
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...
In my New Year’s Day post I mentioned that part of my stunning failure to complete the Journal 52 prompts through last year was choosing an art journal that was way too big and overwhelming. I sometimes...
The prompt for this week on Journal 52 was a little distracting for me and I decided to go in a completely different direction than drawing real or imaginary creatures. This is how it goes. I spent the...