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...

I have never made fruit salad…until today! In my research to complete this simple dish via Pinterest, I realized that a simple ton of different recipes exists for fruit salad. My criteria were slimmed by...

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 was scheduled to post to you on Friday as part of the Love Art, Happy Life inspired series, however, I procrastinated due to sheer exhaustion.  The lesson for last week was on ‘perfectionism’...

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...

“Seriously, are you making more pickles!?!”  That was the question asked this morning when A.D. saw the crock on the kitchen counter and the mason jars in a neat line. “I am not making more...

So fans of H.P. Lovecraft and the Evil Dead will love my upcoming project:  Necronomicon Art Journal. My intent is to recreate the cover of the Necronomicon as portrayed in the original Evil Dead movie using...

As many readers of this blog already know, A.D. and I are big fans of roadtripping and most of our vacations involve moving from point to point along our route. Prior to getting together around 12 years ago...