illustration

  • Writing Scraps

    I mentioned last week in Reconnecting, that I found some old artwork as I had to pull them out of our basement since we are renovating.  This week, I had reason to declutter areas of my bedroom.  I have areas where I tend to keep my special things tucked away. …

  • Reconnecting

    We are finally working on our basement renovation and I have uncovered some art work from my college days and my youth, that I had forgotten about.  You will see a few in my Instagram posts and in my Instagram story today is a self portrait created by my 5…

  • Table

    “So, about this table,” my dad said on the phone when he called.  “You have the dimensions on your sketch, what kind of wood do you think you’d like?”  I replied that I would just like the table to look rustic, and he can choose what wood to use.  I…

  • New Year

    2018 is now officially in the past, and it was an amazing year. I am so thankful for my family, husband and boys and our cozy home.  When coming into 2018, I had felt that my quality of life had already improved so much with a more positive attitude.  But…

  • Progress

    As you know…. If you have been following along (if not read here my first blog post), I submitted a few stories to a couple of competitions.  I told you here about the rejection, BUT in my email this week, I received a couple of reviews on two of my stories…