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Happy Holidays!
And what a busy time of year it is! I have finished my custom Christmas card for 2014 – and created a page here showing all of my cards for the six years now that I’ve been doing this. See … Continue reading
November
November was actually named for the ninth month of the year, as that is what it was in the ancient Roman calendar. For most of us in the Northern Hemisphere, November mainly signifies Autumn, when the days get shorter, darker … Continue reading
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October 2014
These last couple of months I have been so ridiculously busy that I have barely had time to keep this up! This post may be dated the first of October, but I am actually doing it on the 11th. Oh … Continue reading
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September 2014
September, for me, has always meant SCHOOL (although, these days, school seems to start earlier and earlier every year.) And here in Northern California, our hottest weather often occurs in September and I always feel sorry for the school kids … Continue reading
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August 2014
August was originally named Sextili in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus [from Wikipedia]. It’s kind of amazing … Continue reading
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July synopsis
I haven’t had much time to do any writing this month. June 30th started me on month-long roll of running to various doctor appointments, with a dental appointment in the morning and an MRI of my shoulder in the afternoon. … Continue reading
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JUNE (already?)
The Latin name for June is Junius. Ovid offers multiple etymologies for the name in the Fasti, a poem about the Roman calendar. The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of marriage … Continue reading
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May 1st
The month of May was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which … Continue reading
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042714
I’ve been spending some time looking through this book of Charles Vess‘ artwork, which I love, and thinking about drawing. And I ended up getting a little depressed and discouraged. But I know it’s stupid to try to even begin … Continue reading
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I woke up this morning thinking about God – or, rather, the concept of God. When we got smart and quit believing in an actual, living God, we sort of “threw the baby out with the bathwater.” Because, while I … Continue reading
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March
The name March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also regarded as a guardian of agriculture. Apparently, before he became popularized as … Continue reading
just another one of my greeting cards…
I made this for my nephew’s 26th birthday tomorrow – it took me a few days, what with everything else I’ve been doing, but I finally finished it and got it in the mail today. Happy Birthday, Scott! Hope you … Continue reading
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Tidying up…
I often jot down things that I think I might want to write a blog post about, but sometimes I don’t end up getting around to it – so I thought I’d just put some of these things here and … Continue reading
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31 Reasons for a “31-point-plan”
Here is a list, in no particular order, of reasons why I choose to do a “31-Point-Plan” every month. And it is something that anyone could decide to do, in any way they might choose to do it. I originally … Continue reading
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Bits and Pieces…
Happy Monday! Well, first of all, I am rather proud of myself for doing the housework I’d decided to do today. I have lately determined that Monday is my day to do that and to work on the garage (per … Continue reading
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“Frog Nog”
This morning I finally finished my latest “Frog” picture (after procrastinating for over a year). I have decided to really work hard on trying to finish this project. Here are the illustrations I have done so far- (And now I … Continue reading
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Meowy Christmas
And here is this year’s Christmas Card: This will make five years in a row that I have made cards; you can see them all here.
ANGST
I had a very weird dream last night. I was living in this small closet of a room in this huge place, like a mall and an amusement park all in one big thing, and loads of people; sort of … Continue reading
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Writing and Time
I have really been enjoying writing these days. Especially after reading this book – I decided to change my perception about my journaling and basically just let myself really write. I think I really needed that book. And if nothing … Continue reading
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Halo?
And it’s Monday again… And I FINALLY started my walking/exercise program again. At least I did it today; first time in at least a couple of months. I think I must’ve gotten out of the habit about the time I … Continue reading
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Real Life Again…
After getting back from vacation the first thing I now need to do is to start getting ready for another school year. Eighth Grade Orientation is Aug. 20th and the first day of school is Aug. 21st. I sure hope … Continue reading
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072813
The last few days I’ve been in kind of a weird funk. Weird weather – sort of muggy, but no rain. For some reason, this last part of the summer has just seemed strange somehow, sort of surreal, unsettled, hanging… … Continue reading
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Happy July!
And here’s the latest “31 point plan” – I’m still keeping it up!
How to Find Your Purpose
I recently came across this article on Facebook, and like many things on this BrainPickings site, I found it very relevant to my personal philosophy about Life (from www.brainpickings.org): The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work By Alain de Botton … Continue reading
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Illustrated Journals
In the fall of 2008 – after I’d begun going to Molly’s ADD Group – I purchased this book “Creative License” by Danny Gregory. It took me a while to read this book – I was trying to break through … Continue reading
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