This is one of my favorite paintings by yours truly the wanna-be artist.  I emailed it to my daughter who wrote back, "I like your Van Goghesque flowers."  Now if she can see the Van Gogh in me, not the insanity, which being family she can't miss, I think… Read full post »

I love to paint.  I'm not very good at it, but it relaxes me.  My paintings are not for sale and like many want-to-be artists I have an attic full of past attempts.  Sometimes I try to illustrate an idea and sometimes the idea comes after the painting.

This painting… Read full post »

Road Rage Grandma

Have you ever been in a traffic jam, creating a long lane of cars waiting to merge into one lane, when another driver tries to sneak in front of you from the right?  Outrageous!  Totally unacceptable!  It makes me so angry;  I turn into my own version… Read full post »

I don't get it: my friend's and neighbor's obsession with gardening.  But, I decided to try it since I love to EAT tomatoes.  Not my best plan, but figured it was worth a go.  Should have known that anyone with a notoriously-black thumb should not be heading out… Read full post »