I rarely actually mention the dogs these days, mostly because they're not a problem. Amazing how much more creative we can be when writing about things that are a nuisance or drive us crazy than about those facets of our life which hum along quietly. When I started this blog, we had four dogs. Since…
Category: Humor
Painting with Katherine
Today we did washes. First with watercolours….. Then with bathtubs! Seriously, though, it was much easier to explain the concept of a watercolour wash to Katherine, who is just over three, than it was to explain the Mona Lisa. When asked why the lady didn't have hair on her forehead, you CANNOT tell a preschooler…
A bit of occupational humour
With a heapin' pile o' thanks to Ryan Wolf at Variance Art for the belly laugh when most I needed one, I pass along to you this link from the National Association of Independent Artists. As an aside, I highly recommend having a long hard look at Variance's work. He does some fabulous stuff and…
Reruns: Damned spiders
Photo Credit: Heather Patey I actually like spiders, or used to. At the very least, I have nothing against them. Witness the one humongous critter still living in my kitchen window that started as a small itsy thing in that same spot last summer. (Not pictured at right. It turns out that I don’t actually…
The spawn
So we arrived home late-ish one evening and had to unload kid, groceries and other assorted goods from the car. As is our usual habit, we negotiated who would do what as we pulled into the drive. The following ensued: John: Right. Groceries, my briefcase, Katherine’s stuff…. How are we going to do this? Me:…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 