It had been several weeks since Hitchens had come to live with his new family. He was settling in to the routine of his new home . He loved having a big sister named Bjork and a big brother named Mark. Plus his new Mommy and Daddy were the best in the world. One day, …
Hello and welcome to my world. I am so excited to be launching my website to have an adventure with you all. It has been a long time coming and I am awestruck that this is mine. It still does not seem real to me but I am ecstatic to be able to share a …
The parent child relationship is a one of a kind ever changing adventure . It changes due to circumstances , life events , health issues , other relationships and mostly because of age . As the child ages , we often are the ones who are taking on the role of advising and teaching and …
In an small old town, there was a white two story house with a big porch on the front. In this house, there lived two humans and two dogs. The humans were Mommy and Daddy and the dogs were two golden retrievers . One was a girl named Bjork and one was a boy named …
My husband’s high school friend Mike Chew is a self taught banjo builder. He came by the trade through many twists and turns in his life but he has been able to make this his full time (besides being a dad and husband) passion. Please check him out at Dogwood Banjo Co even if you …
It’s an odd thing in humans that we all have parts of the body that we love more than other parts. I love hands. I’ve always been captivated by them. Maybe it is because I love stories and other than a person’s face, hands tell visible stories. They tell stories in their doing and then …
It is the everyday objects of our lives that so often tell the story of us. I was given a book by a friend call The Bronte Cabinet by Deborah Lutz. In the book, the author tells the lives of the Bronte sisters through the everyday objects that they left behind. I was fascinated by …
Inspiration is a fascinating concept to me . It is at once universal and very personal. A private reflection that occurs by an interaction with someone or thing. Inspiration is the same concept as pay it forward. It is meant to be shared and passed on to the next person that finds it inspiring while …
Sarah and I have been friends for twenty years. She is a mother of four incredible boys. When I met her, two were just out of the house and two were still in school. Over the years I’ve gotten to be part of this amazing family as it grows with the boys growing up and meeting their significant …
I am obsessed with patterns. My artwork reflects this obsession. No two pieces are exactly the same. I like to introduce at least one or two new patterns in every piece of work. I am not sure when my obsession started. I’ve always had an active imagination. I remember as a child being in the car …
