People think I’m nice. And I am. Really! I say “please” and “thank you” on a regular basis. I greet people as I pass them on the street. I curtail my explicit language around kids and the elderly.…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 24
When my friend Gwendolyn called and asked if I wanted a cabinet she was getting rid of, I asked for the measurements. After a few minutes, I considered my options and told her that yes, we would indeed…
LA Kings Parade!
On Monday I decided to take myself downtown for the L.A. Kings’ Stanley Cup Victory Parade. Simply deciding to do this was a feat, as it would have been much easier to blow it off and take care…
The Kindness of Strangers
The other day Mister and I found a sack of apricots by our back door. I have absolutely no idea who left them there. My next-door neighbor has an apricot tree, but if they were from her,…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 23
Hole-y doughnuts! That took long enough. But here she is! Ain’t she a peach? Literally? I mean, she’s a painting of a peach. And she makes Mister giggle each time he looks at her. Another example…
Notre Romance
This painting was completed a few years ago and is in a private collection. Why am I just now getting around to sharing it? Beats me. Anyhoo, it’s an ode to committed relationships, and I’ve since duplicated…
Renegade Vidalia Onion
My love of the short-seasoned Vidalia Onion means 10-pound bags of the beauties in the trunk of my car. I picked up a bag a few days ago, and I’m happier for it. Anyhoo, I’ve noticed –…
Go Kings Go!
I don’t know what’s happened to me. The other night Mister got home to find me watching hockey. Alone. As in – no one else was here, so I didn’t have to watch hockey. Maybe it’s the…