June 2010
wildlife
After horribly thick, drippy fog on Thursday/Friday, our weekend turned out to be very sunny and cheerful. The sunshine inspired us to go out and begin clearing away some of the gigantic growth that has been occurring while we were ignoring it. In addition to my normal little crew, there were two small blue helpers [...]
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I have started running again. This has many, many benefits for me. But one that I had not anticipated is that I am having better dreams. Maybe it is all the blood flowing around, resulting in more flying, and lovely colors.
How’s that for positive feedback!?
interior and exterior
Terry Gross interviewed writer William Maxwell on NPR’s Fresh Air in 1995. (you can listen to the interview on NPR.org ) They spoke about his story, “What He Was Like”, and in response to one of Terry’s questions, he said:
“People have an idea of who you are, and you’re rather confined within that idea. Meanwhile, [...]
Louise Bourgeois
“Tell your own story, and you will be interesting. Don’t get the green disease of envy. Don’t be fooled by success and money. Don’t let anything come between you and your work.”
- Louise Bourgeois
(Thank you to Catherine Kehoe who posted this quote on her blog about painting: Painting: Powers of Observation )
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