A Magic Mom and Her Mandalas. Making magic one mandala at a time. Sunday, March 22, 2015. Portal and a poem by Dante Alighieri. The love of God, unutterable and perfect,. Flows into a pure soul the way that light. Rushes into a transparent object. The more love that it finds, the more it gives. Itself; so that, as we grow clear and open,. The more complete the joy of heaven is. And the more souls who resonate together,. The greater the intensity of their love,.

Friday, December 29, 2017. So here we go my sweet creative friends and family. Many of you know me well enough by now to know that I am not one for brief recaps. Some of my annual recaps go on and on and on, but this year, I am resolving to put it all in a nutshell, or at least a tiny glimpse of it in a nutshell. I soaked in numerous bubble baths.

Traveling with Passion, Planning and Perseverance. Monday, January 23, 2012. Who knew life could be so good! Someone asked me this week if I knew that Nyles Huffman had moved to Huntington Beach, California. All I could think was. Saturday, October 31, 2009. Once upon a time, I needed this blog. It held all the pain of a emotional rape. I feel excited and that makes me smile. Friday, October 30, 2009.

Saturday, November 4, 2017. After a very long break, I am back. Well if you can see this you know I have been gone for months, and this is just a snippet of my life since I was last here. I still draw at Starbucks and Barnes and Noble Café most days of the week. I am fully retired now so my days are spent drawing, quilting, volunteering . So I hope this finds you .

Big News For My Blog! My friend, Candy. See ya at the new site! .

Tuesday, November 10, 2009. This blog is moving back to my original Painted House blog. For all the new posts! Monday, November 9, 2009.

Monday, November 24, 2014. I am feeling incredibly blessed to be here. it is so amazingly beautiful and different. All the things to do here. the different culture, life in general! Ok the beach anytime of the year and the weather. I am struggling a bit with the lack of seasons and my head is saying,. see look outside! Why on earth is there holiday stuff up in the stores. like it is November or something? Links to this post. Sunday, November 16, 2014.

A creative satellite of Jamie Ridler Studios. Find Out About Our Next Adventure! The Joy Diet Journey is now complete. Feel free to browse through our posts and follow along in your own pace, in your own time. We have so much to celebrate! The spaciousness of Nothing.

Here is where I share some of the things that catch my interest as I journey through life. Thursday, February 27, 2014. A John Denver Frame of Mind. I love all these lines. They make me feel happy, wistful and sad all at the same time. I remember those days when my daughters were little and I was the one with supper on the stove.

Monday, May 31, 2010. Like two giant fat people. Bumping into each other and. Sunday, May 9, 2010. The Lanyard - Billy Collins. The other day I was ricocheting slowly. Off the blue walls of this room,. Moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano,. From bookshelf to an envelope lying on the floor,. When I found myself in the L section of the dictionary. Where my eyes fell upon the word lanyard. No cookie nibbled by a French novelist. By a deep Adirondack lake.