85 wpm

December 30, 2011

Night herons!

Christmas goose

September 2011

 

May 6, 2011

Springtime goodbyes:

March 2011

This was exciting. Andrew Sullivan from The Daily Dish linked to my article about plaid.

Feb. 19, 2011

I've been painting. Don't laugh.

Two of my favorite things.

Favorite thing: Dollar-store mug from Hillary

Art Practical on the road.

Jan. 5, 2011

People of Art Practical.

Geoff with hounds, pleased with his Christmas present and his sister's watercoloring abilities.

2011: Keeping an eye on the horizon.

Dec. 22, 2010

Last night I sat in the dark and listened to records. I’ll never get tired of Simon and Garfunkel.

December 17, 2010

New hounds, an ad hoc basset hound bobsled team:

Oh, and this picture is from the best day of the summer, 2010:

Independence Lake, off Highway 89 west of Truckee.

Dec. 13, 2009

Santa Claus basset!

September 3, 2009

“Froom Geoff.” I think my brother was 10 when he gave this drawing to my dad. Notice that all the animals are wearing hats.

September 1, 2009

And photos from arguably the best day of the summer (from the top of Mt. Tallac):

And this is the view from the balcony near my new bedroom:

May 9, 2009

Easter hound and Earth Day hound.

April 16, 2009

Truckee

March 9, 2009

January 18, 2009

I’m beginning to think that one of the main, if only, consequences of graduate school is that you can no longer use the word “nature” without putting it in quotation marks.

Charlie and me in Washington D.C. at Jami's and Carrie's house.

January 2, 2009

I was looking at the Web site for a local artist, Tucker Nichols, and I was reminded of this sign a little girl gave me a long time ago, when I was working at the Boys and Girls Club in Portland, Maine. I think she had lied about stealing a book from the reading room. It is too sad to put up on the wall, but I like her note so much I thought I would put it up here.

December 26, 2008

grandma and dad, hawaii, 1943

December 15, 2008

at the fair!!!

December 10, 2008

I made my first Jewish basset hound!

See the yamika?

December 7, 2008

I got this picture in the mail yesterday. Dudley, 2001. Photo by Gretchen Arnold. Look at how little he was! And how furry! A rare long-haired basset hound. Highly desirable. I am very grateful to have these memories.

The day after Thanksgiving with Geoff.