Rest in peace, Queen Elizabeth. I was at play practice yesterday morning when a news story about the queen popped up on my phone. It told that Queen Elizabeth’s family was gathering at Balmoral Castle where medical personnel were observing…
When I arrived at painting class yesterday, Miss Judy had my station set up as usual. My rose drawing was on the easel. In front was my palette tablet. Beside it were a disposable plate with a folded paper towel…
When my friend Ella told me that Miss Judy was having a painting class on Wednesday afternoons, I was thankful for the opportunity. However, I had no idea what joy was coming my way. I’m not afraid of painting anymore.…
I recently took on a project that is giving me great joy. Behind our church is an 87-foot retaining wall. Until a few days ago, it looked terrible. However, I recently had the idea that it could become a mural.…
Not long before my blog site had its photo problem, I was on the Smithsonian’s open access site looking for an image to share with you. During my search, I ran across several photos of antique ornaments and thought you…
Yesterday our proofreader Dena and I flipped through America the Beautiful page by page, getting it ready for a second printing. Seeing the lesson on “Cowboys, Cattle Drives, Wild West Shows, and Rodeos” again reminded me of sweet memories of…
