The Resilience of Tiny Things: Raising Young Children in The Pandemic

Our hazardous air quality in Oregon keeps me from nature journaling outdoors. Instead, I make ink and watercolor paintings in … More

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Learning: The Best Thing for Sadness, Part II

    Previously, I wrote about learning as a tool for managing the sadness accompanying home isolation and the losses … More

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Happy Summer Solstice!

Today, it’s pouring down rain here in Portland, Oregon, but that doesn’t stop us from celebrating the first day of … More

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Artist Susan Rothenberg: A Quote About Corvids, Not COVID

This week, I was saddened to learn of the death of artist Susan Rothenberg. I greatly admire her work. I … More

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Learning Something During COVID 19 Home Isolation: Birding

  As COVID 19 home isolation continues, I have taken the advice of the magician, Merlin, and decided to learn … More

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A COVID 19 Inspired Recipe for The Creative Cook

    Home isolation during COVID 19, I find, is beginning to bring out creative, if not unusual, cooking ideas. … More

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Art in The Time of COVID-19: Nature Journaling and Masks

This entry in my nature journal was drawn from life, while wearing a mask, alone, outdoors. As a nurse, I’m … More

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A Random Encounter: Nurse, Artist, and Tree (Re-posted in Honor of Beltane)

There’s a tree I walk past often, and on my way home from work one day I decided to take … More

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Home Isolation Feels Familiar: Self Portrait of The Artist

  This is a little pencil sketch I made years ago, after completing chemotherapy, and my hair grew back in … More

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Learning: The Best Thing for Being Sad

In a previous post, I referred to reading T. H. White’s The Once and Future King last year. Written in … More

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