Today, we went to Tarpon Springs, which is famous for sponges and Greek food and fishing boats. It’s a scenic town and a pleasant place to take a walk with friends, have a nice lunch at a Greek restaurant, and buy souvenirs. There are some really fun things to see, like my new boyfriend, pictured […]
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Today, I traveled to Florida. It was amazing to go from a frozen wasteland to warm and sunny. There are palm trees and live oaks and more. I will talk about them in the next few days. One of the great things about traveling is seeing different types of plants and birds. The big highlight
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Today is the lunar new year, which is celebrated in much of eastern Asia. It occurs on the day of the second new moon following the winter solstice. The first new moon occurred on December 30th. The celebration, which begins today, will last for fifteen days and will end with the lantern ceremony. This new
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This is the first time that I have ever posted from my phone! It’s exciting to try new things! Trinity says so, too. I will post again later!
Winter has always been my least favorite season. The combination of cold temperatures, winds, and darkness was never my idea of fun. When you add the lack of color, winter just felt dismal and best when ended. But this year, something happened to change that. And I guess that something was a steady snowfall. It’s
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on feeling invisible It’s easy to feel invisible in a world that doesn’t always celebrate our differences as human beings. A world that wants everyone to fit a mold that we don’t fit. A world that sees our differences as weaknesses, not as our unique individuality. I remember, when I was in high school, wondering
This painting is all about color mixing. I have a set of three different colored chalk paints, which can be painted in a transparent style or as more of an opague style. The paints that I have are red, yellow, and blue, and I can mix them to get the colors that I need. I
It snowed and was very cold most of the day. Not as cold as yesterday, but still a good day to stay inside. And paint. Now, if there were only something to paint. So, I started drawing random lines and thought that was fun. And slowly, little by little, I added color to the spaces
After I completed the Inktober project in October for the first time, I realized that I really liked drawing with ink. Okay, technically, I’m drawing with a pencil and am inking it in afterwards. But still, that’s considered acceptable, according to the people who run Inktober. Early in October, I had started getting the Inktober
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On Sunday, as I was getting ready to watch the National Football League’s divisional game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Buffalo Bills, I was startled when my cell phone suddenly emitted the more terrifying and shrill screech. First I wondered what had attacked the phone. Then I wondered where I put it. Once I
snowstorm!!!! and a bit of stream of consciousness… Read More »