Dawn Blair's Blog, page 82

Little steps to more

I’ve been able to get some writing and painting done the last couple of day. I’ve had the same three canvases on my easel for the last few days. I painted each one of them, hated them all, and restarted them. The second attempts seem to be better. I finished one last night and I … Continue reading Little steps to more

Sweet, gentle soul

When Prancer is in the house, he is rarely far away from me. He follows me from room to room and had certain spots where he likes to sit. It’s not a requirement that he sits in his spot, for he changes them around, but he does like to keep me in sight. I’ve never … Continue reading Sweet, gentle soul

Playing like a squirrel

This is blog post #700 on my daily streak. I watched a baby squirrel outside playing today. He was tumbling, digging, and jumping into the tree. He never went more than three feet up the tree. Twice he went back several feet, barreled toward the tree, and launched himself at it. He’d run around the … Continue reading Playing like a squirrel

Where there’s no smoke

My smoke alarm decided to go off at 2:30 in the morning. I say, “decided,” because there was no actual smoke. I have two theories as to why it went off. One: either a spider or a box elder bug crawled inside and set it off. Two: the box fan in the window was blowing … Continue reading Where there’s no smoke

Physical space realignment

Since I’d put in a lot of hours at work this week, I only had a couple of hours to do today. So, I got up and washed dishes first thing while it was still cool and I had energy. My kitchen is finally caught up. Woo hoo! I didn’t realize how badly it was … Continue reading Physical space realignment

That feeling

I remember with perfect clarity this feeling that I would often get while I was growing up on the ranch. It would happen in the evenings, usually when Mom was barbequing chicken for dinner. I’d either be sitting with her on the porch or I’d be swinging, sometimes dancing to the radio I had playing … Continue reading That feeling

Not so bad after all

“I thought you had the day off,” my son’s partner said to me when she came in my house today. Best laid plans of mice and men. That had been the plan until yesterday. Oh well. It was just personal stuff I was going to take care of today. Who needs a personal life anyway? … Continue reading Not so bad after all

When the Universe laughs

Once again, the Universe has pointed It’s finger at me and screamed, “Failure!” You know, I’ve spent nearly all my life (at least half of what I expect my lifespan to be) never quite making the measure, not being quite good enough, missing the mark. You’d think at some point, balance would kick in and … Continue reading When the Universe laughs

Nearly overcome

The battles I fought today were not the ones I thought I’d be taking on. It all started out when I innocently took a look at my garden when Merlin and I went outside. Oh, the tomato plants needed water. Over the weekend, I think the other plants in my garden ganged up on my … Continue reading Nearly overcome

Shoshone done

Another year of Shoshone Art in the Park is wrapped up. I sold out of four books, which three of them were a surprise to me. I ended up making an order this afternoon while I was at the park so that I can hopefully be restocked in two weeks for Twin Falls Art in … Continue reading Shoshone done