Joyful Puttering: Collecting•Creating•Connecting

I've been talking about it for several days now....but I'm finally heading out of town this afternoon. I will arrive in Madison, Wis...

There were some interesting ice dots on the pond this afternoon....or maybe they're pearls! And do you see the heart with that magnifice...

There was something about these bare stubby trees with the sunrise in the background that caught my eye this morning.  We do love the mornin...

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shad...

Jim, our handman stopped by yesterday with something he built for me.  He primed it...and I put a finish coat of paint on today...and I'...

One of the many topics covered in this week's Watercolor for Relaxation lessons was glazing!  I've done it before....but I didn...

There were two words that Wendy Solganik  mentioned several times in the introductory lessons of her  Watercolor for Relaxation class that ...

I absolutely love a dramatic late afternoon sky through the bare winter trees!   It's so easy to see and appreciate the complexity of th...

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but how you act while you're waiting."   Joyce Meyer I mixed up a denim blue color I lik...

I fell in love with this little guy along our walking route. I could just  imagine the little boy or girl rolling the snowballs and stackin...

"Play expands our minds in ways that allow us to explore; to germinate new ideas or see old ones in a new light." Greg McKeown Ev...

I've been getting into the "flow" as I practice flat washes and play with color mixing for Wendy's Watercolor for Relaxati...