my bluebird skies

new adventure!

hello everyone. if you know me, you know i am all about potential. i like to buy the worst looking house on the block, because it’s all i can afford, but also, because i can see the potential. i want to paint old, decrepit houses i pass on the side of the road. i makeContinue reading “new adventure!”

blue january

blue is my favorite color. it’s a recurring theme in my life, but it’s usually about the color or the stone. i covet all of the blues: cobalt, cerulean, turquoise, periwinkle, lapis, sapphire and especially tie-dyed indigo. blue by any other name is just as good. I collect pale stonewashed blue rocks and surround myselfContinue reading “blue january”

december rantings……

does everyone else think their life will slow down after the next big event/activity/timeframe/etc.? why do we still believe that as soon as i finish painting my house, a booth at a craft fair, recover from covid i will have time to read that book/take a nap/finish that project/be a better person? fine, then. INContinue reading “december rantings……”

facelift.

it’s been a whirlwind, but i think i’m done for now. i’m glad to say it looks a lot better than it felt. yes, i painted my house. i am so grateful for borrowed tools and time from family and friends that helped along the way. it really takes a village! thanks to the duchess,Continue reading “facelift.”

sum, sum, summah!

melting. tired of complaining. exhausted. 90* sucks. planning an impromptu (oxymoron?) drive tomorrow to jump in a river. no promises, but let’s see where it will take me. it’s been a quiet few weeks at my house. lots of planning and dreaming, but not a whole lot of action. i finally gave in and decidedContinue reading “sum, sum, summah!”

history in real time

i took mom to her family reunion this weekend in salmon. well, i guess it’s my family reunion, too. along the way we rescued a vintage german doll (literally) and were detoured by; 2 garage sales in mackay (great vintage finds!), our friend jude from the rivers bend, and finally kaya and crew at theContinue reading “history in real time”

i made a new friend

so, my final days of being 50 have passed, and i say adieu, farewell, good riddance! let’s move on….. i spent the first week of june on the river with family and friends very old and very new. my new best friend huckleberry had some really bad manners but i learned a lot from him.Continue reading “i made a new friend”

suckerpunch

i got a wild hare (sic) and submitted a story to ISU’s literary journal black rock and sage (BR&S) last month. i’ve been working on the piece for over a year as a personal history/journaling kind of activity, but never intended to do anything with it. nevermind that for the last two years i consciouslyContinue reading “suckerpunch”