• Peony Watch 2022

    A peony blossom with droplets of water clinging to it.

    And so it begins. I’ve been watching since the stalks first emerged weeks ago. The growth over recent weeks is amazing. This second photo was taken the last week of April. Read more …

  • Thoughts on my April 2022 Reading

    piles of books with a colorful assortment of covers. Mix of hard and soft cover.

    It was a weird month … but doesn’t every month feel weird these days? I completed 17 titles, many of which were under 250 pages. There’s a lot of continued and new Life and Stuff going on within both my immediate circle and the greater beyond. I’m thankful for my public library systems – they… Read more …

  • happy place, studio edition

    tuxedo cat in a cardboard box in the corner of a wooden desk. a mug with some cat grass is in the foreground.

    A few weeks ago, I moved my monitors 6 inches. Even though it was a very subtle shift, the dynamics of my desk changed. Dot kept looking at some blankets that were folded in the corner then walking away. Earlier this week I put the blankets in a box. Within about five minutes, as I… Read more …

  • potential seen

    the potential seenin April growth and sunshinesurpasses the rain. Read more …

  • yum

    tuxedo cat licking her lips while eating a tube-based cat treat.

    Dot hopes your treats are yummy and make you happy. Read more …