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Picture of Juneau in Wild Sunflowers Made It Safely Home

January 11, 2026 Today (Sunday January 11), my friend’s, Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com, early birthday present arrived safely. The Mailing Box did a great job of packing the picture so it would arrive safely. Jeanne said it took her almost 1/2 a hour to unwrap it. Here is the framed picture unboxed! From her text, I […]

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My Father-in-law’s Condition Is Improving and Our Busy Week

January 9, 2026 I waited to post until I had good news. My father-in-law has had a struggle to recover from his latest medical problems. He had been in a lot of pain and fortunately the pain is reducing. He was able to start eating soft foods today (January 9). Solid foods pose a choking […]

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Blackberry Homestead Metal Sign Logo Arrives

January 2, 2026 Updated on January 2, 2026 It feels strange to type 2026. I’ll have to get used to it. I worked with PrecisionPersonal on Etsy to turn my Blackberry Homestead logo drawing into a metal sign. Once I gave approval for the metal sign, it was finished and sent it by FedEx. The […]

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Some Artwork I Created for my In-Laws

December 23, 2025 **Updated December 23, 2025 ** I was able to get pictures of some of the artwork I created for my in-laws. Here is a pen and ink of a raccoon on a grape vine. I couldn’t find an angle to avoid the glare. Here’s my in-laws sailing at dusk. While I couldn’t […]

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Nox Wondering Where Her Presents Are

December 22, 2025 On Saturday (December 20), Bruce and I took the new car to Jekyll Island, GA to help out my father-in-law. He is doing so much better. He mostly needs to build his strength back up. When we arrived, Nox was exited to see a Christmas tree. On Sunday (December 21), Nox looked […]

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Drawing Little Pink Flowers on Textured Paper Is Not Easy

December 14, 2025 On Wednesday (December 10), when I brought “Juneau in Wild Sunflowers” to be framed, the part-time framing expert admired the picture. She loved the sunflowers and realized just how much work went into them. She was so impressed that she asked me how small I could draw flowers. Bruce being very proud […]

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Getting the Drawing of Juneau Framed and Buying a Car

December 10, 2025 Today (Wednesday December 10), we went to Florence, AL to get “Juneau in Wild Sunflowers” framed. I brought the stunning glass picture, my friend, Jeanne from aneanneinthekitchen.com, gave me for Christmas. I wanted a small frame around the glass picture with chains so it can be hung in front of the window. […]

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“Juneau in Wild Sunflowers”From Start to Finish

December 7, 2025 Since I finished “Juneau in Wild Sunflowers” today, I thought it would be interesting to share the drawing from start to finish.

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“Juneau in Wild Sunflowers” Is Finished!

December 7, 2025 Today, I used one of the cards from the set of cards my friend, Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com, had made with her beautiful photos. I (and Nox) put the print of Possy the Possum in with the card to send to Tom (and Reiko). After lunch, I started working on “Juneau in Wild […]

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The Winter Art Market at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art

December 7, 2025 On Saturday (December 6), Bruce dropped me off at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art for the Winter Art Market in Tuscumbia, AL. He went off to do Bruce things. While Bruce enjoys art fairs, he doesn’t enjoy them as much as I do. I almost always want to look at the […]

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