Lola Dog Arrived, Along with my Sister-In-Law and my Nephew

December 27, 2025 On Christmas Day, my FIL started feeling unwell later in the day. He still wanted us to go to his friend’s house for Christmas dinner. His friend sent us home with a plate of prime rib, mashed potatoes, homemade horseradish, au jus, and asparagus. On a small plate, she also sent a […]

Merry Christmas, Y’all

December 25, 2025 Bruce and I along with Miss Nox, wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of our hearts.

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

“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.

“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 […]

Gifts Sent Arrive Safely

December 6, 2025 Updated December 6, 2025 I determined I wasn’t going to finish “Juneau in Wild Sunflowers” for my dear friend, Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com, in time for Christmas. Once I realized this, I started looking for gifts for her. She has items with frogs on them. She loves wine. She loves to dive. She […]

Updating the Homepage of My Website (Blog)

December 2, 2025 Today (December 2, Tuesday) I decided it was time to update my copyright notice. While I was at it, I considered different templates before I decided not to change my current template. Since I was looking at the homepage, I felt the image of the truck and RV no longer fit our […]

Fiduciary Financial Planner

December 2, 2025 Wait, how did it get to be December of 2025? This year has flown by! Earlier in the year, we decided to take a step towards making sure we didn’t miss any important decisions in retirement. I interviewed three fiduciary financial planning firms. While I really liked Creative Planning, their closest office […]