Joe Schmoe update. I stopped giving him this several days ago. Not going to say it was this, just saying I stopped giving it to him. I WANT to say he looks better. He’s out from under the bed more.He’s slow in the morning. He didn’t recognize me at one…
Year: 2024
Delicate Leaves – African Violet Emotional Breakdown of 2024
Dr D asked how I was able to manage the trash three times? Honestly, it was mind bending hard. I went back three times because I felt like I’d failed or like I had something to prove. She said I threw it away to hurt her. I had to get…
The African Violet Emotional Breakdown of 2024
I’m not totally bashing this person because I know I’ve done what she did yesterday. Her aunt had a small box of plants for me to adopt bc she’s going into a nursing home. Most of the plants were in rough shape. When I saw the African Violet with dull…
Chatter – Rip The Heart Out
CONTENT – My cat Joe is dying. Friend always contradicts me. (Changing meds.) It’s been difficult watching Michael Joseph become weaker and weaker, sleep more and more. It’s tearing me up. I don’t know what to do with the anxiety sometimes. I’m working on several art projects. I’m successfully working…
The Deluge – Now in Etsy
The Deluge is complete and is in my Etsy shop. One of the things I point out about the balance. The woman standing has legs and feet that are wound around. Each foot meets a tiger lily, a child and a purple flower in full bloom. It is haunting in…
To Jorge II, With Love
Remember the brown Dr Martens I was super in love with? I purchased them after someone gave a surprise donation via PayPal? Well, I had to go back for the black ones 🙂 These shoes are very amputee friendly. I can dress myself which is huge. I feel so normal…
Rough Start. Grace to End.
When all else fails, buy flowers. My CNA and I like each other very much. She said she’s here to stay. I believe her. But today was rough. She’s got a personal crisis. Instead of continuing to argue, right in the middle of the situation I said, I call grace….
The Southeastern Blue Bird
“The Southeastern Blue Bird Learns A New Song” is a folk art original painting by Faith Austin. At 6.5×4.5 inches it’s miniature stature delights you with her song as she sits on a stick in the forest. The song is new; it’s the song her father once sang. The young…
Face It: The Advocate
Many years ago I painted with a computer program. I painted stroke by stroke instead of with filters, making each line very personal. I printed off postcard art and offered it under my name, Sundrip. It was many years and many experiences ago. Recently I found a stack of the…
Decrystallize Honey With A Coffee Mug Warmer
I found a jar of honey in an old supplies from the pandemic era. It had crystallized. I didn’t want to go through the trouble of doing the double boiler thing to melt it down and shake it up but I do want it decrystallized. I can’t do the dishwasher…