I love our home especially now.  With Fisherman Hubby's neuromuscular decline, a two story house with stairs would be awful. Our rooms ...

Fisherman Hubby so happy to be outdoors after the smoke cleared. I was very anxious about him wanting to ride his lawn mower but he did well...

  Fisherman Hubby is needing more help. I am getting a CNA to come once a week and the Hospice nurses have been here for us. Also, family an...

by Diane   Thursday, August 20, After our party, a son-in-law took this selfie.  Fantasies of a family and friends' reunion with some of...

by Diane           First, before calling the Hospice nurse about this weekend's vital signs and medications, I watch the bees in the wil...

I can't imagine how painful it was to Fisherman Hubby to make the decision to sign on to Hospice on Monday. Saturday evening after a...

Way back in Bellingham in the late 1970's or early 80's Fisherman Hubby and I self published a manual for Steelhead fishing on a b...

This painting might be close to finished.  It could be an illustration in Fisherman's Hubby's revised book about fishing that we d...

Friday, July 17. Big breath of relief, in the mail are both a long term care insurance claim and doctor's  questionnaire for first vi...

Sunday, July 12, This painting, a second of the same subject was like a commission. Trying to please the reciitant is easier if they h...

It is so sweet and makes me feel so wonderful t hat my grandchildren really want my art work. What stands out to me this week is the ne...

Another week past inwhich I did little active painting. But as always I kept looking both at nature and my paintings.      My swallow...

Thursday: Very sweet yet?  About 14 months ago, our back yard view of fields of grass reminded me of Vincent VanGogh's crows brush wor...

Enjoying  feeling empowered seeing this painting gradually develop adding a brush stroke at each mini-mini-art respite Just a we...

6" square A more perfect day for painting outside could not have been asked for. Last Friday after not painting last week, all the ...