Moving

Packing a lifetime

Downsizing into smaller

And one level please.

Art Prescription: It seems we spend the first half of our lives accumulating stuff. Then as we age we begin to not need as much, and eventually we need a one story home.

My neighbors are moving to a retirement village. I’m painting their house as a going away gift.

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Full Day

So, it occurs to me that I have not sat down since my feet hit the floor this morning!

I’m taking care of two neighbor’s cats and watering their plants daily in this heat!

I swam and walked at Hillsborough Riverwalk with a friend!

Listed a new Stitch Kit in Etsy and worked on a house portrait.

7 pm I’m in bed!!

Sun

Heat of the bright sun

Radiates off my skin now

After a shower.

Art Prescription: and these are two shower days! Biked this morning and then walked this afternoon.

For an indoor cool activity I did list a new Stitch Kit in my Etsy shop!

This one is for kids and beginners! So fun!!

Freedom

Ask for what you want

And know what you need right now

Freedom of spirit.

Art Prescription: Why is it so hard for us to ask for what we want?

Complicated question in complicated times.

Watercolor sketch:

Diva Chronicles

Hi from heat infested N.C.!

So, personally, I like sunbathing:

Today we went to historic Pullen Park in Raleigh. I hiked a bunched, but stairs? Excuse me? I don’t do stairs!!!

I do need a proper water bottle for these warm days, but for now I’m happy to drink from improvised cups. I’m pretty flexible.

I was very tired on the way home. Dreaming of catching squirrels!

So long,

diva

July Daydream

Time for hat, mittens

Air crisp and cool, record scratch!!!

Shorts, sunscreen, and sweat!

Art Prescription: I can always put on more clothes, but to get away from July heat requires air condition!

This little bird hopped into my daydream today:

Christmas in July

In Victorian times women began their Christmas arts and crafts in July.

Seems cooling to paint a snow scene when the heat index is 110 degrees!!

Thank goodness my studio has air con. How did they do it in their hoop skirts and corsets and no air conditioning? No wonder the vapors happened so often!

Christmas Cow in acrylic, ( need to add shadows).

July

July heat beats down

Took an early morning ride

Cool spray for my Finn.

Art Prescription: I got to the barn about 8:30. The heat magnified by the hour.

Finn got a cool spray off from hose. Oh that felt so good!

Bought a set of oil pastels at the Scrap Exchange. Played with some sketching..,