October cosmos, oil on board, 24×35 cm

These marinated onions have been around for quite a few years and I haven’t gotten around to posting them. So here they are. If you haven’t made them yet, you are missing out badly. They are delicious with everything and they add a punch to salads, starters, sandwiches, vegetable platters, pastas and snacks. So easy…

Another one in the series of work based on my daughter and her belongings.

The morning started out just fine.  We even had a little sunshine.  But just before 5:30pm we were slammed with a 1 hour bluster!  Tons of snow flying west to east horizontally.  Exactly what we were told would happen.  I made chicken soup out of the drippings from the roasted chicken (yesterday) and we had it for lunch.  Gary went out for breakfast with Che […]

"Hanz, Sami, Rosie & Blue"Rosie and I had a nice ride down "The Alleyway" last weekend          I started this blog on October 25, 2007 to interact with like-minded horse people, to exchange ideas, and hear other people’s opinions on everything concerning the horse.  Along the way, I’ve met some really smart people who are dedicated t […]

This stunning castle,Château de Chenonceau, is like a fairy tale. It gracefully straddles the River Cher in the Loire Valley region of France.The corridor that spans across the riverIt was a cloudy day in May, 2016, when I visited Chenonceau, a castle I had heard so much about. I found it to be both gorgeous and fascinating--not only because of its' loc […]

The practice of keeping a perpetual journal has been around for awhile. I'm just now jumping in! When I'm planning a plein air workshop, I dig through old journals to get a feel for what the weather conditions were over the years for the date selected. That's a lot of journals to... The post Beginning a Perpetual Journal appeared first on Pam […]

"By doggies, you're sweating!  Did you ever work hard enough to raise a sweat before?  My opinion, a drop of that perspiration would cure consumption."  John M. Stamper The Wolfpen NotebooksA Record of Appalachian LifeJames Still  Well, construction on the new chicken coop has started and the husband is quite serious about its design.  It will […]

In the gardenI tend to drop my thoughtshere and there.To the flowersI whisperthe secrets I keepand the hopesI breathe.I know they are thereto eavesdropfor the angels.I have this lovely little fern that just sprouted on its own, possibly Leatherleaf Fern (Rumohra adiantiformis). I might have to remove some of the paving to give it space to spread. I just LOVE […]