View from the Lake

Journal -- Such a colorful fall -- here it is almost December, and still the colors and feeling of fall lingers......

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

The Old Cabin on Hebron Road

The Old Cabin on Hebron Road - Oxford, NC. Fell in love with this old cabin...

My Backyard Trees

Journal Tip In -- My backyard trees.  Though most of the leaves are on the ground, the landscape is still mighty colorful.  The view is looking out from my dining room window.

Cahors, France

Journal - Still thinking of Paris this morning and remembering the beauty of the French countryside and the kindness of the people ... From my recent trip - Pont Valentre, Cahors France ...

In sadness, support, and prayers!

Cutchogue Old Suffolk Free Library

Journal Tip In - Cutchogue Old Suffolk Free Library -  While in New York last week, I had an opportunity to take a day to sketch with my friend Joan Szalay Tavolott​.  It was a beautifully warm day, filled with sunshine and the brilliance of fall colors.  We traveled to the North Fork of Long Island and visited the town of Cutchogue.  We stopped at what we thought was a church and sketched it before realizing that this building had been converted to a beautiful library.  We went inside to enjoy a terrific art show, and then later explored the Art Guild Gallery with a variety of oils, watercolors, acrylics, sculptures, paper crafts, pottery and more.   Thank you Joan for a really fabulous time!

My Driveway

Journal - Returning to North Carolina after helping settle my mom's effects brought me rain and cold -- but still marvelous colors.  There are more leaves on the ground it seems than on the trees ... trying to catch the color before winter settles in.

Leaves of Fall

Journal - Despite the rainy days, the trees are so vibrant and the leaves so colorful, that I continue to try to capture them in my journal.

Happy Fall!

Journal -- Rain greets us as we welcome November and the peaking colors of Piedmont, North Carolina.