43/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
she will be eleven in less than two weeks
time…. always going faster than we would like it to
around here
it’s been the most beautiful autumn so far
chilly mornings, warm sunny days, pink dusk…
no complaints here
this autumn reminds me of the glorious one we had when we first moved here exactly five years ago
truly loving every day of it
just wish it wouldn’t turn into winter when it’s done…
did a little bit of this while in los angeles but need to get back to it
a favorite easy breakfast/brunch
before being apart for two weeks
the most beautiful card sent in the mail by a dear friend
her art
when mornings are chilly and gloomy and she doesn’t want to get out of bed
a saturday out and about in west asheville. our new neighborhood
a sunday apple and pumpkin picking out at grandad’s farm
a post school, pre dinner stroll
pink dusk
our pod. we are now three because one of them went out to colorado for skiing season
#mycaliforniadreamin2020trip
on october seventh i left asheville before six in the morning, drove an hour to greenville and flew out to los angeles
it had been three years since i had been out there
the last time i was there was for my birthday
this time around, i went for my dear Connie’s fiftieth birthday
it was a mellow covid/quarantine trip where we mostly just hung out at her house/yard/neighborhood
we went on a few drives, got to see and walk around griffith observatory, out to eat…
there was no shopping or a trip to go see the ocean like previous trips but i did get to go on long beautiful walks every morning
los angeles looked the worst i have ever seen it look
so many places still closed and boarded up, more homeless people living in tents and under tarps than i have ever seen anywhere else, people in corners completely out on drugs…. reminded me of nyc in the eighties before giuliani cleaned it up
it felt like the apocalypse
for the first time since moving to asheville, it felt good to return home from a trip somewhere
no desire to return any time too soon….
first lunch upon arrival. delicious mexican food
a beautiful california sunset with palm trees in the distance
first morning in silverlake
lots of morning walks
birthday party day
leftover birthday cake. probably the best i ever had
griffith observatory
until next time los angeles
42/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
we had the most wonderful weekend out and about together
both saturday and sunday
the weather couldn’t have been more perfect on both days!
41/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
it’s getting harder to keep this 52 project going with only being with Lilian every other week but i am trying my best to keep going
it’s important to me
and maybe some day it will be important to her too
this was our last picture together before we were apart for two weeks (it was painful)
she was in west virginia with William visiting family and i went to los angeles to visit Connie
thankfully we are together now for two weeks
ARTsy wednesday
by the time some of you read this (does anyone come here anymore though?), i will be on my way to los angeles to spend one of my bestie’s 50th birthday with her
it’s been three years since i was in california and despite everything, i am looking forward to spending time with her and being there
i first fell in love with the west coast when i was 18 and it has always held a special place in my heart
if you know me, you know that i hate flying and am totally nervous about it because every time i fly, i think i’m going to die
this time is no different
covid or no covid
so… in case anything happens to me, i’d like to be cremated and, i’d like my ashes to be sprinkled in the ocean
that ocean being at the beacch in monte gordo portugal, ocean beach san diego and/or southbeach
i also leave everything to my daughter Lilian (sorry honey)
yes, there you have it, a small will right here on the blog (being written at 4:30am because i couldn’t sleep)
fingers crossed all goes well and i make it safely across
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
liar liar
disconnected connections
burden
black and blue
i will say more when i feel less
i’ll call you
dreams like feet better than knees
40/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
reading her “book” on a rainy afternoon
she’s only been gone for two days and i miss her like crazy already
ten more days until i see her face again
and fourteen more days until she comes to stay with me again
time cannot go by fast enough…
happy monday friends
around here
it’s the end of the week with my pod
which sadly also means that it’s the end of my week with Lilian
this is hard and something i don’t think i will ever really settle into
not having her with me all the time…
who would have thought
it’s not something i ever wanted
this time around we will actually be apart for two weeks
it will be the longest we will be apart since the day she was born
my heart hurts just as i type this
two weeks…
morning snuggles even on school days. i’d like to say we make the most of our time together
last year on our way to lake placid from vermont. what a great trip that was!
coffee tastes better with her around
pink flowers always brighten my day
and speaking of pink
autumn inspired meals
tomatoes from our voluntary plant in our front yard
i continue on going on walks and taking in the last of summer colors
i continue on doing a lot of drawing and stitching
we had some dark rainy days
but for the most part we have had glorious early autumn days
ARTsy wednesday
i have returned to stitching
this time on thick watercolor paper
there is something about stitching that is very therapeutic to me
even more so than oils, acrylics or watercolors
i have been busy creating 6″x9″ little stitched pieces of art just about every day
one thing has to be said about this pandemic year, i have created more art this year than i have any other year
happy ARTsy wednesday friends
i’m not crying you’re crying (sold)
sunshine on a cloudy day
tuesday’s best
indian ocean
when you find me
i love you
indigo
moss
sunset red
orange
black
yellow (sold)
cobalt
pretty in pink
never saw you (sold)
contemplation
39/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
all dressed up on the way to a lunch date with me before heading to a sleepover with her school pod friends
so happy to have her back with me
