“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
remote learning doesn’t mean staying in your pajamas around here
just like last school year, Lilian continues to make her bed and get herself dressed for her school day every morning
she also continues to get all of her work done and take pride in it
i used to look forward to fridays
now i only look forward to the fridays she will return home to me
today she leaves to go stay with William for a week
we had a good busy week though
learning pod, ballet, walks, home cooked meals, skin wars, rupaul’s drag race…
looking forward to next friday
happy weekend friends
the weather is changing. and so is the light
it’s all about the eggs lately
we baked a double layer blue and pink funfetti cake just for fun
my two hibiscus trees have been blooming all day every day this week
lunch al fresco
ballet. every monday, wednesday and saturday morning
the weeks when Lilian is away at William’s, are my hardest weeks
so i have been trying to keep busy and trying to find myself through art again
portraits in oil pastels is how it all began in the mid nineties
there’s a certain freedom to them that i don’t feel with oils or acrylics
these are all done on large wallpaper samples
some of them have titles
some of them do not
happy ARTsy wednesday
(sold)
fast car (sold)
there’s no truth in hiding
they don’t love you like i love you
Albert
before there was you there was me
time is contagious. everybody is getting old
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
we had ourselves a quiet, mostly at home weekend
her request
got all caught up, cuddled, had sleepovers in my bed, watched her favorite shows, baked…
nothing better
happy monday friends
Lilian will be coming home today after being at William’s since last friday
this is the second time she has been away for a full week since we moved into our casa azul and if i can say so myself, i handled things much better this time around
the first time around, it was too soon into our move
i felt betrayed, hurt, alone and cried for the first three days
this second time around, i chose to fill my time with house chores, walks, the making of rainbow makers, updating my etsy shop and dates with girlfriends
having her gone is not easy and i miss her like crazy but i think with time it will get easier
it has to right?
happy friday friends
i started a learning pod at our home every other week. these three girls were all in Lilian’s fourth grade class last year. some of them have been together since first grade. now, although not all of them are with the same teacher, they get to remote learn together every other week. it’s working out great!
the house is also coming along and feeling like home
the shop is full
some dressing up for fun girlfriend dates
power walks. learning new paths
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
with her girl gang in our old neighborhood
she has known all of these girls for almost five years now
they are her oldest girlfriends
it’s saturday morning and i’m writing this post in bed while sipping coffee
it’s quiet
Lilian is at William’s for the week
this will be our second time sharing her this way since she and i moved into our casa azul
our life is different these days
the same in many ways but different
it’s been a while since i have come here to share anything other than project fifty two posts
and i am not sure if this morning is the time to share the emotions of going through a separation and having to start over again on my own
this morning i mostly just want to share pictures from our week at folly beach during the first week of back to school
summer was certainly different this year
for everyone i guess
i’m thankful that we were able to get some beach time
it had been since february since i/we had seen the ocean
the beach is still where i feel my best and where i feel we are our happiest
until next time. hopefully sooner than later
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
in folly beach sc where we spent a week filled with beach and pool
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
first day of fifth grade
during a pandemic and 100% remote home learning
so different
so strange
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
after her traditional end of summer haircut
initially she just wanted a trim but decided to get a big chunk chopped off
all ready for fifth grade!
which starts today
happy monday and happy first day back to school!
