45/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
last sunset as a ten year old
quarantine
around here
it’s been a crazy election week
i early voted
for biden/harris of course
and now we wait as every vote is counted
because every vote counts
it’s heartbreaking how many red states there are
but i still have hope…
today is Lilian’s last day as a ten year old
she’s been with William all week and i miss her
tomorrow we will celebrate her with a little covid friendly party which will include a handful of friends
i cannot believe she is this grown already…
halloween 2020 was a great one
Lenore Osgood from Ratched
Lenore, Victoria and Frank n Furter
it was a quiet week without the pod and Lilian. and while the votes get counted, i kept busy at home cleaning and rearranging some things
the fuzzy chair is now in the “school” room. as well as a plant in the corner. i have struggled with this room the most but i am much happier with it now
with temperatures dropping into the thirties, i have also moved all the green babies indoors
this country feels more divided than ever…
trying to keep hopeful
when she turned four
one of her besties has severe food allergies. so this year, i ordered a vegan birthday cake as well as vegan cupcakes
was also a bit more social than usual this week. stepped out for dinner wednesday night with two girlfriends, lunch on thursday with three other girlfriends and dinner on thursday night with yet two other friends. felt great
ARTsy wednesday
stitched water color marker pieces
mostly done during the weeks when i have my learning pod here
dream state
2020
44/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
as Victoria the victorian
halloween 2020 was a great one
and this is her last week as a 10 year old….
around here
life
beautiful autumn days with the exception of tropical storm zeta passing through
it’s been a busy and long week
happy that it’s friday and that halloween is tomorrow but sad to not be with Lilian this coming week
bitter sweet friday
happy weekend friends
our voluntary tomato plant keeps on giving
this guy who is always super happy to see me
these two besties who don’t see nearly enough of each other
pod week
pod week art
while the girls pod upstairs, i pod downstairs
folley beach memories
los angeles bougainvillea memories
my brother turned forty
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
