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From the Blog
If you know me, especially if you followed my 5 Before 50 posts, you know I’m a reader. I read...
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I bought a cheap sundress at Target. I loved the feel of it but it looked a bit like a...
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I'm Glad I Did It But I'm Glad It's Over Today I’ve lived half a century on this Earth. After...
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Whose Story is it Anyway? Of the five goals I created for myself, this one is the complete and total...
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Obsessions, Knees and Spinning - Why I Probably Won’t Hit 500 Miles Of the 5 goals I truly thought this...
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If you are an Instagram follower you may have noticed I’ve been posting daily on my feed this month. It’s...
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I have just over a month left on my 5 Before 50 Challenge and the most surprising challenge has been...
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In Virginia I started experimenting with adding more texture in my paintings. At some point I had the idea of...
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Watercolor paintings take the least amount of prep work before the actual painting. One of the main aspects is the...
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Artists work in a lot of different methods or processes. Some are exact and meticulous, planning every step of the...
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Belleair Coffee Company & Roastery, Belleair Bluffs I had an early appointment for a lab draw this cold Valentine morning....
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With a title like that you know I’m talking about Thanksgiving. I have a big Southern family. My amazing grandmother...
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Bucket Lists...do you have one? I think everyone has some sort of vague idea of things they’d like to do...
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The Coffee Mill, Largo, FL This little gem is tucked away off the main roads at the edge of Largo....
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Sharing the crumbs of my muffin with a house sparrow. Indian Shores Coffee, Indian Shores, Florida This is my first...
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Front Porch, Largo, FL When I wrote my first Coffee House Conversation almost 2 months ago, I envisioned visiting a...
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Coffee and baklava at Astoria Pastry Shop in Belleair Bluff, Florida Astoria Pastry Shop, Belleair Bluffs, FL I decided I...
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Barnie's Coffee & Tea Co., Winter Park, FL This was always the image I had in my head when I...
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February is the month of love or the month of proving you love someone by spending a ton of money...
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One of my goals this year is to complete a total inventory of my artwork. That may sound easy to...
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