Why not now?
Bucket Lists…do you have one? I think everyone has some sort of vague idea of things they’d like to do before ‘kicking the bucket.” I did one of my things last week. I dyed my hair pink. I know that’s…
Charlotte
Artist, writer, real estate agent, nature lover, mother, wife
Not Lacking, Just Impatient
The Coffee Mill, Largo, FL This little gem is tucked away off the main roads at the edge of Largo. Looks like they are opening tours of a roasting room fairly soon. That seems like a neat feature to have…
48 not 38
Indian Shores Coffee, Indian Shores, Florida This is my first venture out to a coffee shop since the pandemic shut so much down this year. I have to admit I haven’t been as motivated to head out for coffee since…
Update During the Shutdown
Front Porch, Largo, FL When I wrote my first Coffee House Conversation almost 2 months ago, I envisioned visiting a new or favorite coffee shop every week. And then the world stopped. In all fairness, I was missing the weekly…
Taking Advantage of a Quick Stop
Astoria Pastry Shop, Belleair Bluffs, FL I decided I needed a coffee one afternoon while running errands. Astoria Pastry Shop is tucked away amidst some smaller shops in Belleair Bluffs. It took me one drive by and a u-turn to…
I’m a Writer
Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Co., Winter Park, FL This was always the image I had in my head when I became a ‘writer.’ I’m sitting outside a nice coffee house. When I became a ‘writer,’ I would sit in casual…
Tampa Riverwalk
Warm sun on my face, gentle breeze, sunlight shimmering on the water…this was my birthday ‘outing’ this year. I had seen the Tampa Riverwalk mentioned briefly in the tourists’ guides but didn’t read much about it before we set off.…
5 Ways to Show Your Love With Art
February is the month of love or the month of proving you love someone by spending a ton of money on one particular day on the calendar. Fancy dinners, boxes of chocolate, beautiful flowers, all these are wonderful…for a little…
Even Artists Have to do Inventory
One of my goals this year is to complete a total inventory of my artwork. That may sound easy to some, I mean how hard is it to keep up with a painting? Well, I actually have 317 paintings since…
Planning for 2018
This was part of my overall goals and priorities for 2018 (read the whole list here). I usually have some business goals and occasionally creative goals. Creating Continue to explore Art Resin Watercolor portraiture I don’t like setting hard numbers…