There's that old saying "nothing ventured, nothing gained." Sounds so simple - simple to say and simple to do. But sometimes it's not....

Here's my dear little Blue Belle, the stray cat whom I've adopted. In this picture, I'm feeding her just outside her safe space -...

It was a dark and stormy night. Really. Thirst woke me, so I gathered my resolve to leave the comfy warmth of the bed and venture to the...

Isn't she beautiful? The first time I noticed her hanging about was three to four weeks ago. She wasn't terrified of me, like a feral cat...

It's been four or five years, at least, since I've heard coyotes on a regular basis. I'd sleep with the window open and eagerly...

Lately, I've spent most weekends working on my art journaling, a practice which began for me by watching several Laly Mille videos last...

I have a pretty rigid schedule of animal chores first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Everyone – my dog, two cats, two...

Lately, I've been giving a lot of thought to imagination, inspiration, and creativity. A reaction I often get to my writing or visual art...

This little painting is sitting on an easel on my hall table and I pass it several times each day. I find it so cheerful - the subject...

Although I continued to draw in my sketchbook this week, the highlight for me came today when I added color to my graphite "formal"...

I've finished my section on squirrels. I chose Eurasian red squirrels since there characters will live at Milkweed Manor which is...