Kaaren Poole

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    Nothing Ventured
    Kaaren Poole
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Nothing Ventured

    There's that old saying "nothing ventured, nothing gained." Sounds so simple - simple to say and simple to do. But sometimes it's not....
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    Acceptance - so resistible, yet so important
    Kaaren Poole
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Acceptance - so resistible, yet so important

    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 -...
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    How Large White Dogs came into My Life
    Kaaren Poole
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    How Large White Dogs came into My Life

    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...
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    An Amazing Story about a Cat
    Kaaren Poole
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    An Amazing Story about a Cat

    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...
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    Hearing Coyotes Again
    Kaaren Poole
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hearing Coyotes Again

    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...
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    Why I love Art Journaling
    Kaaren Poole
    • May 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    Why I love Art Journaling

    Lately, I've spent most weekends working on my art journaling, a practice which began for me by watching several Laly Mille videos last...
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    Guinea Pigs Protest Carrot Shortage
    Kaaren Poole
    • May 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Guinea Pigs Protest Carrot Shortage

    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...
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    The Joy of Imagination
    Kaaren Poole
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Joy of Imagination

    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...
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    The Price of Focus
    Kaaren Poole
    • Mar 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Price of Focus

    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...
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    Color! - Adding fluid acrylic washes over graphite
    Kaaren Poole
    • Feb 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    Color! - Adding fluid acrylic washes over graphite

    Although I continued to draw in my sketchbook this week, the highlight for me came today when I added color to my graphite "formal"...
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    Squirrels in my Sketchbook
    Kaaren Poole
    • Feb 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Squirrels in my Sketchbook

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