Kaaren Poole
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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