I have some old art deco style bedroom furniture that had belonged to my grandparents. Every time I looked at it, I thought, “That needs to be refinished. It needs new life!” There was a stretch of warm weather last month, so I used my spare time to refinish it. I moved my car out […]

As most of you may know, I was on a sailing trip the first two weeks of December. My position as first mate was challenging and educational. Hoisting sails, furling and unfurling the jib, tacking and jibing kept me busy. The moments in between were the best! Gently rolling with the waves, watching a dolphin […]

Leinster Bay, USVI It’s the first full day out on the sail boat. We arrived here at Leinster Bay, St. John late yesterday afternoon. After an onboard meal of spaghetti, we did some star gazing. It is amazing what is in our night sky invisible to us back home because of ambient light from all […]

I’m here to take you away from all the holiday stress and hordes of visiting family members. Leave the cold weather and stressful Christmas shopping for a few moments while you virtually travel with me around the Caribbean Islands aboard a 37 ft sail boat. I have accepted an opportunity to be part of the […]

When I bought my Nissan Xterra in 2010, I wanted a yellow one. Nissan did not make them in yellow that year… I was bummed. I didn’t have an affinity for any other color, so I went with white thinking that the neutral color would work well with a car wrap (signage) design to advertise my […]

I ended 2014 playing with Dolphins (see “Fintastic” blog) in Hawaii and started 2015 painting a couple of challenging dog portraits. My brother intended to surprise his wife with these portraits for her birthday in September (yes, of last year!). He sent me a few photos (really unusable photos) two weeks before her birthday. I […]

OMG! UFB! And every other explicative I can think of! The first week of November, I spent six days swimming with wild dolphins in Hawaii. It was all part of a sound healing retreat provided by Estaryia Venus. The group consisted of 9 others and myself from all over the globe (We now call ourselves […]

We had a great weekend of weather (except Friday was a bit drizzly) for the 2014 Waterford Red Barn Exhibit and Art Mart. I’m proud to say that my entry “Before the Wine” won 2nd place in the watercolor division and is available for purchase on my website. I was fortunate enough to meet the […]