• I longed for the big box of 64 crayons when I was a kid. I was fascinated with color, not just the shades of blues and reds and yellows but the [...]

  The World Needs Kaleidoscope Eyes

  February 18, 2021
•   Color makes me happy. I’ve gravitated to bright colors all my life. Where Mom loved avocado green for most of her days (she [...]

  Color Me One

  January 27, 2020
• Registered letters, poke-the-bear emails, conversations with decision makers and months of waiting. We finally did it. Our house is painted! We [...]

  Take That, HOA! We Did It!

  March 12, 2018
• I so wanted them to be the bad guys. Then I’d have someone to rail against, an entity to receive the focus of my anger and frustration. I [...]

  It’s Not A Hill To Die On

  November 16, 2017

• Tie-dyed shirts have been around forever. Interest in making and wearing them cycles through generations like a reliable friend. Creativity comes [...]

  Live And Let Dye

  September 25, 2017