A day at the mines
Yesterday was the big round of doctors and staff who helped Damian recover. His blood work came back normal. As he said, he is now...
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NYC Union Square Farmers Market
When I left Nova Scotia Wednesday, there was snow and ice everywhere. Not a flake here. Tamar and I went to the market yesterday, an...
Jan 3, 20131 min read
Untitled
Yesterday I turned my house, my car and my dog over to my friend Sean and now I am in New York City visiting Tamar, Dan and Damian. It...
Dec 31, 20122 min read
The year before, the year after
Thinking about thinking back on the year that was and thinking ahead to the year to be, I received an email this morning from someone who...
Dec 23, 20122 min read
Another
Last night, I went to a party to celebrate my friend Greta’s seventy-fifth birthday. Her children had gathered together a group of her...
Dec 19, 20121 min read
Anniversary, sort of, thoughts
Bayswater Beach, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. It’s been nine years since I started this blog. December 18, 2003. I was in the City...
Dec 8, 20121 min read
Thinking
Coming out of tai chi class Thursday evening, I told a fellow classmate I could only do the push-hands (a partner exercise) if I didn’t...
Dec 7, 20122 min read
Foggy thoughts
Foggy morning on Five Island Lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. This morning, while painting, I kept asking myself: who am I...
Dec 6, 20121 min read
To be fair in love and war
The brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I was telling my neighbor this morning about asking Lila to marry me. My only concern now...
Dec 4, 20122 min read
Boys, girls and puppy dog tales
Lila by the brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. In a fit of affection and longing this morning, I asked Lila to marry me. She...
Nov 26, 20123 min read
Celebrating: three-quarters of a century
Rainbow over Five Island Lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. A few weeks ago, I had some friends visiting, staying overnight. We...
Nov 22, 20121 min read
Details that matter
Secord Gallery Nov 2012 detail, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. After two weeks of purposely keeping myself out of my studio I began...
Nov 21, 20121 min read
Diverse Changes
There has been a lot of talk on the radio the last couple of days about, basically, the importance of stupidity. Stupid meaning, in this...
Nov 16, 20121 min read
How to do nothing
Last Saturday morning I woke up thinking I wouldn’t paint, or even go into my studio, for at least a week. My arm is sore from the...
Nov 11, 20121 min read
At the Secord Gallery
Secord Gallery Nov 2012, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Usually, of course, my paintings look very different outside my studio, when...
Nov 9, 20121 min read
No end
Rails-to-Trails, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. So the opening reception at the Secord Gallery is tonight. 7 pm. And my severest...
Nov 7, 20121 min read
News (or not)
Rails-to-Trails, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I did such a great job of avoiding thinking about the election yesterday that when I...
Nov 6, 20122 min read
Passing thoughts from hand to hand
My photo shoot went well this morning. I had everything lined up, ready to go, which helped a lot. It helped also that I didn’t have any...
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