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  • Last day of school

    Today was the last day of school for my kids’ school. It was a bittersweet occasion with lots of fun and laughter along with goodbyes and tears. The school had a picnic for the students and their families in the… Continue reading

  • Pretty peonies

    Over the last few days I’ve been admiring and taking pictures of my mom’s neighbor’s gardens. She has such a beautiful garden and I often see her caring for it when I’m visiting my mom. She has some big flooffy… Continue reading

  • Oh my, fish fly!

    So today was a wonderful and exhausting day. We celebrated my amazing daughter’s graduation from high school and community college concurrently. I am beyond proud of her. I worked on this brag board in the wee hours this morning, only… Continue reading

  • Super Sat-art-day

    Today was busy with preparing for my daughter’s graduation party tomorrow. Costco’s earnings may have a bump this quarter thanks to our spending. We did take a break in the afternoon to visit Anton for their annual Super SatARTday event.… Continue reading

  • Exploring Soundspace

    Today was a busy day running errands and getting ready for our art club’s Spring Show. I was still able to make it onto the second half of the Zoom with June. I used that time to work on the… Continue reading

  • Gilded ceramics

    The gold wax finish that I ordered last week was delivered today, and I was very eager to try it out. My first experiment was on one of my recent pear sculptures. I had glazed it with textured amber so… Continue reading

  • Geared up

    Today was my son’s kindergarten graduation. It was a lovely ceremony- I cried many tears. After the graduation reception we continued the celebration of my youngest son by visiting the Primary student show where he has an artwork on display.… Continue reading

  • Throwback Tuesday

    I hardly ever do throwback Thursday posts but today I was going through decades of photos to pic the ones I’m printing for my daughter’s brag board at her graduation party. I came across a few non-Gwen pics that I… Continue reading

  • Back home

    Today was another travel day, but before we packed up and got on the road, my son and I took a trail ride led by my daughter and her friend. In spite of the rainy weather we had a great… Continue reading

  • Music playground

    Today we traveled to East Tawas after breakfast to check out the Art on the Beach. At the park there they had a playground with a jungle gym and further down a musical playground. My son was far more excited… Continue reading