Today was an artistically productive day, I decided to work with watercolors and I will say that It is a lot more convenient working with liquid watercolors rather than the solid kind or the goop that has to be watered down. I’m sure one of these days I will paint something more complex but myRead More
Month: January 2022
Being Creative-
Sadness
The Quest to Practice Drawing Some Bunnies and Chase Away the Blues
I spent the day practicing my drawing, I know I’m not good at it but like anything else I just need to practice. This morning I had no idea what I wanted the Bunnies to look like and I could not draw anything consistently. By later in the morning I knew what I wanted theRead More
Health
The Quest to Be Happy Because I Was Not Made to Leave the House Today
The original plan for today was to attend a football game, the last game of the regular season. We were going to get there early and wait so we can get a good parking spot, then wait again until the stadium opened, and then wait again for the game to start. On any given SundayRead More
Health
The Quest to Feel Inspired and Find Time to Relax
I’m starting to feel the artistic spark, I have a show coming up next month and today was the first day I started making plans for the show and even headed to the art store for some supplies. I sold a lot at this show last year and I need to replenish my inventory whichRead More
Health
The Quest to Say Goodbye to My Happy Christmas Tree for Another Year
Last night as we readied for bed I told my husband that we were having our coffee in the library the next morning and that we would not be going straight into the office. The reason for this is I wanted to enjoy one last morning taking in the view of my Happy Christmas TreeRead More
Mental Health
The Quests to Set New Quests for 2022
It’s that time of year when we make our New Year Resolutions, I always try to come up with something realistic and obtainable while also setting quests that I know will benefit me and not just be another cliche. For example, I stopped having Quests to lose weight, instead, I’ll have quests like eat betterRead More
Health
The Quest to Rest and Prepare For the Coming Year
As we just got back from our trip and had a nine and half hour drive my post won’t be that long today, I do have plenty of things I was to discuss in my next few blog posts but I want to give them more time and energy then I have at the moment.Read More
Health
The Quest to Enjoy and Relax on The Last Day of Our Adventure
When I think back on the last few days it feels like we didn’t do a lot but in retrospect, that is what we enjoy about being at the Biltmore Estate. It’s not about doing all the things but about enjoying the magnificent landscapes, the crisp mountain air, and the smells of nature all aroundRead More
Health
The Quest to Enjoy the Freshly Fallen Snow
The snow started coming down at 5 am this morning and slowly picked up in the next couple of hours. As we watched the sunrise while enjoying a cup of coffee we marveled at how white everything was. We didn’t realize just how much it snowed until we made it outside and see the nearbyRead More
Health
The Quest to Weather the Winter Storm
After I spent the last couple of weeks keeping an eye out for the weather forecast in Ashville, NC I was resigned to the fact that snow was not in the cards for our annual Biltmore trip. But then this morning we were alerted to a Winter Storm warning and it seems our prayers hadRead More