Here is a Felix Scheinberger inspired sketch for your Friday. Enjoy! Blessed Be PS – I have now discovered that Felix Scheinberger has a webpage, which can be found here. _____/)_____ _____/)_____ _____/)_____ The links in this post are affiliate links for your convenience. If you were to purchase something by following the links we […]
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Why You Should Dock with a Spring Line
Boats are great and mysterious things. Even small boats are hard to move upon land. Once in the water, however, even a toddler can give the largest one a push that will move her. But how do we stop them when we want to dock? The spring line is the answer. A friend of mine […]
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Christmas or Winter Decoration?
And when is it time to take it down? Our swag is still in good condition, so it’s staying up for a while more. But what about you? Do you put things up the First of December and down they all go on the 26th, or do you keep them up through Epiphany? Blessed […]
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Knitted with Love
My sister sent a Christmas gift – semaphore flags in our names! And they just fit between the hatch dogs. How did she know? “Knitting magic!” she says. 😉
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Light a Candle, Say a Prayer
Today’s events in the capital of the United States are disturbing on multiple levels. As today is Epiphany, I find myself reflecting upon the greater text, the larger context, of the Epiphany passage in Matthew. It’s time to light a candle, to say a prayer, to join God, who is already at work in the […]
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Enjoy a Ritual for an Epiphany Boat Blessing
Today we celebrate Epiphany, the day the magi show up at the house in Bethlehem to adore the newborn King (see Matthew 2:1-12). I thought I’d give a Boat (or house blessing for those of you on land) that you can use with your family. I was first exposed to this at the Monastery of […]
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Superhero?
I jumped a friends Prius today (in the wind and rain). Saved her an hour wait for AAA to show up. Does that make me superhero, or just a friend? 🙂
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Collection of Art Supplies at the Start of 2021
Here is a sketch of my current art supplies as I start the new year (complete with a miss-spelling 😊). If you are starting out with an art hobby this year, may this give you some ideas of where to start. What art supplies are you starting the year with? Global Hand Book Sketchbook – […]
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Happy New Year
I’m still trying to figure out the best way to use this blog, and to share some art work with you. I’m going to try just adding some into the blog feed, rather than the project feed. As this is a new year, it’s also time for a new sketchbook! Happy New Year. Blessed […]
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It is the day prior to Pentecost and I find myself needing to respond, and yet struggling to find words. Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of the Church, the birth of the Spirit entering into all of humanity. We are given the gift of understanding across cultures and languages. We are given the gift of […]
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