Stories
I hope you enjoy these illustrated stories.
The Washington Post Series
Read my series in The Washington Post about how keeping a sketchbook practice helps to get through the pandemic and other crises, even if you aren’t an artist! Click HERE to read, and below are the main images from each column.
A Hospital Story
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My husband needed quadruple bypass surgery. While he was in the hospital, I was scared, so I drew. I drew what I saw, and I took photos to draw from later. These are the drawings.
Getting ready for surgery was super scary. Read More
My Dog Story
My whole adult life I thought I was allergic to dogs...
Our kids would beg for a dog and I'd say "it's a dog or me, your choice!" First off, I thought I was allergic to dogs, and second, I thought of a dog as just another thing I'd need to take care of. I was actually 'anti dog.' If you brought your dog to our house it had to stay outside. I didn't know the names of my friends dogs. Dogs simply didn't matter at all to me. So when I had my 'dog awakening' it was a pretty huge life change. Read More
What It Feels Like to Turn 60 — and Beyond
My birthday made me wonder: How do I age with grace?
I recently turned 60. I sure don’t feel 60 and I’m told I don’t look it, but the milestone made me wonder: How do I age with grace? My mother died when she was 48 and I was 23, so I wasn’t able to watch her age when I was an adult. Read more
Mother's Day
Mothers Day can be loaded for those of us without moms. On this day every year I am extra aware of not having had a mom for a really long time.
She was 48, and I was 23 when she died. She was 26 when I was born. I’ve had 36 mother’s days without her. For 29 of these years I’ve been a mother myself. Read more
Love! and Marriage
My husband Peter and I have been married for 31 years this August 9. Anyone who’s telling the truth knows that being married for a long time is NOT EASY. We’ve hit the wall many times, but we somehow manage to climb over and come out okay on the other side. So when I see couples getting married, I wonder if they have any idea about the hard work it takes to STAY married.