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Fickle as a Life Plan

Building lives…is always both a building and a rebuilding job. You should always be planning for changes and improvements and always ready to make them, and then to make others as soon as you are sure that you have something better planned. This sounds like a plea for fickleness. But a certain amount of fickleness is necessary in a life plan if there is to be any progress. It is only when this…

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...and our new azaleas are being lazy little bastards #azaleas #noblooms #spring #pastazaleaseason #dammit https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1pGv_F2Wn/?utm_medium=tumblr

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...our new hydrangeas are showing the tiniest bit of pink... #hydrangeas #flowers #springtime https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1o0UuFyIa/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Our new roses are dying back... #roses #flowers #spring https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1obuol8mB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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When I had my son, the azaleas were blooming. Yesterday, on his last day of being 12, we went to a park with a section called Azalea Hill. All the flowers were in full bloom. (My son complained every time I stopped to take a picture.) Happy 13th birthday, baby boy!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/COYyzk7lb8s/?igshid=1tw6y9q7xxat8

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My squeezable friend peeking out from the sheets. (Yes, I’m old, and I sleep with a stuffed pig) https://www.instagram.com/p/COWOY7SFIsR/?igshid=4c5anshlcdn7

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Another watercolor pic from my accordion book of art. I love this little bottle with all its dirt & iridescence. And I’m happy enough with the painting (and that’s all you can be), but I didn’t quite get the flared lip on top. (I’ve loved antique bottles from a long way back 😊) #watercolorart #antiquebottle #foundobjects #writerdoingart #hardtofindtherightshadeofgray https://www.instagram.com/p/CNLF_3cFrik/?igshid=x1cipzqelrdb

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Here’s an update on the fish pages in my accordion book. I decided to add some details (seaweed, etc.) because the original looked really empty #mixedmediaart #watercolorart #rubberstamping #inkdrawing #bettafish #accordionbook #writerdoingart https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxa1lnlrP0/?igshid=1xspci7880ufo

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Happy First Day of Spring, everyone! #firstdayofspring #vernalequinox #crocuses #purple https://www.instagram.com/p/CMqXwK4F3VC/?igshid=apoxlhmls6f0

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And I made these hats, too! #crocheting #crochetinghats #bingecrocheting #seedstitchcrochet #writercrocheting https://www.instagram.com/p/CMOUSAGlAdH/?igshid=uyghw66vqai9

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I also made this hat! #crochet #crochetinghats #mossstitch #writercrocheting https://www.instagram.com/p/CMOTdsolsje/?igshid=tko5ps7e9fcw

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Hey! I made a hat! #crochet #crochethats #writercrocheting #multicolor https://www.instagram.com/p/CMOTH-DFuPL/?igshid=bi7u3tzaddz7

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Happy birthday, George! Gone way too soon... #georgeharrison https://www.instagram.com/p/CLve3SzFWnb/?igshid=1rfhsydpjz5si

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This is the beginning of the artist’s book I’m making about home life during the pandemic. And hoo boy, did this take a long time to put together! #art #mixedmediaart #artistbooks #accordionbook #watercolor #inkstamping #handmadestamps #glazepen #paperart #writerdoingart https://www.instagram.com/p/CLfm4WvlerC/?igshid=pg9t86b4j6jh

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A piece for my betta fish, Konoshi (please note: on the blue field, her name is handwritten in my very bastardized Japanese, but the stamps in the background spell her name in hiragana) #art #bettafish #watercolor #mixedmediaart #inkdrawing #writerdoingart https://www.instagram.com/p/CLfmKMclLCu/?igshid=k3e1kuvfeej2

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Another watercolor from my Saturday class. This one...Er...doesn’t look as good as the actual object. But it was never going to, so I’m good with how it came out #art #watercolor #seashells #writerdoingart https://www.instagram.com/p/CKznatFlP41/?igshid=1ftr2vwm8sa3p

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I’m taking an art course with @barizaki and @catb.studio , where you make a book and put Art inside. This is my first attempt at a “drawn” painting + the original piece. And the picture even looks like what it’s supposed to look like! I’m so excited!!! #bookmaking #art #accordionbooks #watercolor #ceramics #blue #writerdoingart https://www.instagram.com/p/CKuSfFOFyVn/?igshid=wga5xpmcqlxc