Many years of coaching and counseling lead me to the conclusion that the source of most of our problems is the insecurity that springs from our sense that we don’t measure up. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in our art. People talk about themselves and art in comments that seem to be connected to…
This week in The Pearl – Looking back a bit
This week we started yet another trip around the sun, it got me to thinking of how our circumstances change over the years. I went back through all of my photos and sketches dated January 1, or at least within a day or two of that. Some years are absent but it was an interesting…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Travel on my mind
We had a wonderful holiday month, starting with seven of us at our small place for Thanksgiving. Then a few other times when people came over, then seven again here for Christmas Day. Then we had eight people on Friday when Tricia’s sister and family visited for the weekend from Seattle. In between our hosting…
Greetings from The Pearl
Merry Christmas and wishes for a peaceful 2026. Thank you all for being a part of this blog and my life.
TheTravelsketchers Tuesday – 4th week of Advent
The theme of the fourth week of Advent is love. Love is a funny thing – we love coffee, we love to travel, we love our cat… it is a word that we use for a lot of concepts. Love as taste, desire, or even lust. Love as affection or friendship. Much love is self…
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