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Celebrating: three-quarters of a century
Rainbow over Five Island Lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. A few weeks ago, I had some friends visiting, staying overnight. We...
Nov 26, 20123 min read


How to do nothing
Last Saturday morning I woke up thinking I wouldn’t paint, or even go into my studio, for at least a week. My arm is sore from the...
Nov 16, 20121 min read


News (or not)
Rails-to-Trails, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I did such a great job of avoiding thinking about the election yesterday that when I...
Nov 7, 20121 min read


Passing thoughts from hand to hand
My photo shoot went well this morning. I had everything lined up, ready to go, which helped a lot. It helped also that I didn’t have any...
Nov 6, 20122 min read


It was a very large day
Bayswater Beach, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The sun was strong, the air pure, a perfect day. I took Lila to Bayswater Beach with...
Oct 4, 20121 min read


Glory
Sky over the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Recently Jian Ghomeshi, on Q, interviewed Simone Kelly, the actress/singer daughter...
Oct 3, 20122 min read


Going, going under
Because we are being promised rain tonight, and for the weekend, I went out and bought some rubber boots yesterday. This afternoon, I was...
Sep 26, 20121 min read


What a few days of rain can do
P1040159, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. We’ve had so much rain just since Wednesday, my boats are sinking! It’s stopped now but I...
Sep 23, 20121 min read


I went to the moon and came back with the holy grail
Rails to trails, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I’ve come down from the moon and I’m cleaning up my studio. I tackled the top of the...
Sep 17, 20122 min read


I can almost hear the clouds walking across the sky
Jerry’s part focused, initially, on listening. As we sat quietly in the pavilion, we listened to the music given to us by the natural...
Sep 4, 20122 min read


Blues in the woods
By the brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. When walking through the woods with Lila yesterday afternoon, I was singing the blues...
Sep 3, 20122 min read


So be it
IMG_2596, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Alan’s other idea that blossomed at the workshop was also around a bonfire. He instructed us...
Sep 2, 20122 min read


Kilroy was here
Alan Syliboy had a vision about what he wanted us to do at the Direct Perception workshop last week. It was an idea that grew arms and...
Sep 1, 20121 min read


Direct Perception
A busy week. I went to Dorje Denma Ling in Tatamagouche, N.S. to teach a workshop titled Direct Perception. It was a four day program....
Aug 29, 20121 min read


Charmed and charming
My granddaughter is five and a half months old. When she was four months, she went to Bermuda (with her mom) for five days. Last weekend...
Jul 13, 20121 min read


The sky dreams
Sky over the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. It’s partway through July already; summer is speeding by. It’s funny how time moves...
Jul 9, 20121 min read


Locked out, temporarily!
The brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The weather has been unusually supportive lately: sunshine, cool breezes, not too many...
Jun 19, 20121 min read


Sunny days and cool nights
The trail, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The weather was delicious over the Victoria Day weekend. Besides long hours in my studio...
May 22, 20121 min read


What the (fine) print says:
Upper left (rolling from the front): You are faithful, logical, and sensible — a traditionalist who takes special joy in keeping his or...
May 18, 20121 min read


Life and death, again
Another funeral yesterday. It was held in Point Pleasant Park at the Gazebo. The sun was strong, as was the wind. The air cool. The...
May 12, 20121 min read
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