Art
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Essentialism in practice
I read this book in the first few months of retirement and enjoyed it. I’d recommend it to others. But like most non-fiction I’ve read, it could have been a short pamphlet rather than a book. I appreciate that there isn’t much of a commercial market for pamphlets, but still… At the time I felt…
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Slower travel; quiet days
Since picking up the HAVN in February 2026 we’ve moved pretty quickly. We’ve always needed to get somewhere by a certain date and we’ve covered a lot of ground. On one hand, that’s exciting and I appreciate all the people with whom we’ve reconnected as well as the variety of places we’ve camped. On the…
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Dispersed Camping & Sycamores
We want to get off the beaten path in this new expedition-style RV. During our first year of travel, we stayed in some lovely campgrounds, but everywhere we stayed…there were lots (and lots) of neighbors. And usually there was almost nowhere to hike unless you got in the car first. We wanted more remote options…
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Art Update – June ‘25
I’ve settled into a few focused areas of art practice and I’m getting more comfortable with them. But I’m still leaving plenty of room for experimenting with new materials and approaches such as Colored Pencils. The four main art areas are as follows: Travel Sketchbook, Game Journals, Botanical Journal and Block Experiments 1. Travel Sketchbook…
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Colored Pencils
For quite a while I’ve thought that colored pencils might be a good medium to explore, but I haven’t taken the time. Recently I finally got started properly exploring this new direction. As I noted in a prior post, I’ve been lucky to sign up for several classes from Sandy Allnock. Turns out I’m great…
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Sundered Isles Game Kit
For better or worse, I’ve always been very interested in putting together little self-contained capsules of materials or supplies for the various activities in my life. Not to say that the setups were particularly extravagant or expensive, just that they were focused and dedicated. Gaming is no different. I have a small but not-often-used box…