A little over a year ago, I lost one of my best friends.  My mom.  She lived a long life, well into her 80s - but it's still hard and ...

I love Cedarburg, Wisconsin!  If you've never been there, it's a quaint little town with an active and charming little downtown ar...

Over the last year, along with working in a watercolor journal almost daily, I've been completing  separate journals to remember trips...

What is the business of childhood?  Discovery through books, play, and nature SHOULD be the business of childhood - especially in the summ...

Working in my garden, I saw a robin making multiple visits to the climbing hydrangea.  She didn't seem very happy that I was nearby, a...

I was watering the flowers on our patio the other day and admiring the climbing hydrangea going up the trellis. We planted that hydrangea ...

NEW IN MY SHOP . . . GIFT TAGS MADE FROM MY ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS! With the high cost of greeting cards these days, I've t...

NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE is located in Lake Park on the east side of Milwaukee, right on Lake Michigan.  Last year we got inside the keeper...

One of my favorite impressionists is Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)  He worked as a lithographer until he was 35 years old, then spent ...

In honor of Mother's Day . . . not all mothers are human! Mother's Day 5 x 6 inch watercolor Available on Etsy ! ...

Fresh fruit and vegetable season in upon us!  Soon, no more plastic tomatoes and tasteless strawberries!  But, best of all, is this sweet ...

Winter is in love with Wisconsin.  It is passionately and ferociously holding onto our little corner of the world, draping itself over us ...

I've been tending to my Etsy shop, Gillyflower Cottage, after finding that many of my items had to be reactivated and updated.  I'...

Part of the ache for spring is the desire to see flowers . . . everywhere! Check out my Etsy shop  here , to find out...

Spring is teasing us this year with its elusiveness.   One day of milder temperatures, followed by many days of wind, cold, freezi...

I think it might actually be SPRING in Wisconsin!  That has me thinking about gardens, grass, and leaves on the trees . . . all three of w...