WORD PAINTINGS #68 – THE SHAMAN’S BLESSING

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9 August 2019 – Llano Quemado, New Mexico…..Back in the day I had close connections in El Paso.  And today I am thinking of the people who live there.  Some of my best days were spent selling paintings, having lunch at Juliio’s in Juarez, grocery shopping at the Pronaf – making new friends on both […]

WORD PAINTINGS #67 – A BLANK PAGE IN MY BOOK OF LIFE

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30 July 2019 – Llano Quemado, N.M.   How do you eat an elephant? …..one bite at a time!  Heard this expression years ago.  It is so good to be reminded that whenever Life comes at me in big, unmanageable chunks, I need to stop whatever I thought needed to be done immediately and just sit […]

WORD PAINTINGS #66 – FIFTY-TWO MONSOONS

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Llano Quemado, N.M. – 27 July 2019 – This year’s monsoon season seems to be happening all around me, only one brief storm Thursday afternoon.  No reason for complaint – have lived in this new studio for about ten days. Surrounded by mountains, I sit on an old railroad bench under the portal and watch […]

WORD PAINTINGS # 65 – LEAVING SANTISTEVAN LANE

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Taos, New Mezico – Sunday morning, 14 July 2019.  Have tried not to think too much about my departure from this place – this move was not planned – it was harsh and sudden.    Two months after my surgery, I was basically evicted.  AAAArgh!  Santistevan Lane has been my home for 25 years – […]

WORD PAINTINGS #64 – LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES!

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Seven days in the hospital and finally I was told I could go home.  Said goodbye to all the wonderful nurses and aides on the Trauma Ward.  Wheelchair to the parking lot and reintroduced to brilliant sunshine – clouds, fresh air.  A friend drove the shortest route back to Taos.  To my great surprise, I […]

WORD PAINTINGS #63 -ADIOS A LA VIDA AND HELLO AGAIN!

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“And the Moon said to me – My darling, you do not have to be whole in order to shine!” Taos – 29 June 2019 – Yesterday I called my genius computer friend, Dan Kuehn, and asked him if we could revive my Word Paintings blog – I was ready to tell my stories again. […]