Painting in Progress

I paint very slowly and carefully. It's still not quite done but his is how the bear has transformed since I last posted an in progress photo. It's gone from a bear wandering the arctic to a bear quietly lumbering through a frozen forest.


I don't sleep since I had my stem cell transplant so I know how this bear feels, being awake when perhaps you shouldn't be.

Mom's a ....

I feel utterly hostile right now. Some days are just so hard to cope with. My stupid body is so slow and I have things to get done. The more I try, the more frustrated I get, then BLAMMO! Mom turns into a bear and tries to eat the little children. Although the children are taller than me and hold their own in the grief giving department.

And now I realize the handy illustration I just made is off kilter. Thank goodness I have this rice crispy square to take my frustrations out on, grrrrrrrrr.