life of a georgia Artist

 My mom passed away on Nov 17th, 2024. She taught me that life is short. It is for living. She taught me that if you do not enjoy every minute you can, life will be harder than it needs to be. She was not always light and loved, she went through two failed marriages and struggled with bills, paying the mortgage, and finding a less expensive place to be.  This photo is a bit blurry. She was unsteady on her feet and, therefore, almost always in motion. I took this one when I was 50. I went up to celebrate my birthday with my family. She loved that she got to spend my birthday with me. We had a great dinner, as my sis and her hubby made the most amazing food.  Mom had me and her hubby split. We moved in with my grandparents and my great-granny. Four generations under one roof. I loved sharing a room with my mom till I was nine. She would let me wear her wigs and play dress up with her clothes. We shared a vanity and sometimes she made me up with her makeup.  To say that...

  So I live in the South, I don't know what is happening between Freezmiser and Heatmiser but they are in this together. They told her to combine and freeze all of the USA. Let us put snow down where people do not know how to drive in snow and let them loose. So here we are with interstates closed, people stranded for entire days, and no emergency vehicles that would even get to them. And the snow is blowing and falling off branches and the south is a mess. I have been in urgent care today due to sinus and ear issues and it's bitterly cold. I had on so many layers the doctor had to wait to take my blood pressure. Atlanta has a million cars abandoned. People are flying and then skidding on black ice and lord help us all. I had to pick up more meds so I stocked up on soup again and let me say, soup and a few other items were $$$$$$, I looked at the total in shock. Three little bags of items and over $50. I feel the world has gone insane.  Well, I am off due to being sick, so ate...

                                                   Happiest of the New Year to you all!      Every New Year, I disappear into the woods. I clear my head, and I think about what I want to do and accomplish this coming year. This year was no different. I went hiking some local trails, but no one was out, as they were all sleeping off their New Year's Eve drinking. I love waking up on January 1, having a clear head, getting plenty of sleep, and being ready to go into nature super early.  There are some easy trails about 30 minutes away that I love walking. At some point, they turn into a boardwalk over the water. You hear the water before you see it. I stay to the side in case someone else is walking and I just stand still watching the water go over the rocks and listen to the silence. Something about the solitude exc...