Fageddaboutit! It's too bloody cold!

It's still raining ice up here in the hilltowns. The cars are completely encased. I need a sledge hammer and a chisel to get them out. I have a can of deicer. Ha! It did work a little but I would need gallons to melt what's there. Well, so you know what I did? Yup. Came back inside, made a cup of tea and painted this picture. Much better. Tomorrow's another day...

Haiku for Anxiety

Anxiety rocks

It's so uncomfortable

But changes follow

Yes, have been feeling a little anxious. It actually started a few days ago.

Sooooo when I woke up at 3:00AM again last night. I painted this picture. It helped 

to focus on something peaceful.

There is a point

Well, there's a lot going on right now and I haven't been posting much. For one thing, Blogger stopped sending email announcements to my subscribers. I haven't decided what to do about  it, yet.

Anyway, it's been a little nutty around here today. I was feeling kinda stressed, so I decided to paint my way back to center. All lines point to the same place. We just can't see what's ahead...but that's another story.

Chanukah Chai-ku

I'm not religious

I don't observe Chanukah

Do I smell latkes?

I found the candles 

The box says ninety-nine cents

It has been a while...

We always got gelt

Mostly we got chocolate

And new pajamas

This is a test

Dear readers,

You may have noticed that you have not been receiving my blog post emails.
There has been a problem with blogger.

Should you, by some chance, get this one, would you send me an
email and let me know?
You can try this link:
andreajf@icloud.com


PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY-I won't get it

Thank you 

hugs

Hope to resume the blog soon--one way or another

Do you doodle?

My doodles all used to look the same. I had a repertoire of three or four, but at some point, I began to scribble. I scribbled and/or doodled whatever I happened to be looking at. When I can't give over my full attention to actually draw, scribbling/doodling is mindless, non-threatening and good exercise for creativity muscles. All it takes is something to write on and with.

I think many may dismiss doodling as having no value except to keep one occupied when listening on the phone, at a business meeting or when thinking. I think doodling, scribbling or however I make marks on paper, can be transforming. It can change my mood, help me problem solve, take the edge off. Oh--one important note; my doodles may get saved as an idea for another picture, or get tossed. Either way, I see it as part of my practice.
Toodles

My Totem bows to your Totem

I can't easily explain how this picture came about. There was a prompt in mindfulness class that had to do with oneself and visibility. At some point I drew myself as this Totem. I had the thought that it could help me become more visible and I could better represent my tribe.