Just a reminder that through the end of December, you can buy any book from Yard Dog Press and get free postage. According to Selinda Rosen, the Top Dog in the Yard, “That means you go to the site, see the Yard price, and that’s what you pay — no postage expense. Of course this means you can’t use the shopping carts, but it’s as simple as e-mailing your order to Lynn and paying with…

Three ACEOs to ponder. All of which should be posted soon in my Etsy store. Pretty Cleo, 2.5″x3.5″ ACEO, watercolor on 140# Arches “Pretty Cleo” is another attempt at an image I posted a few months ago. She’s a cutie, isn’t she? The Twilight Castle, 2.5″x3.5″ ACEO, watercolor and watercolor pencil on 140# Canson This ACEO started as I contemplated castles and landscapes. I need to start adding more environments to my work. My imagination…

So, when the cat climbs the Christmas tree, what does my family do? We take advantage of the photo opp until the cat is so thoroughly embarrassed by her predicament that she pleads for extraction. Alas, we must now retire the old tree. Last year, she was a mere kitten and nested comfortably on that spot. But at 12 pounds, she has broken the hinge on those branches. Next year — new tree! BTW, the…

MO Hwy 45… it’s there, somewhere. Originally uploaded by AllisonStein The weather today was sleet, more sleet, and then snow. Did that stop my sweetie from making the 45-mile drive to Fort Leavenworth? What do you think? Yep, just as the sleet started hitting the pavement, we set out for our semi-annual trip to the commissary. (My sweetie’s teenagers are in town for the holiday, and they’ve got to eat.) Were we nuts? Probably. I…