
Birthday card for my “little” brother, painted from a photo on his IG.

Birthday card for my “little” brother, painted from a photo on his IG.

My great-niece has recently become interested in skateboarding 🛹

Nasturtiums and Mexican marigolds are both very strongly scented flowers, one peppery, the other more citrusy. Put them in a vase together, and they create a visual riot, while the aromas somehow balance and calm each other. An analogy for my bestie and me? Maybe.

Julie and I became internet friends decades ago, in a visual journaling yahoo group (remember Yahoo Groups?) We subsequently became IRL friends. Though we live on separate continents, we keep in regular contact via video chat. Happy birthday, Julie!

For my brother, who loves to eat fresh fruit. Unfortunately, he’s been experiencing the rough end of the pineapple lately. Hope things improve for you soon, Pete!


Happy birthday to my favourite (only) grand-daughter xoxo

Getting a little abstract on the birthday cards. Loving this color combo.

My daughter Rhea’s birthday card—she’s learning German, and always uses two tea bags. The tags say “GO AWAY” and ”LET ME READ”. I have no idea what the background text says. Something to do with the rise of Uber? 😉

Not being in the habit of creating of preschooler-pleasing art, I turned to AI for design inspiration on this one. I think my prompt was “Cute juvenile unicorn sunshine flowers”. It did the trick; Miss Four loved it.
PSA: Niamh rhymes with leave.