Pretty Peony Blog
A watercolor from a reference sketch. This was the watercolor set I used. The Shmincke Academie was a holiday set from a year ago. I ordered it through Ebay but then realized the same set was also sold on Etsy by the same person (Etsy is my preferred place to buy internationally...I just maneuver the... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! It's been 11 years since I first started blogging with WordPress. I can't believe it's been over a decade. I remember when I first found WordPress and wasn't sure if this would be a good platform to move my blog to. Initially, I was paying another hosting site for a website and... Continue Reading →
Last Friday, husband's planned hike to a 14-er didn't work out, so instead, he and I went to Castlewood Canyon to do a simple hike, something I could handle. It was beautiful with the changing colors of the leaves. Where I'm looking toward in the photo was once a damn built in 1890. The dam... Continue Reading →
In March, I submitted a story to an anthology and was accepted. I'm happy to announce that the anthology will be published on August 1. You can read a little more about what I have to say on my writing blog, here. This is the book trailer for the book. https://www.facebook.com/WritersUniteWorldwide/videos/1259514534151130/
Drive up to Mt. Evans.
Over the weekend I graduated with my Master's degree. I never thought I'd ever get here so I'm pretty thrilled. I started my program in the fall of 2009 and then took a hiatus in the summer of 2010. I had wanted to return but family life was more of a priority at the time.... Continue Reading →
In January, husband went snowboarding in Loveland. He went by himself because I'm not a snowboarder or a skiier. I have been meaning to share photos he took of this little trip. It's all so breathtaking.
Happy New Year! Time is flying by. I can't believe it's already the middle of February. Husband and I have been watching the Olympics and I couldn't believe that four years ago was the winter Olympics in Sochi. It felt like it was just yesterday when that happened. My oldest daughter competed at a national... Continue Reading →
The year flew by. I tried and failed at many things this year, but this last day of the year, I'm going to share the positive things, and my favorites. The photo above is a dish I made trying out roasted purple cauliflower. It's hard to see but to the right of the salmon is... Continue Reading →
The family went to the Botanic Garden over the weekend to see the Blossoms of Light for the first time. I believe the display has been around for awhile. It was beautiful but there were so many people. We bought tickets in advance to be on the safe side and I'm glad we did because... Continue Reading →
From My Corner of the Universe 