It was the addition of the lawn ball in the tall stand that caught my eye this time. Yard Art. Making life interesting.

It was the addition of the lawn ball in the tall stand that caught my eye this time. Yard Art. Making life interesting.

The day before the snow came.







is Monday March 7th
I know this absurd fact because my friend Joanne sent me her daily Pandemic Painting and told me so! She and her sisters paint daily for two years now but I’ll do a separate post about their prompts and the paintings they create and share with one another.

My sister Mary my daughter Laura and my grandson Charles and I have been to The Sock Monkey Museum in Rockford, Illinois . (Mary and I went another time, too). here’s one post from that exhibit



I’ve sewn a lot of sock monkeys. Here are two.
https://rutheh.com/2018/01/06/the-sock-monkey-book/ a book I illustrated about how to make a sock monkey


Carrie Furnace ten years ago. I’ve photographed it many times in all seasons. The Monongahela River looks different every time.


Mushrooms. Yes or no?
From my Grandmother’s Album. Durand, Illinois. Uncle Robert (b.1914) I’m the left. Uncle John (b.1910) on the right. my mother Marian (b.1912) next to Robert with the light trim on her dark hat. She looks about four to me but maybe it’s 1917.
