Aspen Starfall...Remembering Sue

Susan V. Krahenbuhl

November 26, 1960-March 23, 2012

We continue to hold you gently in our hearts

and
think of you with a smile
each time
we remember the sparkle in your eyes...
the love in your heart...
and
the never ending strength in your spirit.
We see
you in the twinkling stars of the desert night sky...
we hear you
in the soft rustle of the Colorado aspens...
we feel you
in the soothing warmth of the western sun.
You are always with us.
We will
always love you.

"To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die."
~Thomas Campbell,
Hallowed Ground

Play Ball!

Spending a sunny spring afternoon

in the Arizona desert

with

Scott...

my brother, Jack...and his wife, Sharon.

What fun!

The beer was icy cold, the sun was burning hot...

the company was terrific.

Add to that

the best hot dog I have had in a long time!

Yummy!

Cactus League spring training

really IS

all it is cracked up to be...

(sorry about the score, all you Sox fans out there.)

 

"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." 

~Humphrey Bogart



Getting Back...

...to making fabulously free and wonderfully wonky drawings

in my illustrated sketchbook.

Each is made

lead free...ink straight in...

and watercolored a few days later, at home.

Sometimes, 

I feel like I need to draw...just like I need to breathe.

I have truly missed you, girl!

Ahhhh!

 

"Drawing is a frame of mind, a loving embrace if you will."

~Susan Avishai

Down on the Farm...

 ...a wonderful, serenely glorious, girls day out!

 

"Everything is blooming most recklessly;

if it were voices instead of colors,

there would be

an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night." 

~Rainer Maria Rilke,

Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke

Textures and Patterns...

decorating

 The Farm at South Mountain...

Phoenix Arizona.

Yes, this IS desert land...

ancient pecan groves...stone walls...

bricked courtyards...

soft feather like pines...

lush, thick flower beds...

earthy, sweet smelling root vegetables...

roosters...

cacti, succulents, palms and all!

Ahhh...spring!  :)

 

"Yes, Virginia...there is a Spring..."

~ Me