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A Palette of White…My Peaceful Garden

by C.Kidder on May 20, 2010

Ten years ago when I still owned and ran my shop “Eliza Grays Goods”  I have to admit that I was a bit stressed at times!  My boys were twelve and ten years old and my husband was traveling alot for business.  I was trying to do it all…painting, parenting, practicing Yoga, and more.  That’s when I [...]

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“The Art Spirit”

by C.Kidder on April 10, 2010

“There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual.  Such are the moments of our greatest happiness”
Each morning I sit and stare at the sky and the horizon for awhile before I begin my day. Maybe it’s because I am a painter or maybe [...]

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Walking the Beach

by C.Kidder on April 2, 2010

 ”Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places  to play and pray, where nature heals and gives strength to body and soul alike.”  ~ John Muir
Walked for an hour on the beach both today and yesterday. Breathing the ocean air was just what I needed especially after such a long stretch of bad weather .   Being near the ocean [...]

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Preview of Spring

by C.Kidder on March 2, 2010

 
My neighbor Andrea who is an impressive landscape designer cut these branches of  forsythia from one of  her bushes to bring to me so that I could have a preview of Spring .
Their sunny color in our kitchen has given me hope after a very long couple of weeks of winter weather and damaging wind [...]

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It’s a New Day

by C.Kidder on February 22, 2010

It is a beautiful day…I hope that everyone will take the time to look at the sky and feel the warmth of the sun on their faces…even if it’s from a window looking out.  Happy week to all…make it a good one!

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Keeping it Simple

by C.Kidder on February 5, 2010

This sign is hanging in our kitchen… a constant reminder for everyday life as well as when I paint.
I love this quote that was on my calendar today…
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
~Albert Einstein

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Figuring it all out

by C.Kidder on February 3, 2010

I think that  I’m beginning to understand how this all works . Alot of “trial and error”  but I’m getting there!  It has been a big lesson in patience…which I really need !
And for someone who at one point was determined that she didn’t want or need a computer… having  this site up is quite remarkable.
“Never say never!”….challenges are what [...]

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