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A project Looms
When last I left you, gentle reader, I was moving forward from Covid and optimistic about my art. I can say, with great relief, that...

Sue McDowell
May 25, 20244 min read


Inspiration: life to art
Last April I had four goals in mind. Two I’d known about for months - heal from a scheduled hip replacement surgery and participate in...

Sue McDowell
Feb 8, 20215 min read


Ringing in a brand new year
I couldn't resist looking back to my post from last December, Way back then, (doesn't it feel like more than 365 days?) I listed out...

Sue McDowell
Jan 1, 20214 min read


C'mon now...
I wasn't happy with my last post. To be fair, I write these for my own intrinsic purpose so what does it matter? But even by that...

Sue McDowell
Nov 10, 20206 min read


It's Fall!
Fall is my favorite season. In Michigan, we're having amazing weather - crisp air, warm sun. The gorgeous paintbrush of Fall is being...

Sue McDowell
Oct 8, 20203 min read


Summer lovin'
I have always struggled to find clothes with pockets. I need pockets because I don't carry purses but I do carry pens and my cell phone...

Sue McDowell
Aug 10, 20202 min read


Learning local during a pandemic
“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.”...

Sue McDowell
Jul 22, 20203 min read


It's a "process"*
This morning I read that Charles Webb (author of The Graduate) has died. In the article about him in the Boston Globe, he was quoted as...

Sue McDowell
Jun 29, 20206 min read


Respite, "a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant."
In my last post, I shared my struggles to think positively in this time of Covid, anti-racist protests, and increasing climate awareness....

Sue McDowell
Jun 22, 20203 min read


Still on pause?
Like so many other folks these days, I've been conserving my energy - getting some exercise but then finding I have no energy left for...

Sue McDowell
May 15, 20203 min read
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