Category Archives: the creative process

NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Four

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Not sure this is it for today, but the suggestion was for a sonnet about sadness. Although I’ve found a few lines in the past few days of iambic pentameter it wasn’t happening for me today at lunch! And then … Continue reading →

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Today’s Paint

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

I thought I’d be sitting down below this view, where there’s a nice bench. It was so windy I had to stay in the rocking car and had to roll up my window a few times because the wind kept … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2019: Day Three

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

I fetched potting soil and pots and plant food. I repotted oxalis (hope that works!) and tidied and fed three geraniums, two of whom fought their way through winter, along with one that has a bit of hope still. Pulled … Continue reading →

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Looking for Something to Paint

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Note to self: I like snow. No, really. And except for the extreme heat, I’m good with summer. Definitely OK with spring. Find it hard to deal with that March to Early April gray-brown-ness. Bleah. So travel somewhere closer to … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Two

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Went out this morning to paint and take a look around. The world is that sparrow brown gray although here and there a willow adds a glimmer of gold or some stunning red (think alizarin crimson!) brush along the rows. … Continue reading →

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