Diva Living in a Small Town

  • Bloom 5 – Unplugging

    Bloom 5 – Unplugging

    After a tumultuous week at the day job, I’m on break for a few days. If you’ve been reading Splendor for any length of time at all, you know that I’m a big proponent of the necessity of breaks. I think Americans would greatly benefit from flipping the order of “work/life balance” to put the important…

  • Painting Update!

    Painting Update!

    One of my intentions for 2025 is to create 100 paintings. You can follow my progress on this goal by clicking on the “River of Cream Watercolors” tab and then selecting “2025 Paintings,” but here’s a direct link, as well. As you can see, I’m breaking these out by month. January saw me create 8…

  • Bloom 4 – Enough

    Bloom 4 – Enough

    Right now, I’m taking a break from worrying about the weather. You see, in my part of North Carolina, we’re nestled against the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, which provide us with (among other things, including all sorts of spooky goings-on that fully rational people don’t necessarily believe, but certainly respect) a certain amount of shelter…

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