Archive for the ‘Celebrating’ Category

happy birthday, mimi

Posted on July 20th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Happy 62nd birthday to our very favorite Mimi. Wishing you a great day filled with all your favorite things–and a simply wonderful year to come! -Your Little Red



the wild horses of sable island

Posted on July 17th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

I love the photography of Roberto Dutesco.  I discovered his work a year or two ago while looking at horse photos online.  I had an image in my head that I had seen somewhere–two horses lovingly nuzzling each other.  I wanted to find the photo and make a painting like it to hang above our […]



one more birthday celebration

Posted on July 16th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Our friend Cindy’s birthday is July 13th, the day after mine.  We went hiking in Golden Gate Canyon State Park to celebrate. She turned 60!  She is so fun to be around she seems ageless. We don’t see each other very often, but when we do, we spend most of our time talking and laughing […]



birthday celebration

Posted on July 12th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  11 Comments »

I had the best birthday ever, full of fields and friends and wide open spaces.  I ran out in the morning to pick columbines from a spot I found on our road.  They’re the purple-and-white ones above, my very favorite flower.  I came back with a whole bouquet of them and a ton of other […]



seven!

Posted on July 11th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Somehow that little baby of mine turned into a feisty seven-year-old.  She spent the morning at her swim lesson, ate bacon and Ariel cake for lunch, went on a treasure hunt that ended in the playhouse (just like she asked), and spent the rest of the day overwhelmed with joy that she got an umbrella […]