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Pretty winter bloomers, thanks to a very mild winter here in Portland. The hellebores! And fuchsias! Outstanding. Lantanas even!

A nice antidote to the mayhem that surrounds us.

#winterflowers #portland #helleborus #perfectclimate

Last hike of the year, so nice to have our runner boy @lvkesimmons home to accompany favorite daughter @lilasimm and me. And of course he took advantage of the wide open trail. The wildfire damage at Catherine Creek doesn’t look too bad, they c

MY 2026 CALENDAR! All twelve of the beautiful Oregon and Washington illustrations. Still time to order, but don’t dawdle!!!!

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#illustrations #oregon #washington #calendar #columbiagorge #hikes

This weekend is Crafty Wonderland at the Oregon Convention Center. Stop by and buy! @craftywonderland #originalart

Tamanawas Falls is the December illustration for my #2026calendar On the east side of Mt. Hood, it’s a very popular hike. We had yaktrax and crampons, otherwise we would not have made it to the base of the falls on this wintry day. Slippery slo

So. Selecting which prints to take to the Crafty Wonderland Holiday Market this weekend is a challenge.

You see my dilemma.

Invariably there’s one that everybody wants. Last weekend at the Wild Arts Festival it was Short Sands. Wonder which i

Mirror Lake! They sure named this one correctly. Insanely reflective. It’s the November illustration in my beautiful calendar which, by the way, you can pick up this weekend at the Crafty Wonderland Holiday Market at the Oregon Convention Cent

Last weekend at Wild Arts Festival was so much fun, thank you @virginiagetzpdx for the cute (?) photo! And also thanks to @garden_fever for stopping by my booth. If you missed the show, come to @craftywonderland Holiday Show this coming weekend. I wo

My booth is ready for the Wild Arts Festival. We had to do some reconfiguring but favorite daughter @lilasimm figured it out. Come on out! I have some new stuff printed as well as the old favorites. The show is Saturday and Sunday at the Wingspan Eve

You can follow me on Instagram to see all the beautiful places we hike. And other interesting stuff.

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