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..the daily life of a hermit and her dog ...
River Echo
September, 2010
Welcome to Oma's World.
Welcome to Oma's world: a hermitage set on a pristine lake, nestled in mountains, surrounded by trees and inhabited by Oma, Kenya (her own dog) and the dogs she looks after.
In Oma's world there is time to see, really see, the natural landscape as it changes. When she is not outside with the dogs, Oma reads, writes and watches films. She has also returned to a lost hobby, knitting, tried pottery and felting with very limited success, and produced a great deal of funky furniture over the past year or so. She also teaches occasionally at a local language school.
Since moving to the hermitage she has discovered the secret to raising healthy house plants. They have to love their environment. We all do if we are to lead happy productive lives.
This summer she tried her hand at creating a garden, and has been consumed by it to the exclusion of most other occupations.
In Oma's world there is time to see, really see, the natural landscape as it changes. When she is not outside with the dogs, Oma reads, writes and watches films. She has also returned to a lost hobby, knitting, tried pottery and felting with very limited success, and produced a great deal of funky furniture over the past year or so. She also teaches occasionally at a local language school.
Since moving to the hermitage she has discovered the secret to raising healthy house plants. They have to love their environment. We all do if we are to lead happy productive lives.
This summer she tried her hand at creating a garden, and has been consumed by it to the exclusion of most other occupations.
My Other Blogs
Kenya
My Lady of the Lake
Some of My Regular (and Occasional) Haunts
About Me
- Oma
- ... a woman who has been many women and will likely continue to metamorphose right til the end ... I have been a mother, a grandmother, a writer, a teacher, a traveler, a nomad,a hermit, a dog sitter, and a sporadic folk artist wannabe. Right now I am also a tiny-time-chef and caterer. Who knows where my travels will lead me as I travel down the final stretch of life's road?
Blogs for Writers
Followers
Something I Noticed Recently
- "A first draft is a work of construction. A seventh is the work of an artist." Barbara Kingsolver
Kenya's Sleepover Buddies
- Peach, a gentle 5 year old Lassie-type Collie
- Oberon, King of the Cat Fairies
- Corey, a 7 year old Golden Retriever
- Kitty, AKA Button, 8 weeks
- Tom Cat, 1 year old... run over November, 2010
- Olive, the 2 year old black lab
- Chelsea, the old and lumpy black lab on steroids
- Mica, the Siberian Husky
- Maggie, the two year old Berner
- Stella, the 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy
- Tango, the Ancient Sheep Dog, now deceased
- Zeke, the Nova Scotia Duck Toller, now deceased
- Henry, Marta's Golden Retriever
- Lulu, the tiny Cockapoo puppy
- Havoc, the Doberman
- Remi, Sarah's Golden Doodle
- Tango, the Golden Lab mix
- Teddy and Shea, Tammy and Carlos' dogs
- Nina, the Chocolate Lab, now re-homed because of viciousness
Blog Archive
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June
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- When life was full of promise
- Dawn after the rainstorm
- Some Thoughts on Creativity
- The View from my Deck Chair
- Life is good ...
- Seriously beautiful ... love this camera
- Kenya: big and black and beautiful
- The first two DVD holders
- The Sprout loving my Oma bear
- WHOOSH! Now you see him; now you don't!
- Whoosh! Updated
- Scattered
- Another week is almost over ...
- The Stresses of Life
- The Post Intended for Yesterday
- On Chairs and Peonies ...
- Mud Pies Tiling has started
- A Leggy Question
- Chair-in-Progress
- Muffins and Procrastination
- And a new week begins ...
- June is Busting Out All Over ...
- Does this cat need whiskers?I am trying black thre...
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Films I am Watching (reviewed are starred)
- Blood Diamond
- Amazing Grace
- Rosenstrasse
- The Blade Runner
- My Cousin Vinnie
What I am Reading These Days
- Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
- Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott
- What They Wanted by Donna Morrissey
- Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather o'Neill
- Merle's Door: Lessons from a Free Thinking Dog by Ted Kerasote
10 comments:
I vote yes
My vote is also yes.
I would put whiskers too...
This is wonderful!!!
You have been very busy since we have been gone...I absolutely love the 2 kitties on the front of the back!
I used to work for a vet: a cat needs whiskers *g*.
Yes, but from the yellow spot
Okay ... now to find a thin enough utensil ... I don't trust the black paint pen and the black markers are too thick. Maybe practise with the finest brush I have and use thick black paint??
Use masking tape and peel off when finished...or just go at it with a thin brush (from the yellow). It's folk art, it doesn't have to be precise.
Also, the lines should be almost as thick as the outline of the face or the whiskers will look too "realistic". This is a cartoon cat.
yup I agree with Barbara, the thread is way too thin, think sock yarn or even sport weight yarn.
I can't tell you how glad I am that you are all here! Thank you.
I also vote yes on the wiskers and yes on the starting from the yellow spot as well! LOVELY CHAIR!! I dig the mice :)
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