Zia painted this watercolor for Mimi’s birthday. It’s a pink dinosaur with a large dark pink eye and dark pink legs. Actually, she drew a blob that I thought looked like a dinosaur, so she added the eye and legs. She also gave it some green grass to eat and a couple of green tree [...]
My birthday came this year on the heels of the wildest storm I’ve seen in all my 9 summers in Kansas City! We lost power for less than 24 hours, but many of our neighbors didn’t fare so well, and are only now having their power restored. Somehow, our lilies survived the crazy winds, hailstones, [...]
A day nearly too lovely for words…
balloons at dawn
presents upon rising: picture books, garage sale goodies, homemade art box
crown from Grandma and Pom-Pom worn all day
even to the farmstead with friends Kaleb and Jezzie
to the first pony ride ever
fishing with real worms
a fake sneezing fit every time happy birthday was sung
pretending you’re little again in [...]
Hi there! I'm Mia, the mountain girl!
This blog is about the life I'm etching out on this earth: a wild and free life filled with all kinds of fun stuff. Art, sewing, making a garden, creating healthy (and often strange!) things to eat...
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