I am a retired intermediate school art teacher (one year and I am loving it) enjoying all the new experiences open to me. I haven’t bought a kiln yet even though I used to be a ceramic artist. I also have had phases of interest in fiberarts (surface decoration and quilting) and now the medium of collage is where I spend most of my time. This year I have also become passionate about iphone photography and trying to feel comfortable with Photoshop Elements. I live in Northern California near San Francisco, with my husband of 37 years. Our two kids are still nearby. Our current roommates are an English Cocker dog named Katie and a Maine Coon cat named Cliff. (He complains too much.) I love spending time in my California native plant garden, it is a constant source of inspiration for me.
My etsy site: www.pinkmonkeyflower.etsy.com
http: www.bringingbackthenatives.net a free garden tour the first Sunday in May each year in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
Might you be the Lois Reynolds that went to Cal-Poly during the late sixties? I ran across your Blog while checking out PG&E-Perigrine Falcon links (just retired from PG&E last year). FYI, my “significant other” is also a retired intermediate school teacher….
Great photography and artwook on your site!
Regards,
Rich
What a small world! Yes, that was me. I am on pins and needles watching those baby falcons fledge. That web cam is a great public service by PGE. (My husband is involved with mulltiple raptor rehabilitation programs, but he is actually a lawyer looking toward how he will spend his time next year after retirement.) I miss the kids but not necessarily the rest of the stuff that goes with school teaching…
Great to hear from you. It is indeed a small world! We moved from the Bay area up to the Sierra foothills 3 years ago. It is “raptor and wild turkey city” up here.
Good luck you and yours Lois….
Love all the fun you are having in retirement!
Thanks, Jan, I do think you should join me!
Lois, I have been here. Love your work in our class
Thanks for visiting-I went to yours, too, (great grandson! ).
Lois, I was raised at Stanford, and Los Altos and then lived in Berkeley while my husband went to graduate school. I love your pictures of the area because it brings back those memories. Your apps create that feeling.
Thanks, Sally, What years were you in Berkeley? We were there 72-74 while my husband was in grad school too. Then moved to So. Calif for a decade and came back up here 23 years ago, close enough to get to sample their restaurants once in a while!
Lois, we were in Berekley from 61-64, We moved to Arcata, CA and eleven years ago moved to Washington. Keep photographing. My husband wonders what I am doing with my face in the iphone all the time. I got my good camera out yesterday and saw the pictures and I was kind of shocked. They were not fun at all.
My daughter went to humboldt state for a couple of years. I loved visiting her there. I used to spend so much time trying to get my kids to put down their video games. Now it is me that won’t put down the little computer!
So enjoyed your iphone photography class at the
Bancroft Garden yesterday ! Thanks for all the
helpful tips.
Thank you for coming! I hope you have lots of fun with your iPhone!!!
I love your style!
Thank you!!
I was looking up your dad to look at his art work and saw your blog I was running with your sister susan in 1971 could you gave susan my email it would be nice to see how she is doing. Thanks Craig