Tag Archives: childhood

Willard, Art, California Storms, a girl named Sue and a guy called Joe

Posted on February 7, 2024 by sbranch

Yes, these California storms were nothing less than astounding, as you may have seen in the news, with scary words like BOMB CYCLONE (still don’t know what that was, but now I know don’t want to know), and ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged art, California rain storms, childhood, Kitchen soap, Patriot tea cups, quilts, stationary, valentine's day, watercolor, Willard | 1,393 Comments

The House that Jack Built . . .

Posted on September 23, 2011 by sbranch

Beautiful quiet morning….still dark, frogs croaking in the golf course across from my Dad’s house. I’m all set up in his kitchen, drinking the Earl Grey tea he put in the cupboard ‘specially for his first child so she would … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged building a life, childhood, Cottonwood, Dad, the importance of dad's to children | 260 Comments