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Cedar April 12th, 2008

Sorry for the lack of updates–glorious spring is finally here and I’ve been spending more time outside than at my computer. Everything seems to be picking up speed.

My husband and I are working on our garden this weekend. One of my very best friends, Katrina, volunteers at a local horse farm teaching kids to ride once a week. Through her connections, I have scored a free, unlimited source of rich, already composted horse manure, the stuff I call “black gold,” for use in fertilizing my garden. Yesterday we procured 7 giant garbage bags of the stuff, and I have plans to go back for more.

Words can barely describe how giddy I was when I saw this mountain of manure at the horse farm. Ranging from colors of burnt sienna to a near-black charcoal, it is literally as tall as a 2-story building, and free for the taking. With the help of this beautiful addition to my soil, I am confident that I will grow the monster-sized veggies of my dreams this summer.

And, lacking the sheer awe of a 2-story-building-sized heap of composted horse manure, but probably of more interest to you, here’s the thing this post was supposed to be about:

Last night I attended Maryland Art Place’s “Out of Order” art show and silent auction, where I hung my painting “Glowing Water.” This is the third time I’ve taken part in this annual event, and it was fun! I met a lot of other artists.

Here’s me next to my painting:

As you can see, the place was packed:

And there was a lot of excellent art:

And I received many compliments on my work.

I’ll have new paintings to show you in my next update–for now, I’m off to dig in the garden!

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