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A Balloon Ride, Lions, and Petting a Rhino

Posted on June 2, 2022 by silvergrrl

Yesterday was a very long day. We got up at 4:00 AM to leave for a hot air balloon ride over the Mara Conservancy, which is right next to the Maasi Mara. This was my first hot air balloon ride, … Continue reading →

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At the Maasai Mara

Posted on May 31, 2022 by silvergrrl

Today we flew to the Maasai Mara, which is different in many ways from our last location. It’s more tropical, more lush than the Laikipia region. I loved watching the terrain change as we flew south. This will be a … Continue reading →

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Our Last Day in the Laikipia Conservation Area

Posted on May 30, 2022 by silvergrrl

Today started with a long game drive. We saw the “usual suspects” – warthogs, gazelles, elands, impalas, elephants, giraffes, guinea fowl, various kinds of plover, white rhinos, superb starlings, and zebras. In addition, we saw some black rhinos, which are … Continue reading →

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So Many Animals

Posted on May 29, 2022 by silvergrrl

I have to apologize up front for this being a sketchy kind of post. It’s been a huge day, and we get up early tomorrow for another huge day. I promise I will do a photo journal post at the … Continue reading →

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A LONG Travel Day Followed by Giraffes

Posted on May 28, 2022 by silvergrrl

It’s Saturday evening, and I’ll just start by saying that I am still jet-lagged and not totally together yet, having arrived last night at midnight after a 29-hour travel “day”, in this time zone 7 hours ahead of home.  We … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for Africa

Posted on May 25, 2022 by silvergrrl

I woke up this morning with a million things racing through my mind. Thursday – that’s tomorrow!! – we are going to Africa. A luxury safari starting in Kenya, to be specific, followed by Tanzania.We are traveling with Micato Luxury … Continue reading →

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My New Love – Encaustic Painting

Posted on May 17, 2022 by silvergrrl

I just got back from another wonderful class at John C. Campbell Folk School – this time it was encaustic painting. Now, I am not a painter, per se. My only 2D art endeavors are collage and making my own … Continue reading →

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Two Hours a Day – Who Knew?

Posted on January 6, 2022 by silvergrrl

My new schedule of “no electronics in the morning, 2-3 hours making art first thing” is successful beyond anything I expected! By having this time every day, I am able to give myself permission to do just so much, then … Continue reading →

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Paper Arts in the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2022 by silvergrrl

Happy New Year, everyone! In this new year, I am focusing on how to spend the right amount of time making art every day. Too little, and I feel like I’ve missed out as time whips by. Too much, and … Continue reading →

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Ending Another Year

Posted on December 5, 2021 by silvergrrl

They just fly by so quickly, don’t they? It’s been 6 months already since my surgery that I talked about in my last post. I have healed well, although I still have pretty gnarly-looking incisions. Apparently it will be another … Continue reading →

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