Every year, hundreds of birds would swoop down and eat all the cherries on our trees, whether they were ripe or not. We finally trimmed the branches of the trees so it would be shorter, and much easier to put birdie-proof nets over them the next year. Success! We got full crops from then on, […]
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THE BUNNY & THE TORTOISE Give Up the Race
There are days I’m so full of ideas and images they feel like popcorn popping and bursting and trying to get out of my noggin. Today was one of those days. Usually, before I open my eyes to fully wake up, I spend a bit of time appreciating what I’m most grateful for, and then […]
GARDEN FEAST
My ma had the most awesome organic garden. She had every veggie known to man and some we had no clue what they were. Despite it being the source of so much deliciousness, we kids hated that garden, because we had to go out and weed it every weekend. It was only when I finally […]
KITTY PLAYTIME
Maybe you’ve never noticed how sometimes your kitty can be just downright silly. (Silly? Kitties? Never!) Whoddathunkit, playing with the mice he’s supposed to catch! Only this time, it’s Leo the Leopard – he just can’t resist all those meeces! -=-=-=-=-=- Leo’s Playtime © Angela Treat Lyon 2024
NASTURTIUMS: MY SAVIORS
The Park Fire here in northern California tried to snake its fiery fingers right into my world, coming within three miles of my house. It freaked the living daylights out of me, relentlessly debilitating me for a whole month. The fire is still raging, many miles to the north, over 450,000 scares burnt, lives cut […]
I HAD A DREAM ABOUT YOU, JENNY S.!
As I drove down an obscure, insanely rough, red-dirt road in Baja, I came around a corner, there on my right suddenly reared up an enormous storm-grey rock, as big as a two-story house. What is that doing there?!? I slammed on the brakes. I had to check this out. As I looked closer, I […]
FISHY LOBSTER FEAST
Today we had 101 degree heat. I melt at such high temps. My mind disappears into the deepest crack in the sea, and try as I might to sit up and work, my body refuses to function. Just about all I can do is turn on the AC and get horizontal until the house has […]
MICE JUMPING and PLAYING IN THE RAIN JUST...
When I was a kid, I loved running out in the spring rain, jumping in puddles and splashing until I was soaking wet drenched, head to foot. Now, of course, I’m staid and demure, like a proper old lady should be. Hahahahahahahaha! Go on – believe that if ya want!!!! I just posted this purple […]
HERE’S A FISH FOR YOU BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
Penguins are the silliest looking critters, aren’t they? But I love how sweet their mannerisms are, and how amazing they are underwater. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- © Angela Treat Lyon 2024
HOT! HOT! HOT! AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!
Do you like hot, spicy foods? I do, but my body? Not so much! Instant reactions! So here we are, eating our favorite east Indian dinner – and then – Ooooooh!!! Hotttt!!!! Yeowie! Yikes! Whew! Hand me the napkins! Wouldn’t a silk scarf of this be funny? You could wear it out to dinner with […]
HUMMERS & BEES MAKE ME WEAK IN THE KNEES!
I have this Thing for Hummingbirds. I think they are some of the most miraculous beings on the planet. Imagine having to suck multiple times your body weight in liquid food through a long skinny pipe every day! And being able to look in the mirror to see all those flashy bright colors on your […]
CATS X 3
In a kind of odd moment as I sat glomping my lunch a couple days ago, I looked out my window to see my neighbor’s cats sunning themselves on the window sill, and they just looked so happy. Have you ever wished you had your own safe windowsill where you could relax and be totally […]
SLOW GROWTH IS GOOD GROWTH
Supposedly . . . As you know, I’ve been taking a highly intense, galactically-comprehensive course on the business of being an artist. Comprehensive is the biggest understatement ever!
GENTLE REMINDER: YOU ARE UNIQUE!
No one else can possibly do what you do. . They may do something similar, but what you do has your breath within it, has your dreams behind it, and has your signature energy inside it. . There are days when I wonder, myself, why do I do what I do? . And then the […]
EARLY BIRDIE GETS THE WORM
I’ve had this phrase running in my mind all day long – driving me crazy! I finally realized it wanted me to draw it. So I did! I can be pretty slow sometimes . . . but eventually I get the hint. -=-=-=-=-=-=- Early Birds © Angela Treat Lyon 2024
WHY AREN’T THEY BITING?
My newest scarf! It’s 26″ square, rich colors on a lovely pure silk charmeuse – I love it! A friend told me about how he’d gone fishing, and actually watched as the fish gathered around his hook and bait and, laughing all the way to town, didn’t bite all day! He never could figure out […]
JUST ONE CAT? NEVER!!!
I just got this sample in the mail – it’s a 12″ square kind of plaque thing. . It’s printed on a 1/8″ board, has a satin mat finish, wonderful rich color – and a twiney thing to hang it with! I’m thinking this would make a cool Christmas gift, yes? Want one? Contact me […]
SAFETY EVEN AS THE STORM RAGES
Very smoky here today – hard to see or breathe. Not fun at all. This image is how I feel about you. I’m so fortunate to have your loving support. It’s been such an emotional rolly-coasty this week! Huge gratitude for all of you who are envisioning me safe – I really appreciate that – […]
and I’LL BE THERE, BE THERE, BE THERE . .
This last week has been such hell. 119 degree heat, the threat of the big California Park Fire being within 3 miles of my house, the smoky air burning our eyes – I don’t remember any August here in Chico being so damned hot, every single day. And not having a car! When I gave […]
WHISTLING A HAPPY TUNE
Isn’t this how it oughta be? Friends getting together, hanging out, playing, singing, dancing, celebrating life, in all its beauty? I say yes! I’m completely overwhelmed and exhausted by all the upset, violence, anger and fear coating every aspect of our lives. How did we get here? Somehow, we gave ourselves permission to spew gouts […]
WORKING on the 2025 Calendar
I got a wild hair and started working on next year’s calendar! (Like I don’t already have plenty to do!!!)! Here’s the December page – waddya think? I love it! I left it crude this time (no image trace). I like the rawness. I’ll let you know when the calendar is ready for a pre-sale. […]
A HAPPY PURPLE WEDDING
With this ring, and yellow flower, and bunny dance, and birdies, and meeces, and ferrets, and sun, and pink and red flowers, and the sun, I thee wed! Sometimes ya just gotta shed the got-to list and do the fun list. This wasn’t on any list! But I’m feeling low energy today, and it was […]
RACOON CATCH & RELEASE
Can’t keep our friends out of the water! . Let them go! Let them go! Here’s another one with those bright colors. I’ve been hesitant to show the drawings with these garish colors, bcz from what I’ve seen elsewhere, people seem to like the more muted colors. How wrong have I been? I love the […]
I LOVE YOU!
I don’t care if you love someone of the opposite sex, the same sex, no sex, weird sex, pronoun sex, or any sex I forgot to mention. I don’t care what rules any outside agency sets up. I don’t care what your mother, father, sister, brother, aunty, uncly or other family member believes about love. […]
“I Can’t!”
Here’s a little inspiration for you if you are worried, anxious, scared, or having a desperately hard time. Or maybe it’s for someone you know. I’ve heard you say, “I failed.” I’ve heard you say, “I’m so tired.” And “I’m so afraid.” I know it’s hard when you’re exhausted and it feels like you have […]
What Do You Do to Come Back to Your Sense...
Do you ever start something and end up doing something completely and utterly radically different? I fought it, but that’s what happened today. I started out tonight intending to write a story about a disastrous sailing adventure I had when I was 15. Then I started thinking about how, in the past three or four […]
Can You Really Make Good Money with Your ...
If you are not an artist, stick around, because I’m going to show you how you can help your artist friends. If you ARE an artist – well! See what you can do! A couple months ago, I enrolled in a comprehensive 8-week art business course called Leverage Your Art, taught by 7-figure artist, Stacie […]
What Do You Do if Someone Steals Your Art...
A fellow artist asked me: You’ve sent a company your images to see if they’d like to carry your line on their products. How do you know they won’t steal your artwork and put it on their products and sell them without your knowledge? My first thought was, in that case, either the company will […]
What Makes Your Presentations So Special?
I want you to be out front, SEEN, and appreciated. Here are seven tips you can employ right now that will help you be more brilliant than you already are. Are you writing, podcasting, or delivering webinars? Amongst a million others, how are your presentations so brilliant that people remember you and your ideas for […]
Healing/Creating Hands
Source energies curl and furl in my palms. They remain there until I start working on something. Sometimes they churn and make my hands tingle. As soon as I begin to focus, the energy passes through to my fingers. Way back in the 60s when I was a potter living in Hawaii, my logo was […]