Not Quite Old
@notquiteold.bsky.social
Theo-sophy on that other site. Henry is a Catalan Herding Dog - like Einstein in Back To The Future. He's shy.
Mom is a writer and watercolor artist.
Art inquiries at notquiteold51@gmail.com
Mom is a writer and watercolor artist.
Art inquiries at notquiteold51@gmail.com
That thing!
You know that thing that you need to do
but you haven’t done it
and it’s hanging over your head
and you dread it.
Well…
Don’t do it today either.
But don’t worry about it either.
Take the day off
from Worrytown.
You know that thing that you need to do
but you haven’t done it
and it’s hanging over your head
and you dread it.
Well…
Don’t do it today either.
But don’t worry about it either.
Take the day off
from Worrytown.
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
That thing!
You know that thing that you need to do
but you haven’t done it
and it’s hanging over your head
and you dread it.
Well…
Don’t do it today either.
But don’t worry about it either.
Take the day off
from Worrytown.
You know that thing that you need to do
but you haven’t done it
and it’s hanging over your head
and you dread it.
Well…
Don’t do it today either.
But don’t worry about it either.
Take the day off
from Worrytown.
I heard a guy on TV say
There’s 3 seconds between a perfect egg
And overcooked.
I feel bad for both of them.
For the guy who's so fussy.
And for the egg who's so unforgiving.
Lighten up, Food!
(and People!)
Your definition of Perfection
Is so narrow.
There’s 3 seconds between a perfect egg
And overcooked.
I feel bad for both of them.
For the guy who's so fussy.
And for the egg who's so unforgiving.
Lighten up, Food!
(and People!)
Your definition of Perfection
Is so narrow.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I heard a guy on TV say
There’s 3 seconds between a perfect egg
And overcooked.
I feel bad for both of them.
For the guy who's so fussy.
And for the egg who's so unforgiving.
Lighten up, Food!
(and People!)
Your definition of Perfection
Is so narrow.
There’s 3 seconds between a perfect egg
And overcooked.
I feel bad for both of them.
For the guy who's so fussy.
And for the egg who's so unforgiving.
Lighten up, Food!
(and People!)
Your definition of Perfection
Is so narrow.
Today was the last class in the 8 wk watercolor course I was teaching. It was "artists' choice" - they could paint anything they wanted. Just fantastic! I am really going to miss these guys!
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Today was the last class in the 8 wk watercolor course I was teaching. It was "artists' choice" - they could paint anything they wanted. Just fantastic! I am really going to miss these guys!
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The responsibility
for keeping everyone
safe and happy
is not your job alone.
Nature gave you eyes
only in the front
so you would learn how to trust
that someone who loves you
has your back.
for keeping everyone
safe and happy
is not your job alone.
Nature gave you eyes
only in the front
so you would learn how to trust
that someone who loves you
has your back.
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The responsibility
for keeping everyone
safe and happy
is not your job alone.
Nature gave you eyes
only in the front
so you would learn how to trust
that someone who loves you
has your back.
for keeping everyone
safe and happy
is not your job alone.
Nature gave you eyes
only in the front
so you would learn how to trust
that someone who loves you
has your back.
Sometimes the difference in
the amount of attention
you need
and the amount of attention
you get
is awful.
Invisibility hurts.
Notice someone today.
the amount of attention
you need
and the amount of attention
you get
is awful.
Invisibility hurts.
Notice someone today.
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Sometimes the difference in
the amount of attention
you need
and the amount of attention
you get
is awful.
Invisibility hurts.
Notice someone today.
the amount of attention
you need
and the amount of attention
you get
is awful.
Invisibility hurts.
Notice someone today.
Diane Keaton had an ethereal quality that's really difficult to capture - but I did my best.
#DianeKeaton #watercolor
#DianeKeaton #watercolor
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Diane Keaton had an ethereal quality that's really difficult to capture - but I did my best.
#DianeKeaton #watercolor
#DianeKeaton #watercolor
There’s one In every family -
The Complainer.
Complaining about the same stuff
you have to put up with too.
But remember -
You actually agree.
There’s a lot to complain about.
You just cope better.
So get out those good coping skills
and say,
“I know! It’s awful.”
The Complainer.
Complaining about the same stuff
you have to put up with too.
But remember -
You actually agree.
There’s a lot to complain about.
You just cope better.
So get out those good coping skills
and say,
“I know! It’s awful.”
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
There’s one In every family -
The Complainer.
Complaining about the same stuff
you have to put up with too.
But remember -
You actually agree.
There’s a lot to complain about.
You just cope better.
So get out those good coping skills
and say,
“I know! It’s awful.”
The Complainer.
Complaining about the same stuff
you have to put up with too.
But remember -
You actually agree.
There’s a lot to complain about.
You just cope better.
So get out those good coping skills
and say,
“I know! It’s awful.”
Some folks don’t like November.
Too damp.
Too dreary.
Too colorless.
But sometimes you need to stop
and love
the colors that are there.
Too damp.
Too dreary.
Too colorless.
But sometimes you need to stop
and love
the colors that are there.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Some folks don’t like November.
Too damp.
Too dreary.
Too colorless.
But sometimes you need to stop
and love
the colors that are there.
Too damp.
Too dreary.
Too colorless.
But sometimes you need to stop
and love
the colors that are there.
Time for a haircut, you say?
I don’t think so.
Just look at these mitts!
I can dust the whole house
just by walking around.
I don’t think so.
Just look at these mitts!
I can dust the whole house
just by walking around.
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Time for a haircut, you say?
I don’t think so.
Just look at these mitts!
I can dust the whole house
just by walking around.
I don’t think so.
Just look at these mitts!
I can dust the whole house
just by walking around.
When unfortunate stuff happens
even if it is one hundred percent
(probably)
not your fault -
Apologize anyway.
Because even though you are
(maybe)
completely innocent,
You can still be sorry that someone
(possibly)
is going to get yelled at.
even if it is one hundred percent
(probably)
not your fault -
Apologize anyway.
Because even though you are
(maybe)
completely innocent,
You can still be sorry that someone
(possibly)
is going to get yelled at.
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
When unfortunate stuff happens
even if it is one hundred percent
(probably)
not your fault -
Apologize anyway.
Because even though you are
(maybe)
completely innocent,
You can still be sorry that someone
(possibly)
is going to get yelled at.
even if it is one hundred percent
(probably)
not your fault -
Apologize anyway.
Because even though you are
(maybe)
completely innocent,
You can still be sorry that someone
(possibly)
is going to get yelled at.
quick watercolor sketch
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
quick watercolor sketch
Do you know how -
when you can’t find something -
you look over and over
in the same places
you already checked -
and you get madder and madder?
What you’re missing is not in the spot
you searched four times already.
Well,
Your worth
Is not in the other guy’s opinion.
when you can’t find something -
you look over and over
in the same places
you already checked -
and you get madder and madder?
What you’re missing is not in the spot
you searched four times already.
Well,
Your worth
Is not in the other guy’s opinion.
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Do you know how -
when you can’t find something -
you look over and over
in the same places
you already checked -
and you get madder and madder?
What you’re missing is not in the spot
you searched four times already.
Well,
Your worth
Is not in the other guy’s opinion.
when you can’t find something -
you look over and over
in the same places
you already checked -
and you get madder and madder?
What you’re missing is not in the spot
you searched four times already.
Well,
Your worth
Is not in the other guy’s opinion.
My class this week took on Watercolor Landscapes. Landscape painting is a lot harder than it looks, but once again, they were up to the challenge!
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My class this week took on Watercolor Landscapes. Landscape painting is a lot harder than it looks, but once again, they were up to the challenge!
Sometimes I worry
that no one likes me -
that I’m not good enough.
Just kidding.
Dogs don’t think that way.
Neither do cats. Or birds. Or pigs.
Or cows. Or even ants.
Humans are the masters
of the Animal Kingdom
and the only animal
who feels inadequate.
that no one likes me -
that I’m not good enough.
Just kidding.
Dogs don’t think that way.
Neither do cats. Or birds. Or pigs.
Or cows. Or even ants.
Humans are the masters
of the Animal Kingdom
and the only animal
who feels inadequate.
November 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Sometimes I worry
that no one likes me -
that I’m not good enough.
Just kidding.
Dogs don’t think that way.
Neither do cats. Or birds. Or pigs.
Or cows. Or even ants.
Humans are the masters
of the Animal Kingdom
and the only animal
who feels inadequate.
that no one likes me -
that I’m not good enough.
Just kidding.
Dogs don’t think that way.
Neither do cats. Or birds. Or pigs.
Or cows. Or even ants.
Humans are the masters
of the Animal Kingdom
and the only animal
who feels inadequate.
You know what’s fantastic about birthdays?
That everybody has one.
No one gets left out of a birthday celebration.
The fact that we all get one
doesn’t make birthdays ordinary.
It makes them extraordinary.
And today I am extraordinarily
Seven!
That everybody has one.
No one gets left out of a birthday celebration.
The fact that we all get one
doesn’t make birthdays ordinary.
It makes them extraordinary.
And today I am extraordinarily
Seven!
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
You know what’s fantastic about birthdays?
That everybody has one.
No one gets left out of a birthday celebration.
The fact that we all get one
doesn’t make birthdays ordinary.
It makes them extraordinary.
And today I am extraordinarily
Seven!
That everybody has one.
No one gets left out of a birthday celebration.
The fact that we all get one
doesn’t make birthdays ordinary.
It makes them extraordinary.
And today I am extraordinarily
Seven!
There’s a difference between
Helping
and
Interfering.
However, when you’re not sure -
which is probably often -
jump in anyway.
Better to be told to go away
than to have stayed away
when someone needed you.
Helping
and
Interfering.
However, when you’re not sure -
which is probably often -
jump in anyway.
Better to be told to go away
than to have stayed away
when someone needed you.
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
There’s a difference between
Helping
and
Interfering.
However, when you’re not sure -
which is probably often -
jump in anyway.
Better to be told to go away
than to have stayed away
when someone needed you.
Helping
and
Interfering.
However, when you’re not sure -
which is probably often -
jump in anyway.
Better to be told to go away
than to have stayed away
when someone needed you.
What little things make you smile? The directions on my S Korean facial cleanser doesn't say "Lather." It says, "Make Bubbles." I love that.
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
What little things make you smile? The directions on my S Korean facial cleanser doesn't say "Lather." It says, "Make Bubbles." I love that.
When I screw up,
the first thing I think is:
Can I pretend it didn’t happen?
Can I pretend it wasn’t me?
But unfortunately
It did happen and it was me.
I recommend instead:
A sincere apology.
An offer to help fix it.
the first thing I think is:
Can I pretend it didn’t happen?
Can I pretend it wasn’t me?
But unfortunately
It did happen and it was me.
I recommend instead:
A sincere apology.
An offer to help fix it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
When I screw up,
the first thing I think is:
Can I pretend it didn’t happen?
Can I pretend it wasn’t me?
But unfortunately
It did happen and it was me.
I recommend instead:
A sincere apology.
An offer to help fix it.
the first thing I think is:
Can I pretend it didn’t happen?
Can I pretend it wasn’t me?
But unfortunately
It did happen and it was me.
I recommend instead:
A sincere apology.
An offer to help fix it.
The sheep are watching you.
#watercolor
#watercolor
October 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The sheep are watching you.
#watercolor
#watercolor
I went to bed mad.
But I woke up a little less mad.
It is a wonderful thing how quickly we forget.
It keeps us sane and safe.
But it is a terrible thing too
how quickly we forget.
Don’t forget that people are hurting.
Don’t get used to bad things.
But I woke up a little less mad.
It is a wonderful thing how quickly we forget.
It keeps us sane and safe.
But it is a terrible thing too
how quickly we forget.
Don’t forget that people are hurting.
Don’t get used to bad things.
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I went to bed mad.
But I woke up a little less mad.
It is a wonderful thing how quickly we forget.
It keeps us sane and safe.
But it is a terrible thing too
how quickly we forget.
Don’t forget that people are hurting.
Don’t get used to bad things.
But I woke up a little less mad.
It is a wonderful thing how quickly we forget.
It keeps us sane and safe.
But it is a terrible thing too
how quickly we forget.
Don’t forget that people are hurting.
Don’t get used to bad things.
This morning Mom replaced
the empty toilet paper roll.
She said,
“That’s enough housework for today.”
And you know what?
Some days,
she’s right.
It’s enough.
the empty toilet paper roll.
She said,
“That’s enough housework for today.”
And you know what?
Some days,
she’s right.
It’s enough.
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This morning Mom replaced
the empty toilet paper roll.
She said,
“That’s enough housework for today.”
And you know what?
Some days,
she’s right.
It’s enough.
the empty toilet paper roll.
She said,
“That’s enough housework for today.”
And you know what?
Some days,
she’s right.
It’s enough.
Shout out to those people you know
but who are not personal friends.
The mailman,
the supermarket cashier,
your kid’s teacher,
the lady down the street with the little dog.
Those folks who you will never have dinner with,
but if you did,
you know it would be nice.
but who are not personal friends.
The mailman,
the supermarket cashier,
your kid’s teacher,
the lady down the street with the little dog.
Those folks who you will never have dinner with,
but if you did,
you know it would be nice.
October 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Shout out to those people you know
but who are not personal friends.
The mailman,
the supermarket cashier,
your kid’s teacher,
the lady down the street with the little dog.
Those folks who you will never have dinner with,
but if you did,
you know it would be nice.
but who are not personal friends.
The mailman,
the supermarket cashier,
your kid’s teacher,
the lady down the street with the little dog.
Those folks who you will never have dinner with,
but if you did,
you know it would be nice.
Today's class = WHITE. Painting white can be tricky with watercolor, as watercolor is transparent, so technically, there is no white. So the paper itself becomes part of the painting, and the image emerges from what you DON'T paint. And WOW, wow, wow!
October 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Today's class = WHITE. Painting white can be tricky with watercolor, as watercolor is transparent, so technically, there is no white. So the paper itself becomes part of the painting, and the image emerges from what you DON'T paint. And WOW, wow, wow!
This week's theme for #blueskyartshow is #inside.
Here's a watercolor of a teddy bear inside but climbing out.
Here's a watercolor of a teddy bear inside but climbing out.
October 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This week's theme for #blueskyartshow is #inside.
Here's a watercolor of a teddy bear inside but climbing out.
Here's a watercolor of a teddy bear inside but climbing out.