Karen Smithey
@ksmithey.bsky.social
I’m an artist, avid gardener, and mom to three weird couch-eating cats and a couple of stray ducks. Also three children, lol.
Please, no dms.
Please, no dms.
“Outdoor Good Times”. My Uncle Bob, my mom, and their dad, eating watermelon on the porch, in 1929. Day 97 of #the100dayproject2025
May 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Outdoor Good Times”. My Uncle Bob, my mom, and their dad, eating watermelon on the porch, in 1929. Day 97 of #the100dayproject2025
“Homeward in the brilliant sunshine, a new light dawning” day 95 of #the100dayproject2025
May 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Homeward in the brilliant sunshine, a new light dawning” day 95 of #the100dayproject2025
“All hope poured out in quite a gentle way” day 94 of #the100dayproject2025 this is my mom, age approximately 12, holding her baby sister Margaret.
May 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“All hope poured out in quite a gentle way” day 94 of #the100dayproject2025 this is my mom, age approximately 12, holding her baby sister Margaret.
“The wind blowing, laughing, on forbidden ground”. Day 93 of #the100dayproject2025
May 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“The wind blowing, laughing, on forbidden ground”. Day 93 of #the100dayproject2025
“The important things” my Gramma Hansen, left, doing one of her favorite things: fishing. My great aunt Gunda is on the right. Day 92 of #the100dayproject2025
May 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“The important things” my Gramma Hansen, left, doing one of her favorite things: fishing. My great aunt Gunda is on the right. Day 92 of #the100dayproject2025
“Do we ever say goodbye?” Day 91 of #the100dayproject2025
May 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Do we ever say goodbye?” Day 91 of #the100dayproject2025
“Lonely places many a time during the storms” day 90 of #the100dayproject2025
May 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Lonely places many a time during the storms” day 90 of #the100dayproject2025
“Sleep a little, dream gently a great surprise”. Day 89 of #the100dayproject2025
May 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
“Sleep a little, dream gently a great surprise”. Day 89 of #the100dayproject2025
“Glorious like summer, the memory of her soul” Day 88 of #the100dayproject2025
May 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“Glorious like summer, the memory of her soul” Day 88 of #the100dayproject2025
“Heaven knows…what this girl’s destiny was…” Day 87 of #the100dayproject2025
May 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“Heaven knows…what this girl’s destiny was…” Day 87 of #the100dayproject2025
Left to right, my mom, her mother, her little sister Marge, and her dad. Day 86 of #the100dayproject2025
May 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Left to right, my mom, her mother, her little sister Marge, and her dad. Day 86 of #the100dayproject2025
“Frivolous all afternoon” Day 85 of #the100dayproject2025
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
“Frivolous all afternoon” Day 85 of #the100dayproject2025
“All my faith is in Love and Youth” Day 84 of #the100dayproject2025
May 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“All my faith is in Love and Youth” Day 84 of #the100dayproject2025
“The Most Honest” Day 83 of #the100dayproject2025
May 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“The Most Honest” Day 83 of #the100dayproject2025
“Mischievous younger days…” My paternal grandparents, probably around 1916. Day 82 of #the100dayproject2025
May 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“Mischievous younger days…” My paternal grandparents, probably around 1916. Day 82 of #the100dayproject2025
“A practical girl, quaint and interesting” for day 81 of #the100dayproject2025. This my Great-Aunt Helen (right) and her friend Mabel at the old family farm. At 90 she could still kick her leg up over her head! (We know, because she did this at my grandmother’s funeral, lol!)
May 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“A practical girl, quaint and interesting” for day 81 of #the100dayproject2025. This my Great-Aunt Helen (right) and her friend Mabel at the old family farm. At 90 she could still kick her leg up over her head! (We know, because she did this at my grandmother’s funeral, lol!)
“I won’t worry” should be my mantra! Day 80 of #the100dayproject
May 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“I won’t worry” should be my mantra! Day 80 of #the100dayproject
“Life Fantastic” on Day 79 of #the100dayproject2025
Headline from 1931 vanity Fair magazine, background writing is from a ledger filled with meeting minutes.
Headline from 1931 vanity Fair magazine, background writing is from a ledger filled with meeting minutes.
May 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Life Fantastic” on Day 79 of #the100dayproject2025
Headline from 1931 vanity Fair magazine, background writing is from a ledger filled with meeting minutes.
Headline from 1931 vanity Fair magazine, background writing is from a ledger filled with meeting minutes.
“Dance from morning till night” on day 78 of #the100day project2025
I keep losing track of days!
I keep losing track of days!
May 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“Dance from morning till night” on day 78 of #the100day project2025
I keep losing track of days!
I keep losing track of days!
“Anonymous” on Day 78 of #the100dayproject2025
( I often make up names and stories for these little people…)
( I often make up names and stories for these little people…)
May 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“Anonymous” on Day 78 of #the100dayproject2025
( I often make up names and stories for these little people…)
( I often make up names and stories for these little people…)
“Memories into the distant twilight” a swee brother and sister for Day 77 of #the100dayproject2025
May 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“Memories into the distant twilight” a swee brother and sister for Day 77 of #the100dayproject2025
“The echo of the language of spirit” My paternal grandmother, sometime before WWI. Day 76 of #the100dayproject2025
May 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“The echo of the language of spirit” My paternal grandmother, sometime before WWI. Day 76 of #the100dayproject2025
“They understood their calling”. This is my dad’s Grandma C and “Auntie Annie”. He didn’t know what relationship Auntie Annie was to him, just that she was always around and helped with the kids. Day 75 of #the100dayproject2025
May 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
“They understood their calling”. This is my dad’s Grandma C and “Auntie Annie”. He didn’t know what relationship Auntie Annie was to him, just that she was always around and helped with the kids. Day 75 of #the100dayproject2025
“Made expressly for each other” Day 74 of #the100dayproject2025
May 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
“Made expressly for each other” Day 74 of #the100dayproject2025
“A lively boy” Day 73 of #the100dayproject2025
Love the colors and depth on this one.
Love the colors and depth on this one.
May 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“A lively boy” Day 73 of #the100dayproject2025
Love the colors and depth on this one.
Love the colors and depth on this one.