Kari
menopauseismymuse.bsky.social
Kari
@menopauseismymuse.bsky.social
Newly diagnosed w/ breast cancer / Menopause is my muse / passionate about my kids 👩🏻👦🏻 (and yours), my beagles 🐶🐶 (and yours) & about love, compassion, decency, civility, & equality for all - but especially for the marginalized and the most vulnerable 💙
July 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
•Day 6/20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you: one painting per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
#bluesky #art #painting

"Girl at the Mirror," 1954, Norman Rockwell

(Finally getting back to this list!)
May 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I mentioned before how much trouble I've had reading books (v. listening via audible) since my mom died 6+ years ago - and how shocked I was in "reading" about grief that this is not an uncommon experience and can last for years!

Now I've finished book 2. It's a good read and I highly recommend ~
May 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
April 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Does T think his supporters are deluded or stupid that he just brazenly lies like this?
April 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Did no one at the WH bother to read Judge Wilkinson's decision yesterday?

"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American
ethos..."

(Sadly, I think it was naïve...)
April 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
•Day 5/20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you: one painting per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
#bluesky #art #painting

“Mother and Child (The Oval Mirror)," 1901, Mary Cassatt
April 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
•Day 4 /20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you: one painting per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
#bluesky #art #painting

This - or any - illustration from "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, 1962

Technically mixed media, not a painting.
April 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I just finished reading a book - held in my own hands - for the 1st time since my mom died 6 years ago.

At the time I was surprised to learn losing the concentration to read is a frequent issue in grief - & horrified to learn some people never seem to get it back.

So this is a much needed win!
April 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Day 3 of 20

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Post one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#bluesky #art #painting

"Freedom of Speech," 1943, Norman Rockwell
April 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Day 2 of 20

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Post one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#bluesky #art #painting

Happy Birthday Miss Jones (School Teacher), Norman Rockwell, 1956
April 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Day 1 of 20

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Post one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#bluesky #art #painting
April 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
a plaque in the MN state capitol:
November 22, 2024 at 9:23 PM
November 22, 2024 at 7:24 PM