Painting "Cool Food" donated

Once again the Ocean Park, WA, Food bank has been gracious enough to accept a donation of my painting. This 11 x 14 acrylic features some of the great vegetables recommended by Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his "Eat to Live" diet. There are avocados, whole grain bread, garlic, green peppers, onions, squash. mushrooms and a lonely turnip. The good doctor recommends Greens, Onions, Mushrooms, Beans/berries, and squash. Barbara M. Martin, Long Beach, WA

For the Record

Remember when Jacqueline Kennedy ushered in a new era in women's fashions by wearing a squash heel because she was tall and conscientious about appearing too tall beside her husband, the President? And then, tennis shoes became politally correct for every one whether they fled from riot police in the 60's or not.

Well, here we are again, 2010, limiting the path that women may tread by selling spike heels to fashion conscious young women. I am reluctant to say we have come full circle because heels are not the beginning of footwear for anyone. High Heels have become iconic to our era (or is it our error). Can't say I own a pair, but can say I have una.

Pilot House, Columbia River

Summer on the River
So green the pilings, brush dry having painted the rocks. The water folds and fans, whispers, smiling among the pilings of docks long gone.

Still life with Espresso cup

Watercolor "To Drink", 11 x 14, about bottles, somehow omits water but includes olive oil, indespensable for sore throat and inverted cup for tea. Enjoy. B. Martin

The Fox and the Goose (maybe a dream)

The fox and the goose got married.

The wolf asked the fox if he'd eaten the goose.

The fox said: "Naw, geese aren't good to eat."

One day the fox ate the goose in spite of himself.

A pack of hounds smoked the fox out of his house.

The hounds chased the fox until the whole wood was in chaos.

Finally the hounds caught the fox and made a fur stole of him.

Animal rights activists threw paint on the fox stole.

Then a tornado made hot dogs of all the hounds.

The wolf ate up all the hot dogs and got anorexia.

The moral of the snowy day was: Geese are as good to eat as fox fur is warm.

Alternate ending: The hounds caught the fox and turned him into a rock.

The moral of that story: Go to Pro-Video and Get the picture!

Winter, winter, winter, winter! What a funny thing it was coming once every year with holidays like candied cherries in dark sticky fruit cake! Winter colds, medicine, snow bitter cold with wool clothes made for kids then heat bills & vouchers! Now, it is Dear, charming winter, splashing like raindrops on window Time. Many, the winters of my Life. B. Martin

In the Year 2010, 2010...

Let me wish you a Jesus, Mary & Joseph, ArcAngels, Manger, Wisemen, animals & shepheards Nativity Feliz-ness. Can't wait til its 2010. Sympathies to all those bearing the brunt of the Planet's opinion.