Richie Jenkin- Guitar Lessons, West Seattle

Oh My word, this guy is so cool. He teaches adults, kids, and even me ( slow learner) to play the guitar.

Here is a little video I took to remember how to do a piece of the song, "Kansas City". I put it on YouTube so I could practice from wherever I am. Sorry i's sdeways... not sure how to fix that.

Here it is: Richie

If you want to refer him to a friend, or study with him yourself, here is the info:

Richie's website

Self Portrait

I was thinking of doing a self portrait (it's that time of year) of me, refleced in the mirror, with my mom in her hospital bed behind me...

On second thought, perhaps I'll just do my face. In a mirror. On a chest of drawers:

Latest sketch/painting in progress:

Rain and Slides

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Home Studio

Today we will rip up the floor in the studio. The sewer backed up and oh, what a mess I have on the floor. Or should I say, "under the floor".

This is how much stuff I have accumulated in the past three years in this studio:

That doesn't include the furniture:

But the floor I chose has to go away, ruined due to water running under it.

Gotta love the contractor who came to repair the floor. He is a great guy:

Jeff Reddan likes to do remodels where he jacks up the house and build a floor beneath the existing house. He did this remodel and will be here to fix the problem.

Mom has Cancer

Here are my two nephews, running around and having a super fun time on Thanksgiving. I noticed they were anxious when they weren't rambunctiously playing every time they noticed their mom wasn't in plain sight. They would scream and cry out "mommmmmmm", when they noticed she wasn't around.

I feel the same way now that my mom has cancer. I went for years just seeing her every so often, knowing she was fine, and just "running around" living my life. Now I see her, struggling with cancer and the treatments and it makes me feel a little like these kids....

"Mom! ......."

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Tent City

Have you heard about tent city? Here is the exterior of the tent city located now on Capitol Hill in Seattle  on the Saint Mark's property. They seem to have patched it up more than once. They get food, and a safe place to sleep at night. It looks like they care for their surroundings as well.