Thought I should check in with you all so you can get your warm socks ready.  It seems like it has been a long time,

If there is one thing I have truly learned this year, and really it has only just begun as the best part is about to

This month I have extended some of my previous themes.  As we get closer to the start of the Iditarod and get more excited I

 I have set the Oak tree aside this month.  Why?  Is that just a nice way of saying that I have given up?  No .

Hope your holidays are revving up smoothly for what, in my house, is a joyous energy explosion. The starting line up of mushers is pretty

The holidays always bring back memories of family times and moments of passage in our own lives.  The core of the Iditarod for me has

I am finding the oak tree to be very illusive.  It is such an icon of strength and steadfastness that drawing it is like trying

Working together is one of the most outstanding qualities of the Iditarod.  All these people, from all over the world working for one amazing race,

I have been working with Jon and Jona Van Zyle in my quest to be a better artist.  As such, I have been sending sketches

 Imagining and accepting a challenge is admirable, inspiring and exciting, but making it actually happen is another challenge.  Making it happen takes work.  The bigger