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Simple, Spunky, and Delicious

4/21/2019

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Our rambunctious one-year-old puppy agreed to sit still in front of "Sunjoy."
    After a long winter's wait, my homemade sauerkraut and Wisconsin-made, Swiss cheese sandwich is piled with dandelion greens and garnished with violets foraged from our lawn. Yum. Along with our violet-ish lawn, bees buzz the daffodils and scilla, robins fill their bellies with emerging earthworms, and young squirrels are practically giddy with the abundance they've discovered their first spring.
     Ground barely thawed, pesticide trucks started cruising our neighborhood a couple of weeks ago. I cringe every time I see one. It's hard to understand why people still spray so much poison in their yards. Disheartening—and stinky. Trying not to dwell on it, perhaps the most effective therapy is to thank those kind, bright folks who strive to avoid the stuff. Compliments and thanks doled out generously when dandelions are blooming go a long way.
     In other yard news: we picked up a little electric lawnmower after our old gas push mower died its final death, my peas and beets are planted, and the arugula has sprouted. Simple things bring such cheer.
     In the studio, things are buzzing too. You can see by the photo above—spring fever hit me hard. Wild painting, "Sunjoy," flew from my brain and fingers, taking me by surprise. I love its spunky, mod feel. And that our equally wild one-year-old pup was willing to sit still for a photo makes it doubly surprising! The two large paintings below are from the "Spoken" series I've been working on.
     Here's to a simple and delicious spring!
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Grilled cheese with homemade sauerkraut, with dandelion greens and violets foraged from our lawn. *Always be sure foraged plants come from "clean" areas untreated by pesticides!
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"Well Said," 38 x 60 inches on canvas. ©2019 Michelle Louis
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"Say It Again," 37 x 60 inches on canvas. ©2019 Michelle Louis
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