She sells seashells

Our art therapy class is still working on mandalas. Yesterday we were asked to consider the four elements - Earth, Air, Fire, Water - and to construct a mandala depicting one or more of these. I chose Water and began with a seashell and added waves and sparkling highlights. It was calming, fun, relaxing.



Beulie attends all my classes with me. She is a caped puppy-in-training from Canine Companions for Independence and I cross my fingers every day that she will actually graduate (only about 25-30% actually make the grade). She's a wonderful dog, now ten months old, and accompanies me to class, chemotherapy, shopping, church and just about everywhere I go.


I keep saying this is a gorgeous fall. Here are some maple leaves and squash and pumpkins from the local pumpkin patch. I love living in a semi-rural area.