Fifty Things I'm Savoring: Late July

Oil paintings, ice cream, rust, wood smoke and alpaca fur.

“The moment I realized I would be a mother longer than I was a non-mother was the moment that I realized I wanted motherhood to be a significant aspect of my work and creative pursuits. You change when you become a mother, so your work should, too.” – Julie O’Rourke, Rudy Jude

I’ve finally settled like a yogurt. At first, after arriving in upstate New Y…