SIP Day 57, wearing a maroon tank and black cotton shorts; writing from the desk in my home office; 85 degrees outside today.
When I first began working from home I had my desk turned so that there were two windows behind me. That meant that I looked like someone in the witness protection program in every online meeting, so within a few days I pivoted my desk to show a gallery wall and the half-height bookcases in my office. I felt that view represented much of who I am and also every time I was in a meeting I enjoyed looking at favorite art, plants, photos and books.
Thus, I wanted to catalog some of the special pieces that some of my colleagues end up getting an eyeful of everyday:
Photos and Artwork:
1) Son with a Harry Potter book, taken by my French teacher Nancy Jo Hoy circa 2000
2) Daughter in princess dress, also by Madame Hoy
3) Me & kids walking on beach; taken just after my separation from their father
4) Painting by my great-aunt showing several family heirlooms including a wooden bowl that came “across the plains” with my pioneer ancestors. Received when my grandma Afton died
5) Cat-in-yarn print by Emma, from when she was taking art lessons from printmaker Noriko Uriu
6) Em’s self-portrait which won a bronze medal at the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts
7) Painting of Christian by friend Tim Motika
8) Photo collage from our second family trip to Europe, taken in Paris (incl Notre Dame & Eiffel Tower)
9) Stijn & me on my 40th Birthday, at Emerald Cove (coincidentally the same day Stijn met my kiddos for the first time)
10) Remy family photo taken at Peel Castle, Isle of Man (our first family overseas trip)
11) Son, just before his HS graduation, photo by D’Arcy Benincosa
12) Daughter, teenager, also by D’Arcy
Plants:
Mostly from @thymeandplaceslc, owned by my dear friend Melinda
Books:
Vertical on the shelves: showing several favorites, including Wallace Stegner, Isak Dinesen, Terry Tempest Williams
Horizontal on top of the shelves: books from both of my grandfathers, from my Dad, and a few old editions that I’ve collected myself