some house

ALT: colored pencil drawing. a house leans upward, very sketchily imagined, with some perhaps pathways and shrubberies around it.

the judge

ALT: crayon drawing. a purple cat outlined in black, sits with its paws close together, looking out at you in a very judgmental fashion. Blue curtains in the background, if that matters.

gather sweetness

ALT: crayon drawing. an insect is flying near an orange flower. There’s lots of green, unlike in the world outside my winter window.

i made a bark and everyone did jump

(I have a cough. I’m probably the one who jumps the most)

ALT: Crayon doodle. there’s a dog on its hind legs, eyes squinched shut, making a bark. An odd looking person standing next to it has fingers, toes and hair spiked out in alarm. there’s also a perturbed sort of bird overhead, with big round eyes.

sweetly singing oer the plain

I got to go to a very nice Christmas carol singing party, with 4-part harmonies and food and friends. None better.

ALT: crayon doodle, which purports to show angels singing, with purple wings and orange hats or halos, if you will. I was exhausted when I drew this, and didn’t spend more time on it than it took to make the marks. That probably shows.

love youuu

ALT: fast doodle, graphite. two cats under a lightbulb. one is leaning in for a lick, they other is backing away. Yes, my cats provided the inspiration. They were playing the lick lick bite bite game as I headed out to draw.

old chums / leaning in

In this year’s Welcome Yule! Mummers Play, we have two St. Georges and two dragons. Out with the old guard and in with the new, passing a tradition much older than both but re-invented with each generation.

ALT: crayon drawing. a purple dragon with big goofy eyes and a long snakey neck leans toward a blue knight who seems to be waving their sword almost conversationally as they tilt toward the dragon.

friend or food?

ALT: crayon drawing. an orange dog, head low and tail up, looking upward as if for confirmation, while investigating something that looks like it could be a slug with legs? i dunno.