A lovely post, Becki. I love your project on the 12 days of Christmas. Though I participated in Janisse's Journey in Place year-long course, I am doing it again in 2026.
Thank you, Sue. I started the year-long course but fell off about half way through and then finished that year. I truly enjoyed your guest exploration. You reside in my favorite part of the country...other than my home place.💜
Oh Becki, your first newsletter of the year is lovely, and I feel your angst about writing and space and time.... In my last newsletter, I discussed our participation in Janisse's Journey in Place course and reminded folks how they can get the book. It truly is a treasure. Sending you lots of creative light for the new year! Blessings, Deb
🥰❤️❤️❤️ thank you for the shout out and looking forward to what the new year brings you. Sometimes it's drawing season and sometimes it's writing season! I hope you enjoy your Sunday before a return to the "real world" tomorrow!
Ughhh...the real world...please keep it away to the very last second. Thanks for reading! And keep the postcards coming. I promise one will be headed your way soon!
Becki, I love your art but also am delighted to see your words again. I share your love for silence and solitude. Happy New Year and see you soon in class with Janisse!
Congratulations on your role in the Journaling Place class this year! I can't wait to see what you bring to it. I've enjoyed seeing your 12 Days of Christmas art. Your motto: I like the second and fourth choices, each beginning with Creativity. Let us know what you choose. Keep sharing the art!
Becki, this feels like a deep exhale made visible.
I love how you let the season lead — the weather, the body, the moon, the hesitation — instead of forcing yourself into performance. There’s so much permission here: to circle back to words slowly, to let paint come before sentences, to honor silence as productive rather than something to fix.
Your motto made me smile, but ROUSED, RESOLUTE, & ROBUST genuinely landed. It feels embodied, earned — not aspirational in a brittle way, but sturdy in the face of what’s been carried. The way you describe solitude and silence as friends (not escapes) is such a quiet reframe, especially right now.
And the invitation at the end — to put color on paper, words on paper, to create without witnesses — felt like a blessing in itself. Thank you for modeling a way into a new year that’s grounded, intuitive, and mercifully unhurried. 💛Kelly
Thank you for the shout out and kind words about my work. I love you twelve days of Christmas project and really liked the one with all the colored rectangles. I keep the ebony jewelwing watercolor you sent me on a shelf over my writing desk with my insect field guides. I'm looking forward to the course this winter!
A lovely post, Becki. I love your project on the 12 days of Christmas. Though I participated in Janisse's Journey in Place year-long course, I am doing it again in 2026.
Thank you, Sue. I started the year-long course but fell off about half way through and then finished that year. I truly enjoyed your guest exploration. You reside in my favorite part of the country...other than my home place.💜
Oh Becki, your first newsletter of the year is lovely, and I feel your angst about writing and space and time.... In my last newsletter, I discussed our participation in Janisse's Journey in Place course and reminded folks how they can get the book. It truly is a treasure. Sending you lots of creative light for the new year! Blessings, Deb
ROUSED, RESOLUTE, & ROBUST! You found the perfect words! And I'm sooooo glad you're teaching in Journaling Place. See you soon!!!
🥰❤️❤️❤️ thank you for the shout out and looking forward to what the new year brings you. Sometimes it's drawing season and sometimes it's writing season! I hope you enjoy your Sunday before a return to the "real world" tomorrow!
Ughhh...the real world...please keep it away to the very last second. Thanks for reading! And keep the postcards coming. I promise one will be headed your way soon!
Becki, I love your art but also am delighted to see your words again. I share your love for silence and solitude. Happy New Year and see you soon in class with Janisse!
Congratulations on your role in the Journaling Place class this year! I can't wait to see what you bring to it. I've enjoyed seeing your 12 Days of Christmas art. Your motto: I like the second and fourth choices, each beginning with Creativity. Let us know what you choose. Keep sharing the art!
Becki, this feels like a deep exhale made visible.
I love how you let the season lead — the weather, the body, the moon, the hesitation — instead of forcing yourself into performance. There’s so much permission here: to circle back to words slowly, to let paint come before sentences, to honor silence as productive rather than something to fix.
Your motto made me smile, but ROUSED, RESOLUTE, & ROBUST genuinely landed. It feels embodied, earned — not aspirational in a brittle way, but sturdy in the face of what’s been carried. The way you describe solitude and silence as friends (not escapes) is such a quiet reframe, especially right now.
And the invitation at the end — to put color on paper, words on paper, to create without witnesses — felt like a blessing in itself. Thank you for modeling a way into a new year that’s grounded, intuitive, and mercifully unhurried. 💛Kelly
Thank you for the shout out and kind words about my work. I love you twelve days of Christmas project and really liked the one with all the colored rectangles. I keep the ebony jewelwing watercolor you sent me on a shelf over my writing desk with my insect field guides. I'm looking forward to the course this winter!