I Raised a Musician

My daughter has many talents. She's a great organizer plus she makes cheese, works a full-time job and she's a musician. In addition she's a fantastic mother. She thanked me this weekend for taking her to her violin lessons when she was a teen. it all started with piano when she was probably seven years old. She also can play the trumpet. Her and her husband have biweekly music jam sessions in their barn with neighbors and friends. i believe that this concert was their debut. They play mostly old timey type music.

My Crimes

For part of my career of 30 years, I have been disabled with bipolar disorder. It is not my desire to be a burden on society. I would much rather be working and living a productive life. In 2016 I had just moved to Penn Yan. I unfortunately went off my medication and became manic and confused. I believed that the movies told the truth about reality and I had watched some scary movies such as Silence of the lambs. In 2012 a friend had been over to my house and he picked up my grandson and bit at his leg playfully like many people do with little ones. When I became manic, I believed he was actually a cannibal. This was four years later. I wrote my daughter and said “watch out for Eric. He could be a cannibal”. For this letter She called the police, and she requested and order of protection. I was very lonely in my new community, it was a sort of solitary confinement. At one point I did not leave my home for six weeks. I did however on Oct 7 2016 drive to Clifton springs to pray the rosary in the cemetery (a little strange I’ll admit). I passed by my daughters home and stopped in traffic for the school bus, where my grandkids were boarding the bus. My son in law believed I had violated the order of protection. I subsequently was told by the judge later that I was allowed to drive by the house and that’s why I thought I only had one crime. In addition to the fact that the courthouse only gave me one paper with the crime listed so that’s all I reported to the state board of nursing. In response to my irresponsibility with my illness, the board nursing put me on two years probation and stayed suspension. I was allowed to work as a nurse but the wording “stayed “ is not understood by people to mean what it means. I worked as a cashier for a year and a half. In Jan of 2017 I went back on my medication and have been stable and appropriate for seven and a half years. My legal counsel said not to clarify anything about the second crime -driving by the daughters house (criminal contempt) as my probation period was over. Aggravated harassment in the second degree crime was for the bizarre letter to my daughter. When I pled guilty it was out of fear- fear that I would lose my home if incarcerated. I know when some one sees these crimes they must think that I am aggressive, irrational and irritable. That is not my nature at all. I am calm and cooperative. I am grateful to Flacra that I have been able to prove to myself and everyone that I am a competent and caring nurse. I am proud to be working and be off disability. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I understand your hesitation and I hope this explanation helps.

Celebrate Mourning Doves

i love the soft coo of a mourning dove. I also find the soft taupe of their feathers facinating. I did two renderings from the same reference photo.

Mouse

Our Little Cottage

My parents built this shoebox style house in 1968. They probably designed it. it was burned down to make way for a more upscale home in 1980 or so by the new owners.

it was on West bluff drive -Keuka lake.

Mourning Dove and Fox Sparrow

Wren and Female Cardinal