Back from Vacation and Monthly Newsletter

I got back to Japan on Tuesday, Jan. 8th. Being home for the holidays was comforting. The jet lag is not enjoyable though. I gave myself Wednesday to recuperate before going back to work on Thursday. On Wednesday, I pretty much just slept all day. That is, I slept for 12 hours straight (waking up at 11 a.m. on Wednesday) then took a 3 hour nap later in the day. I went to bed at 11 p.m. and woke up today (Thursday) at 7 a.m. Yay! I am back on schedule!

What's New

I will be uploading new Prints to my etsy shop throughout January.

To the right is a print of my Angel Collage.

Leah has included my Sakura Aceo on her blog"More Ways to Waste Time". She has featured many good finds at etsy.

Thanks to Robin, I got a new banner for my Etsy shop and blog in December.

I hope everyone had a good winter holiday and many good wishes to everyone for the New Year!

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Cat Drawing, Sunday Sketches

Sputnik, February 05, 2011, pencil on paper While Sputnik was getting ready to curl up on her bed, I drew this quick sketch of her. To view more sketches, hop over to Sophia's blog .

bird watching and staying home for the summer

Usually summer means several bicycle-camping trips, but with COVID19 still around, we are staying home. In the meantime, I have been pretty productive with my 100 Self Portraits project. Watching the birds that come to the bird feeders has been my daily dose of joy. fledgling House Finch Chestnut- backed Chickadee Dark-Eyed Oregon Junco Usually summer means several bicycle-camping trips, but with COVID19 still around, we are staying home. In the meantime, I have been pretty productive with my 100 Self Portraits project. Watching the birds that come to the bird feeders has been my daily dose of joy. View my art blog here: https://www.juanaalmaguer.com I have my art works available here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/galleryjuana

Blue-eyed Siamese Cat flies to Japan

Today was filled with my art and time with Sputnik. She was bathing herself which gave me the chance to catch a photo of her. I actually adopted Sputnik as a kitten in 1998 when I was living in Mexico. She made the long trip with me to Japan on July 25, 2004. It took me about 6 months to plan the logistics of bringing her from Mexico to Japan. Since I had to fly via the U.S. on Mexicana Airlines and Korean Airlines, that meant 4 countries and two airlines would need to approve her transport. There were many details to keep track of for each country and airline. After 6 months of stressful planning, 16 hours of two airline flights and layovers, She made it to Japan safely! Korean Air allowed her to fly with me as my carry-on luggage, which was a relief for me. No worrying about whether she was scared or left at the Los Angeles airport! I didn't give her any tranquilizer to sedate her. Yet, she was quiet the entire flight and went unnoticed by other passengers. I h

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