Posted in 2015 …

Traveling in my mind with friends

What a great experience I had at Larry Miller’s- my RHS 67′ classmate and his husband Jay’s today. I met Alice Savage Gardner and Steve Totman there at Larry and Jay’s BBQ. Steve and his wife, Anita went to Europe recently and discovered the beauty of Barcelona in the La Sagrada Familia- Temple by Gaudi- and the … Continue reading →

Smoke in Ashland

“The marigold, that goes to bed wi’ the sun, And with him rises weeping.” A Shakespeare quote- The Winter’s Tale. Please send positive energy and prayers to my friends and family in Ashland. The smoke there has elevated from moderate to unhealthy. I feel so sad for the people in California and Oregon and in … Continue reading →

Sisterly Love

Nothing better than spending time with my half-sister, Shauna. We met at Elephants yesterday before she took her big trip to Provo. I will miss her. In the photo- Shauna , left, me, right.

MY ARTICLES What makes a criminal

Crime and mental illness writing by Sherry Joiner Schizoaffective   I wrote an essay-    What makes a criminal want to be a criminal? Imagine yourself sitting in a movie theater chair with a tall bucket of butter popcorn and big cup of ice-cold Coca Cola, maybe stealing a nacho or two with your sister … Continue reading →

Swinging with a Large Zucchini

My husband’s green thumb never ceases to amaze me. His talent for growing large zucchinis, like this one, would be a great asset to a baseball team this year. Batter up! Me and my bat in the photo. Continue to have a beautiful summer. Sherry  

ARTWORK Marty

Martin Bakers Send Off   Shipping the portrait I did of Martin Baker, author of Gum On My Shoe, to the East Coast today. I will miss him but I know he will be in good hands.

NAMI Clackamas County Picnic

Spending time at the NAMI Clackamas County Picnic today. The event and weather was gorgeous. In the photo below is Michele Veenker, executive director, left, my good friend, Angie, next to Michele, Jeana Wheeler, middle, me, and Maive, right, also a member of NAMI Clackamas County. The photo of Jeana Wheeler, left, and me, right, was taken at the picnic … Continue reading →

Van Gogh Flower Sale

NAMI (National Alliance On Mental Illness) , Multnomah’s Vincent Van Gogh Flower Sale was a great success. We commemorated Vincent Van Gogh’s death to  suicide, today. He died 125 years ago this month, July, and day, 29th. Vincent Van Gogh was a prolific Dutch painter who painted the famous ‘Starry Night’ painting a year before he died  (something he always loved to do, paint). … Continue reading →