Author Archives: Bobbie Herron

About Bobbie Herron

I live surrounded by watercolor brushes and paints, fountain pens, sketchbooks, and journals- often wanting more than anything to write and paint at the same time. If you like what you're reading, feel free to share it with others. If you see something that needs correction, please let me know. Thanks for visiting!

Have you ever taken a nap with your eyes open?

Posted on May 20, 2020

That’s pretty much what sketching was like today. I was gently focused on what I was doing, and at some point I thought. “Yeah, I think I’m done.” (Wow, I wish you could hear how I enunciated that ‘yeah’—it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Making, Cafe Wisdom, Pen and Ink, Sketchbooks, Sketching tools, Urban Sketching, Watercolor | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Random thoughts on being fidgety

Posted on May 11, 2020

This will probably read like a ‘letter home’ in answer to the question, “What have you been up to since your virtual trip to Wales?” It has been ten days since my last blog post (that suddenly sounds like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafe Wisdom, Cartoons, Journaling, My Story, Sketchbooks, Views from Aloft | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Episode 11/11…wherein I return home to 2020, and ponder next steps

Posted on May 1, 2020

I always experience a bit of emotional jet-lag at the end of a long trip, and this time is no different, despite having done all this travel sitting right here at my laptop in the living room. It was exhausting … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Making, Cafe Wisdom, Fake Journal 2020- To Wales and England, Life Insights, Sketchbooks, Travel, Travel and Storytelling, Views from Aloft, Watercolor | 6 Comments

Episode 10/11…wherein we explore all of Wales, in just one place

Posted on April 30, 2020

Sunday the 10th of April, 2022 Hard to believe that by the end of the day we will be at our final destination, a hotel near London’s Heathrow Airport. Along the way though, we will dawdle and wander and smile … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Making, Fake Journal 2020- To Wales and England, Sketchbooks, Travel, Travel and Storytelling, Watercolor | Tagged | 4 Comments

Episode 9/11…wherein the names of several places are hauntingly familiar

Posted on April 28, 2020

Saturday 9th April 2022 (a very sleepy girl is writing this!) Although we didn’t travel far today, only about 70 miles round trip and just a couple hours in the coach, it ended up being the longest day full of … Continue reading →

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Episode 8/11…wherein I celebrate my love of rocks

Posted on April 26, 2020

Friday, April 8th, 2022 Does anyone else like playing “Map” as much as I do? When we were kids, Dad got us a copy of the Reader’s Digest Atlas of the World. It was the cheapest babysitter in history, keeping … Continue reading →

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Episode 7/11…wherein I discover an old friend in a faraway land

Posted on April 24, 2020

Thursday afternoon, April 7th, 2022 “Bobbie, what a lovely surprise!” Michael motioned to the chair beside him. We chatted for a moment, then I noticed the other members of my group gathering at the café exit, preparing to begin the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fake Journal 2020- To Wales and England, Pen and Ink, Sketchbooks, Travel and Storytelling, Watercolor | Tagged | 11 Comments