Family-Friendly Short Stories, Cartoons, and Illustrations
While I haven’t posted anything new here recently, my Instagram account has new content every day! You can check out some of the recent posts by looking on the feed over there. ⟶⟶⟶⟶⟶⟶⟶⟶
Or you can check out my Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/summerbirdstories/
On paws for the holidays.
See you in 2021!
There’s something magical about trying something new. Last year, my friend’s dad needed some help painting windows for Christmas. We spent long hours painting out in the cold, but it was so much fun. My friend’s dad painted outlines on the windows, and I followed along behind, filling them in. It was like a life sized coloring book had been layered over the windows and doors of various businesses and homes in town.
There were tricks to be learned, of course. Getting the right thickness of paint without dripping paint anywhere, the right order to unpacking and packing things up, always remembering to stir the paint before using it, so many little things that made a big difference. I asked when I was uncertain about things, and my friend’s dad was patient with my questions.
They needed extra help again this year. Today, I spent hours helping paint windows for Christmas. I’ll probably be doing the same for much of next week. I’m really looking forward to it!
This has been a strange year. On my website, I tried out youtube videos and illustrating some family recipes and blog posts. I continued with comics and short stories, too. I also took my first vacation from my website, and it went longer than I expected.
I think it’s easy to fill up time. There are so many good things to do and interesting things to learn. It can be difficult to make time for practicing something that I’m not so good at and sharing the results. But it’s time for me to return to regularly posting.
When my computer died and took with it the two novels I had been working on, I lost a lot of motivation. I did a lot of journaling, but not as much writing. I started writing again recently, but I think I’m a bit out of practice. So, at some point, hopefully soon, I will be posting little stories here again.
For now, as I work at rebuilding my posting habits, I will post comic strips twice a week and post whatever I want on Saturdays.
So there we are, my look back at the past year and forward to the next. For those who still check back in, thank you so much for your support, your encouragement, and your patience. I hope this next year will be one of improvement, learning, growth, accomplishment, creativity, and delight for us all. Please let me know about your creative goals so that I can cheer you on as well!
Warmest wishes,
Summer Bird
It’s kind of strange to say this after almost four years of posting regularly no matter what, but I’m taking a vacation.
Life is busy right now. August is like that. I’m also trying to figure out how to juggle things this fall with the kids doing their studies online and my husband working from home.
So, give me a few weeks and I’ll be back to regularly posting. In the meantime, please check out the things I’ve posted over the last few years. I’d love to hear what you think. If you have any ideas or suggestions for future posts, please let me know.
Thank you for your support and encouragement. I really appreciate it!
Happy Anniversary!
I have learned so much over the last three years. As I look back on the work I’ve done so far, I can really see improvement. It’s been fun to try a lot of different things.
It’s a new year, and so it’s time for a change. The biggest change is that I’m planning on posting three days a week with a two-week rotation. I’m hoping this will give me more time to work on bigger projects.
There will be other changes as well, starting next week. I’m nervous, but looking forward to trying new things. Please let me know what you think!
Thank you for reading and joining me on my journey!
Summer
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