Open Air Painting with Hull Artists – late summer - For the next couple of months, we had been invited to paint at private homes. The generosity and support of the Hull community is such a blessing! Our hosts are friendly and curious, but not intrusive. buff.ly/COs4mkN

"how are we solving anybody’s problem when everybody who should be at the table is not here?"

"honoring an all-female slate of advocates who protected wildlife, took on extractive industries, and won important legal victories in the movement to halt the climate crisis." Thank you: Iroro Tanshi, Borim Kim, Sara Finch, Theonila Roka Matbob, Alannah Acaq Hurley, Yuvelis Morales Blanco.

Shimmering (0823) - From one of my trips swimming with wild dolphins. The clouds and reflections on the water captivated me for several hours. I was in the "zone" doing this painting. buff.ly/Ajlhcmw . • nfs • 10x8" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

Site Migration from WordPress.org to WordPress.com - The WordPress.com platform is a great, hassle-free choice for hosting your website. The free plan restricts your theme and plugin installations. But, the paid plans offer more flexibility... buff.ly/hTIAuPD

Shedding - I was doing well with the feng shui, until I got to my portfolio. Before I knew what was happening, I was reviewing my entire design career! buff.ly/rNxwLPk

Path to Autumn Trees (0820) - I like to walk through the meadow and the woods that lead to the lake, which is like a hidden jewel behind those trees. buff.ly/w9JxzjA . • SOLD • 10x3.5" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

“Pointless traffic aside, a business blog helps in a number of ways: • Driving more traffic • Encourages backlinks • Builds trust and authority • Helps you show up in more places • Improves your domain authority score • Provides clients with quick tutorials”

My recent post on the Cover block is included the Theme Development for Full Site Editing and Blocks section. Thanks for the share Birgit!

Roster of design tools per block (WordPress 7.0 edition). Quite a list! make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04...

Fall Comfort (0819) - Kripalu is surrounded by splashes of spectacular color in the fall! buff.ly/lE7gZl3 . • SOLD • 10x8" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

This year's Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden features a "concrete jungle" of nearly 20,000 orchids created by Instagram star Mr. Flower Fantastic. youtu.be/I-6u4domYuY?...

[new blog post] Exploring the WordPress Cover Block: Hero Section - The Cover Block is a powerful, versatile tool that enables you to overlay content on top of an image or a solid color. In this tut, we’ll explore how to use it for a website’s Hero image that includes a CTA. buff.ly/7i7Jwkt

Impressed with AIOSEO! But, encountered a pain point with Focus Keyword, which kept disappearing after saving page. Finally figured it out: simply typing and saving is not enough; must click the button to activate! #keyword #ui

Who knew that there's a conflict between Kadence and Yoast SEO? I found out after configuring a few pages. Readability option doesn't highlight text in Section blocks. Turns out Sections are not compatible with Yoast. I have to switch plugins.

“Long term, we expect that a separate cache layer for AI traffic will be the best way forward. Imagine a cache architecture that routes human and AI traffic to distinct tiers deployed at different layers of the network.” – Cloudflare blog.cloudflare.com/rethinking-c... #architecture #StateOfTheWeb

Overlapping Columns With Kadence Blocks - In my previous post, we explored how to use the core WordPress Media & Text block for placing text on either side of an image or video. Now, we’ll delve into the Kadence Blocks plugin to build the same dynamic layout. buff.ly/Sfk4d3v

A couple new column-wrapping features shipped in Chrome 145, like `column-wrap` and `column-height`. Truly big upgrades for multi-column layouts — here's how you *might* use them... as well as when you might *not* use them. css-tricks.com/css-multi-co...

Overlapping Columns With the Media & Text Block - In my tut, we explore how to use this core #WordPress block’s offerings to build a dynamic layout with overlapping columns. www.askdesign.biz/blog/2025/10...

Loon (0817) - A view of Spectacle Pond from the hillside above. buff.ly/l8cSF98 . • SOLD • 7x5" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

Favorite Books of 2025 - The year started out with the 2nd phase of my breast cancer treatments: radiation therapy. Each day in Jan., I took the train to/from Harvard Square. All together, I was gifted 1.5 hours of reading pleasure.

Loaded with goodies! My faves = Custom CSS for Individual Blocks • Block Attributions Groups in the sidebar • Lightbox navigation

I recently made a video on how to edit the footer of your #WordPress site when using the #KadenceWP theme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...

Woodland Pond (0816) - A view of Spectacle Pond from the hillside above. buff.ly/Saz2qjp . • SOLD • 10x8" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

The Snowball Effect in Florida: Upgrading to High Sierra - Yes, you can have a snowball effect in sunny Florida! I know this because it happened to me this … [Read More...https://buff.ly/AwzjFgv

In the Woods (0815) - There is a small bridge between the 2 ponds at Spectacle Pond. I love to paint at this quiet spot. buff.ly/N3Clm8z . • $210 • 8x9.5" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

"Sooner or later, we all return to the same infinite energy source from which we emerged." via Peggy Kornegger in her newest post "There is no 'Other' " spirit-flower.com/2026/03/25/t...

“By using primitives and semantics together, you get: • A defined, intentional palette. • Names that actually mean something. Semantics make your work intuitive. • Global control and element-level flexibility at the same time.”

Gallery Block Layouts - Wordpress offers many options for creative folks to showcase their work. One engaging way is to display multiple images in a grid of rows and columns. For added pizzaz, I like to enable a lightbox … Read More...

Top Hat Zinnias (0814) - The wonderful, bright colors of Zinnias make me happy! buff.ly/8dHLlGE . • SOLD • 3.5x5.25" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

[new blog post] Site Migration from WordPress.org to WordPress.com - The WordPress.com platform is a great, hassle-free choice for hosting your website. The free plan restricts your theme and plugin installations. But, the paid plans offer more flexibility... www.askdesign.biz/blog/2026/03...

14 ways to add Custom CSS in WordPress Block Editor - Comprehensive block themes reference for users, site builders, designers and developers covering all methods from no-code to full theme development. gutenbergtimes.com/14-ways-to-a...

I was a guest panelist for International Women's Day LIVE 2026, sharing pieces of my story as a woman web designer & developer in tech. It was fun! I think it went well! Take a look if you have the time: my segment starts at the 4 hr mark: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGLl... #womenintech

Have a listen to Cooper's tender talk with Megan Falley. I'm rooting for "Come See Me in the Good Light". youtu.be/7oaxI2_jFCw?...

Gallery Block Layouts - WordPress offers many options to showcase your work. One engaging way is to display multiple images in a grid of rows and columns, along with a lightbox feature. In this tut, we’ll explore the standard Gallery block that comes with WordPress.

Honored to be a guest panelist for International Women's Day event! Organized by Underrepresented in Tech. Free/live on Youtube. I'm scheduled to appear at 10am EDT to talk about Creativity, Design Thinking, + Empowering Communities thru tech. Register here: buff.ly/H4NFaIZ

"Perhaps the key is to carry that sanctuary within. I don’t have to “seek” if it’s always inside me." ~ Peggy Kornegger in her latest blog post "Deep Dive or Distraction."

[new blog post] Favorite Books of 2025 - The year started out with the 2nd phase of my breast cancer treatments: radiation therapy. Each day in Jan., I took the train to/from Harvard Square. All together, I was gifted 1.5 hours of reading pleasure.

Quintet: Hot Zinnias (0813) - Zinnias are so bright and lively, love them! buff.ly/fG9mOo2 . • SOLD • 7x5" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

Open Air Painting with Hull Artists – late summer - For the next couple of months, we had been invited to paint at private homes. The generosity and support of the Hull community is such a blessing! Our hosts are friendly and curious, but not intrusive. buff.ly/COs4mkN

Quintet: Cosmos (0812) - I love the way Cosmos sway gently in the breeze. Bees love them too, and I've even seen bees sleeping in them. buff.ly/8pIinwk . • SOLD • 8x5" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

Multiple Page Sizes in a Single InDesign Document - It’s fairly common for a project to have many components, each one a different size. For one-page items, you could create different page sizes inside the same InDesign document. This tut shows 2 ways to accomplish this.

Quintet: Marigolds (0811) - Marigolds are such great bursts of color! buff.ly/pMqUhWd . • SOLD • 5x8" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

Quintet: Petunias (0810) - Sometimes when you buy a pack of seeds, pleasant surprises emerge, like these peppermint striped petunias! buff.ly/KQHIV6n . • SOLD • 5x8" • Reproduced on cards, prints, bags, tees, mugs, and more!

I've been immersed in developing my newly designed portfolio pages. Using Bootstrap 5.3 and JS lightbox gallery plugin with the BS Carousel components. Added Isotope for filtering (THAT took a while to figure out!). Very challenging and satisfying!

"Since Olympic women’s hockey debut in 1998, a Black player has never represented the United States. That ended Thursday, when 22-year-old Laila Edwards took the ice." www.facebook.com/share/p/18eU...

Environmental Campaign Project 2018 - In this project, we explored ways to educate and alert people about the many environmental concerns that our planet currently faces. I was impressed with the seriousness of the students’ concerns for our precious earth.

WP Weekly 278 - Plugins > Animate Blocks > WP AI Guidelines > New Acquisitions thewpweekly.com/issue-278/

[new blog post] Open Air Painting Beyond Hull - The weekly painting gatherings with my Hull Artists group motivated me to check out other locations and practice my craft. I often put the final touches on a painting at home, outdoors on our deck. buff.ly/qu7cCFT

THE EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE by Mark Nepo - "The truth is we need each of us to stay strong and kind and useful and not to become what is done to us."