Maple Sky Dreamtree Studio

04/22/2026

Very short blog post.

I’m 61 now. Life sucks. End of post.

04/06/2026

Sorry, I disappeared …

You might be wondering where I disappeared to. My wife and I, along with our three dogs and our little cat are homeless and living out of our small suv. March was a living nightmare. We’re trying to move from one place to a different place in Tennessee and the place that we chose- was in every way, shape and form a nightmare....

You might be wondering where I disappeared to. My wife and I, along with our three dogs and our little cat are homeless and living out of our small suv. March was a living nightmare. We’re trying t…

02/19/2026

“All the colors in the Sky” Watercolors on watercolor paper. 2026 Maple Sky Dreamtree Studio. Mike Filippello. All Rights Reserved.

02/18/2026

Budgeting

Write about your approach to budgeting. If you don’t have the cash, then you don’t have whatever it is you’re shopping for. I always wanted to win the lottery, but these days I don’t even have the …

02/09/2026

Do I dare open the window?

Do you need a break? From what? If ever a question presented to a person had an impact it would be this very question presented to me. Do I need a break? YES! From what? In its most simplistic form…

02/09/2026

I know it’s February and Christmas is actually behind us, but I’ve got some new ideas that I’m working on for next Christmas and maybe even other things this year. I’ve got a few of these and I’m in the process of finishing them up.

02/04/2026

https://artistmikefilippello.etsy.com/listing/4452218149

This Watercolor Paintings item is sold by ArtistMikeFilippello. Ships from Hendersonville, TN. Listed on Feb 3, 2026

02/04/2026

Not really cooking- but baking…

What’s your favorite thing to cook? I think my favorite thing to “cook” is to actually bake, cut out cookies. I have a really great, simple recipe and with the standing mixer we have it’s a pretty …

02/01/2026

Watercolor Markers on paper. 2026.

01/28/2026

New post! Sorry for the delay!

We had a snowstorm then an ice storm the next day. Lost power and I missed work on Monday because of the ice in the driveway and on the roads. Plus there was no unnecessary travel so I stayed home.…