The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist

  Hello my friends. I would like to thank all of you for your kind words, thoughts, cards, and flowers.  Terry's sister, Joan, was ...

This is the longest period of time I've been away from my Blog since I began in 2008.  Once we returned from Ohio, I was overwhelmed ...

Hello Friends. Terry and I will be heading off to Ohio this morning to spend some time with family and to say our final farewell to Joan at...

Joan with her two sons, the lights of her life:  Mike and Dan RIP Joan Pfeifer Artino 5-7-1953  ~  5-12-2012

I'll be away for a little while.  The Spring Cold Monster has gifted me with a doozy of a cold - stuffed up, watery eyes, sluggish, ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Joan !! Wishing you a day filled with magical memories surrounded by loved ones (and good cake).  I wish we could be th...

I happened to see this little guy peeking out of his house, so I thought I'd take another look inside.   They are growing fast and ...

The Good News While painting a piece of furniture outside yesterday afternoon, a car pulled in ~ much to my surprise and delight, it wa...

May all your days in MAY be BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL!

I've been noticing a lot of activity at the bluebird house, so I peeked inside. Yep, they've been busy!

I cannot hold him close enough or get enough kisses....

  I love this!   Thank you Suzi Whitaker and Erica Jennings.

 Casey, Grammy, and Jake    Casey and I Casey, Amanda, and Jake I took these this morning right before Amanda and Casey headed...

Today is EARTH DAY !!  It's a day to remind us to do what we can to protect and preserve our beautiful earth.  If every day, each of ...

Finally!!  Casey and Amanda arrived last evening.  They were here in December for a short while, but that seems like SO long ago.  They ar...

Dick Clark 11-30-1929  ~  4-18-2012 Rest in Peace

Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the ...

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Sharing this cute email I received this morning.  Thanks, Holly.  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Maria !! May all your dreams come true...

  Hey!  What's up with the low water?   Anybody going to do something about this ?  H e l l o o o o o ?  I am NOT hap...

 "It's not true that 'there is nothing new under the sun':  There has never been, and never will be, anyone who sees, th...

The Wind of Change by Chris Buzelli Because we have been experiencing a lot of wind for the past 24 hours, I intended to talk about t...