The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Fun Evening with a Good Friend

Spent last evening with my dearest Virginia friend, Tricia Scott. We talked, laughed, and stitched the evening away.

Tricia gave me this beautiful cyanotype that she created for my birthday gift ~ "Between Heaven and Earth".

Thank you, sweet friend. I love it.

Valentine Decor

Cute little vintage 1975 "George Good" Valentine Devils on my window sill.

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Special Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY in Heaven, my Angel Mom!

We will celebrate your birthday without your physical presence, but our hearts are filled with your spirit and your love.

Today, I will listen for the sound of the Angels singing loud, and with joy, to my beautiful Mother.

♥

Candlemas

Last night at church we celebrated CANDLEMAS ~ Also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.

We had our throats blessed after Mass and each family was given a candle to light throughout the year to remind us that the Lord is Our Light.

We were blessed to see a beautiful sky above us as we arrived at church. How appropriate to see the light through the clouds.

Saturday Evening

Outside my window ~ Masons Knob on Saturday evening.

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Imbolc is a pagan holiday celebrated from February 1 through sundown February 2. Based on a Celtic tradition, Imbolc was meant to mark the halfway point between winter solstice and the spring equinox in Neolithic Ireland and Scotland.

Impact

Friday, January 31, 2020

Staunton, Virginia

Yesterday, Patty, Jim, and I made our annual trip to Staunton, Virginia. We went to THE FACTORY ~ which claims to be the largest Antique Mall in America. It is huge and you cannot cover the entire place in one day. We also stopped at Staunton Antique Center and a wonderful book store, The Black Swan.

It was a cold day and it snowed in Staunton. We had lunch at Byers Street Bistro again. Always really good.

We didn't buy a lot, but we enjoyed treasure hunting and the scenic views.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jonathan!!

My great-nephew is 15 today.

I still remember when he was born ~ cute as could be with all that black hair.

Don't grow up too fast. There is much for you to enjoy in the near coming years.

♥

Monday, January 27, 2020

CFI

SO proud of my son Casey! Last week, he passed oral and flight exams to become an FAA Certificated Flight Instructor. He will soon be instructing out of Mount Pleasant Regional Airport and Charleston International Airport in South Carolina.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY dearest Constanza!!

I hope all is well in California and that you are having a great day celebrating YOU!!

I think of you often, my friend.

Sunday, January 26, 2020

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sweet Mita!!

Hoping all is well across the sea in Indonesia.

I wish you love and joy throughout the year.

♥♥♥

Pretty Sky

On the way to church Saturday evening.

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Eagle Rock, VA

A beautiful drive to Eagle Rock, Virginia, today.

Surprise

I can't even express how much I love this piece! It was given to me yesterday as a Christmas/Birthday gift by a dear friend who I don't see very often, but who has a special place in my heart. A total surprise! I love you, my friend.

My Booth

My sister and I restocked my booth yesterday afternoon with some unique very old religious pieces, framed prints, vintage gold frames, sweet Valentine goodies, dolls, brass, and more.

#2173 at BUY THE SEASON!

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Quick Visit for My Birthday

At the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport picking up Casey on Tuesday.

At lunch Wednesday before Casey flew back to Charleston.

Back to the airport yesterday ... off Casey went back to Charleston. Sad to see him leave, but what a wonderful birthday visit!

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Linda !!

Hope you had a day off to celebrate.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Light

I just looked up at the top of my kitchen cabinets. Wow!! The sun has put a spotlight on my angel that I put there when we moved in. I have angels all around the house. It looks very spiritual.

Monday, January 20, 2020

Mountains

We moved from Ohio to Virginia in 2006, bought this lot, and built our dream home on it. The view of these two mountains at the back of the lot stole my heart immediately.

All these years and I never knew the names of these mountains. I downloaded the app "Peak Finder" today and now I know!

The mountain on the top that I post photos of often, is Masons Knob. The mountain below is Twelve O'clock Knob. They are both part of the Blue Ridge Mountain Range.

For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come!

I AM A "SEARCHER"

"I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests and mountains, deserts and hidden rivers, and the lonely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know - unless it be to share our laughter. We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love.

For wanderers, dreamers, and lovers, for lonely men and women who dare to ask of life everything good and beautiful. It is for those who are too gentle to live among wolves."

~ James Kavanaugh

I am THE LOVERS Tarot Card

Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse. THE LOVERS represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made. Originally, this card was just called LOVE. And that's acually more apt than "LOVERS." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that you have or will come across a person, a career, challenge, or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.