Southwest Virginia Beauty

 As I drove around town late this afternoon ~ all this beauty within a mile or two of my home.  It truly is beautiful here.

Sad News

Henry the Hippo, Father of Famous Hippo FIONA, died this morning at the age of 36, following a chronic illness.

Photo by:  John Minchillo

Halloween

Have a safe and HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!

Ran errands this morning.  It's a pretty, sunny, bright, cool Fall day.  Color change seems to be happening overnight.

Sunday Evening Sky

What a difference a day makes!  Fall, with a big promise of Winter to come, arrived last night! It is 39* out ~ VERY cold and windy!  The sun was not out much today at all.  Just toward evening it peeked out of the clouds and I was able to take this photo!  

The leaves are falling fast from all the wind today and the rain we had yesterday.  I fear there will be no real peak in color that I look forward to each year. We'll see.

Outside my bedroom window on this beautiful Saturday morning!!

It must be true ~ three is a crowd!!

Halloween Spook

Living the Creative Life

Last night was our Living the Creative Life gathering at Wally and Therry's home.  It was a small group of 3, but we had the best time sharing pizza, salad, and art!

Our theme was FISH OUT OF WATER.

Wally did 2 fun prismacolor drawings!!  The first one is a fold-over that opens into the second drawing.  What a neat surprise!!

Therry did not get her FISH painting completed, but she spent last Saturday at a Bundling Workshop that was hosted by Page Turner.  Therry incorporated many personal things she loves into her bundle. Impressive!

Audrey recently read about magazine journals and decided to make one and used the FISH theme by drawing a whimsical fish on the cover and giving it a grungy vintage look.

Our next gathering will be on Wednesday, November 29th at 6:30.  Details to follow.  The theme was chosen by Wally out of the I Ching book:

LI - which means Brightness * To cling to something.  Example:  Fire has no definite form but clings to the burning object and thus is bright.

Pumpkin on the porch.

Waving at the Sun.

Color change has been slow this year.  Lone red leaf on my Maple Tree.

This Blue Jay stopped by for a drink on this pretty Fall day.

7 Days of Black and White

DAY 7

7 Days of Black and White Photos

7 days of black and white photos from your life * no people * no explanation

7 Days of Black and White

DAY 6

7 Days of Black and White Photos

7 days of black and white photos from your life * no people * no explanation

Jake

My heart explodes with love for this little guy!

7 Days of Black and White

DAY 5

7 Days of Black and White Photos

7 days of black and white photos from your life * no people * no explanation

Peaceful

A peaceful sky this evening on my way to a peaceful place ~ church.

7 Days of Black and White

DAY 4

7 Days of Black and White Photos

7 days of black and white photos from your life * no people * no explanation

Art by Kae Pea

I purchased this little painting by my friend Kristen Powers.  It arrived today.  I LOVE it!!!!

7 Days of Black and White

DAY 3

7 Days of Black and White Photos

7 days of black and white photos from your life * no people * no explanation

7 Days of Black and White

DAY 2

7 Days of Black and White Photos

~ 7 days of black and white photos from your life * no people * no explanation

Buy The Season

I've spent a lot of time over the last 3 days revamping my booths for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  More to come, but a good start.  Come take a look!!  

Buy The Season #2173

A gorgeous Fall evening.

7 Days of Black and White

DAY 1

Phillip Morgan nominated me to participate in the 7 Days of Black and White Photos on Facebook.

 ~7 days of black and white photos from your life * no people * no explanation ~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Terry !!

Time to celebrate 70 years!!

My love, on this birthday I wish you the important things ~ good health and joy ~ for many more years to come.
♥

7 Hour ER Visit

It is almost 9:00 and we are all just getting up.  I took Mr. Magic to the ER at 8:30 last night because he had been sick all day.  I kept having him check his blood sugar number because he is diabetic.  The reading was coming up 600+ and that is very dangerous and concerned me.

After testing, blood work, insulin, and IV of many fluids, they got his number down into the 200s.  The Dr. thinks it was because he was sick all day and couldn't keep anything down.  He is to see his Endocrinologist this week.  We left the hospital at 3:00 am.

Terry is eating some breakfast right now and feeling much better.  Hopefully, after a regular day of eating on schedule, we will see the number go down even more.

Not feeling well, Terry slept a lot yesterday, so he wasn't too tired.  I was exhausted and literally fell into bed when we got home from the hospital. I am pretty sure I will sleep off and on throughout the day.

ER visits are not pleasant, but thank God we have somewhere to go when we are in distress.

Welcome Home

This sweet boy smothered me with kisses and licks when I walked in the door Friday evening.  Believe me, I gave him many kisses and squeezes in return.  And not one bark from him all through the night.  He was SO happy Mommy was home.

I made it !!

HOME SWEET HOME

7 Hours 15 Minutes

On the Road Again

On the road headed home to Mr. Magic and sweet little Jake.  Not too sad because Casey and Amanda will be coming for Thanksgiving.  Had a wonderful time!!! 

Big Cat

Casey went flying today so I went out and about for a while.  I stopped for some lunch and THIS is what was in the car next to me.  Not something you see every day.  I thought maybe it was a small cheetah, but my facebook friends quickly told me that it is a Savannah Cat - a domestic cat crossed with a medium size African wild cat, or a Serval.  No matter ~ I know I wouldn't play with one.  He was large and he showed me his fangs.  Beautiful in color with beautiful large eyes.  First thing I did was check that he was getting air.  The vehicle was running, so I assume the a/c was on.  He was still there when I left.

Couldn't get good photos ~ there was too much glare from the sun.

Casey's Birthday

 Well, here we are ~ Casey and I ~ at Two Blokes Brewing Company.  We had a great lunch in downtown Charleston and this is where he wanted to go for his birthday.  I'm not a beer drinker ~ tried 4 samples and ended up with a coke ~ but I'm happy if he's happy.  Just glad to be down here with him.  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Casey !!

My son, my friend, my heart.

♥

Visit with my South Carolina Friend

 Had the best time with my friend Pam Aries today!  We had lunch at Five Loaves and then a coffee at Starbucks while we talked and laughed.  Never enough time!!

Pam made this sweet spirit doll "Flower" that came home with me.  I love it.  Thanks for another fun visit, Pam.  I really do feel like I've known you for many years. ♥  And, we talked SO much art that I'm itching to paint now.