HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jonathan!!
Wow! 13! You are now officially a teenager. All kinds of new adventures await you. Sending wishes that this day will find you doing things that you enjoy and having a GREAT time doing them!
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Special Birthday Gift
My sister gave me a wonderful birthday gift. I couldn't imagine what was in the big HEAVY box with the pretty wrapping.
I was surprised and SO pleased when I opened it to find 3 volumes of Art and Artists of Our Time, copyright 1888.
Each volume is big, with gold edges, and filled with wonderful information and gorgeous photos of paintings and etchings done by various artists. The photos shown are just a sample of what can be found in these books.
SO happy ~ I will treasure them.
Monday, January 22, 2018
Birthday Bouquet
Wanted to share this birthday bouquet I received from my dear old friend in Ohio, Susie Spear Bruhn. It has SO many different kinds of flowers and they are all bright and beautiful.
Susie, I am enjoying these flowers every day. They have brought Spring into my home. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Your thoughtfulness always touches my heart.
♥
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Morning Visit
I was happy to see my friends out back this morning. I think they stopped by to wish Patty and Jim a nice visit.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
January 19 Birthday
Well, can't change it, so I have to accept it. My sister took this first photo of me at the age of 70 last night!! I thank the Lord for keeping me around to this point and I hope I can stay a lot longer. I still have a lot of love to share with friends and loved ones.
I had a wonderful birthday. My sister and b-i-l came from Ohio yesterday and we went to Olive Garden for a really good dinner celebration!
THANK YOU, DEAR FRIENDS, for all the special birthday wishes. I think you all know what a good feeling it is to be remembered.
♥
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Blustery
It is COLD and blowing out there this morning. I have a DDS appointment I would rather not be going to. Slipped on the driveway ice yesterday and fell. Very sore!! Lucky I didn't break any bones.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018
January Mantel
On my mantel this month: Seth Apter, Elizabeth St. Hilaire, John Sokol, Robynne Engel-Pirkle, Kristen Powers, and Maggie Barbour.
I am SO very happy to be fortunate enough to own many beautiful works of art by many talented artists. I am going to change my mantel every month to showcase the lovely art I have. I will share each month.
I am SO very happy to be fortunate enough to own many beautiful works of art by many talented artists. I am going to change my mantel every month to showcase the lovely art I have. I will share each month.
Seth Apter
Elizabeth St. Hilaire
John Sokol
Robynne Engel-Pirkle
Kristen Powers
Maggie Barbour
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Thursday, January 11, 2018
365 Somethings 2018 Challenge
Day 1 - Manatee
Day 2 - Crab
I have my South Carolina friend, Pam, to thank for getting me involved in this challenge. 365 little pieces of art ~ one for each day of the year! We plan to keep each other motivated.
I have my South Carolina friend, Pam, to thank for getting me involved in this challenge. 365 little pieces of art ~ one for each day of the year! We plan to keep each other motivated.
I have chosen THE SEA as my theme. I am pretty sure there are at least 365 things under all that water! These little paintings/drawings are done on 4"x6" index cards ~ not a lot of time involved. It can be done daily or weekly. Having been sick right out of the 2018 gate, I am behind already. But, I will catch up. It will be fun to have 365 little paintings on Dec. 31, 2018
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Another Special Christmas Gift
My great-nephews know me well. The Sokol poster was a great Christmas gift, but this jigsaw puzzle from my other great-nephew is just as exciting to me. I love doing jigsaw puzzles and how apropos that it's art supplies!! Thank you, Jonathan.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
January 2nd and 3rd in my January Journal
This project is part of the Let's Get Makey Premium Group that I belong to. It is intended to make us devote at least 10 minutes a day to painting during the month of January.
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Christmas 2017
One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year. Quite the surprise from my great-nephew ~ Poster designed and signed by my high school/college friend, John Sokol. Thank you, Samuel.
And Then There Was Light
Being sick cost me the entire first week of the New Year. Happy to say I am feeling much like my old self this weekend, with just some coughing left to deal with.
The past two evenings I've worked on making a January Journal out of a jewelry catalog I received in the mail. After a lot of gesso to reinforce the pages, some paint, and time ~ the cover is complete. Now to fill it with 31 days of art!
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Another Day Down
Whatever this is, cold or flu, really hit me hard. This evening I can finally sit up without my head pounding and the coughing is not every 2 minutes.
Thank you for your get well wishes. I sure hope to be back to normal in another couple of days. Mr. Magic is doing better, thank goodness. He was able to go to the grocery store today. Our cupboards were bare!!
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