The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: July 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Package from Vancouver

I ordered this tiny little teabag journal from my friend Mariette Hebert. It arrived yesterday, along with several other beautiful creations of hers. The journal is SO sweet ~ a mere 2" x 3" in size, each page made with love from a teabag. She also made me the pouch which has a fabric pocket on the front. Thank you, Mariette, for the package contents and your friendship. I love how your world revolves around ART in so many ways.

♥

Mariette and I at Nawab when she was here visiting in June this summer.

Driving in the Rain

In spite of the gloomy rainy drive home from Vendor Night last evening, I still saw beauty in the fog and the clouds.

Jake's Joy

Jake's "joy" in one big pile!!

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Scrambled

"SCRAMBLED" has been on the market in downtown Roanoke for almost 4 years. We finally went there for brunch today. It was excellent!

Young Deer

This little one is in the backyard this morning munching on the grass. She is very alert to every little sound.

Saturday, July 28, 2018

More Full Moon

My "Goodnight Moon" late last night.

July Full Buck Moon over Virginia

Friday, July 27, 2018

Roanoke Sky

The sky tonight after dinner in Roanoke. Pretty!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, John !!
You've been a constant in my life even before I made the permanent move to Virginia. Your little shop holds a special place in my heart and you will always be my "angel".
Have the BEST day!! ♥

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Ohhhhhh Baby!

July Full Moon

This evening from kitchen window. I am determined to have full moon photos even though tomorrow is officially Full Buck Moon day!

Southwest Virginia Sunset

Our sunset this evening.

Outside My Bedroom Window Last Night

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Family

There are two tiny toads out on the porch tonight. This little one is only about 1" long. Perhaps Mr. Toad found the love of his life in our flower bed and now they have a family!!??!! ♥

Downpours Throughout the Day

Birds

Hungry little birds at the feeder this morning.

Panera

Enjoyed a relaxing dinner and visit with dear friend, Tricia, last evening. So happy to also spend a little time with her daughter, Olivia, as she soon will leave Roanoke and begin her college adventure. I'm pretty certain we are going to see great things achieved by this sweet, pretty, multi-talented, young girl.

Good food and a good friend makes for a great evening!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Samuel !!

How did you get to be 11 already? You were just a cute little boy playing on the floor with trucks and airplanes not that long ago. You are growing quickly, learning new things, and making everyone proud.

Have a really fun day. That's what birthdays are for ~ celebration!!

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Deer Buffet

We haven't sprayed in quite a while. The deer had a yummy buffet of our morning glories and hostas. If the deer have full tummies, I am happy. The plants will regrow.

Marshmallow Sky!

Don't wait...

Monday, July 23, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sharon Cutler Callahan!!!

RAIN

Rain! Rain! Beautiful rain!

Rain

We are finally getting that much needed rain. Jake is not liking the thunder. I am loving it.

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Mushrooms

Spotted these in a neighbor's yard today. They are huge and beautiful! The first one looks like a toasted marshmallow.

Happy Birthday, BPK!

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Saturday Afternoon

Somewhere near Catawba, Virginia, on this beautiful Saturday. afternoon.

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.