Amen.

Harmony Duet and More

I received a wonderful package from Mariette Hebert of Canada. Mariette was my Harmony Duet partner in our Art Card group.  She made me this lovely little journal with drawings on the cover and painted pages.  It is SO creative and beautiful. It is obvious she put a lot of time and love into it.  She also made me the little crane that I will hang in my studio.
The first art card is her Ode to Frida themed card and the second art card (painted by Mariette) is a reward from her Haiku contest.
Thank you, Mariette!  This was a lovely uplifting package that I will treasure.
My haiku:
Purple moon shivers
While fish freeze
Beneath the stream

Birthday

It's a big day of celebration for you, Tom!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Birthday

William, Audrey, Larry ~ 1951

 

Another year gone by ... but I think most of us are happy to see this one go!!

Will, I wish you the very best in 2021. Have a great day celebrating the wonderful man you are.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the best cousin a girl could have!! 💓

Throwback Thursday

Last Throwback Thursday of 2020

Sometime in High School 1960s - Ripalet-Co was our Junior Achievement company name. We made trivets out of steel from Republic Steel. I still have mine and use them in the kitchen often. The photo is from the Junior Achievement Fair that probably was held at the Canton Civic Center. I don't remember the year, but I do remember helping to make that huge trivet in the background out of cardboard and aluminum foil. It really did resemble the trivet. I don't remember why we named the company Ripalet-Co. I am in the white top, back right.

December 30 Sky

Pretty sky over my mountain this evening.  It had been dark and gloomy all day, but then this!!

The Critters Have Been Busy

December Full Moon

Our December Full Cold Moon ~ Our last full moon in 2020.

Blue Jay

A drink is good even on very cold days.

Merry Christmas

I purchased these two Christmas gifts for myself and I am SO happy with them.  

A 6"x6" piece "When the Water Looks Like Sky" by Roxanne Evans Stout of Oregon and a beautiful 6"x4" journal with Heron created by Susanne Skene of British Columbia.

I feel blessed to have contact with so many talented artists from around the world.

New Year's Eve

Photo Credit: Kelly's Treehouse

How cute is this?

Photo Credit:  Sheryl Zuravin

Anniversary

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my two dear friends, Carol and Don Phillips!  Sending loving wishes for a beautiful day of celebration. ♥

Christmas

My porch on Christmas morning.

Begonia

Lovely Begonia gift from my dear friend Mary.  I love it!!

Goats

Timothy and William.  These are just two of my niece's precious goats.  Maria loves them with all of her heart.  I think she has 8 ~ I've lost count.  She has named all of them after Saints.  I love that.

Missing My Sweeties

 

Audrey, Casey, Amanda  ~  2014

I can't wait till we can be together again.  I miss them SO much.  It has been a year.  Covid GO AWAY!!

COLD

19* outside today. Had to unplug the fountain - ice building up over the side. Very large icicle hanging from corner of the house. We are paying the price for our beautiful white Christmas.

Heron Photo

My dear friend Jeanne Stanford lives in Florida and has amazing views in her back yard. She took this Heron photo today along with photos of Egrets and other birds. I wanted to share it because it is so beautiful. I love the reflection in the water. If this was my view outside my back door, I wouldn’t get much done.
Jeanne is a wonderful artist and has lately been showing her photography skills.

Yummy Gift

Two angels made a "yummy" delivery here this evening.  You made my day.  You will get big hugs as soon as it is safe.  You've been missed.

Thank you, sweet friends Therry and Wally!

Harmony Duet

Our Art Card group did a project called Harmony Duet - an exchange with one other member of the group. My partner was Mariette Hebert and this is the finished piece I will be mailing to her in Canada on Monday.
Everything but the bottom 2 layers are pieces of ephemera sent to me by members of the group over the past 2 years.
I created this 9”x9” Dragonfly piece with that ephemera.

A Christmas Nap

Fountain

Our fountain is beginning to freeze.

Canton, Ohio

Downtown Canton, Ohio                        2020 Christmas Tree

Photo by:  Pudge Hammen

White Christmas

This was at midnight.  We are having a white Christmas for the first time in 10 years!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!!

Christmas 2020

 Wishing a Blessed and Merry Christmas to all my Friends and Family.

Lovely Neighborhood Tree

Gorgeous Neighborhood Nativity!

Christmas Tree

Our 2020 city Christmas Tree.  Simple beauty.

Poinsettia

Big beautiful Poinsettia gift.  Thank you, Kyle.

Big Bear Hug

Big Bear was back at Buy the Season this Christmas!  I love that he opens his arms.  I had to step in for a BIG hug last week!

Beautiful Painting by Joanne Sharpe!

The Roanoke Times

The Roanoke Times today.

~Koterba

The Roanoke Times

Full page in The Roanoke Times today.

~Hobby Lobby

Our Little Guard Dog!

SO True.

 

Good Morning Sweet Boy!

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Journal Jam #26

Journal Jam #26 today.  

I am always amazed what the spread turns out to be after all the prompts are used.

Winter Solstice

"The Winter Solstice celebrates the longest hours of darkness or the rebirth of the sun and is believed to hold a powerful energy for regeneration, renewal, and self-reflection.  In Pagan times, the Winter Solstice was referred to as YULE and was a celebration of the Goddess (Moon) energy.  It was believed that on this day, the moon would give birth to the sun."  Magical.

Beautiful. Emotional.

This will make you cry.  Good tears.

Saturday Sunset

This is tonight's sunset (Saturday).  They have been stunning this month.

This is beautiful!

 The Trans-Siberian Orchestra  ~  Christmas

Friday Night

She waited for me to take her photo.  SO sweet.

Sunset Tonight