The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Living the Creative Life

Our Living the Creative Life group met last night at Wally and Therry’s home for our Christmas celebration and annual handmade ornament exchange. Pictured are the ornaments made for each of us. Always a fun project.

Mixed media ornaments made by Audrey

Painted ornaments made by Wally

Ornaments made by Margaret were each personalized with our zodiac sign elements.

Sweet little cozy fireplace ornaments made by Therry

Sweet kitten ornaments made by Michele

Amanda made each of us a little pouch from vintage silk fabric and filled each with Ferrero Bocher chocolates.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Immaculate Conception

Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

The Immaculate Conception is a doctrine of the Roman Catholic church that states that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Pearl Harbor

Attack on Pearl Harbor - 80 years ago today - December 7, 1941.

Participating in a moment of silence minutes ago, to honor those 2403 Americans who lost their lives that day, brought tears to my eyes.

Neighborhood Lights

A few photos of decor around the neighborhood! SO festive!

Tree in Roanoke College President's yard.
Love this vintage set.
A gorgeous Nativity display.
Carrie Cox's house, always a "must see" every holiday!
Our Salem City tree downtown.

Monday, December 6, 2021

Monday Blues

“It’s Monday and poor mom is off to the dentist - not one of her favorite things. I will shower her with kisses when she returns home, just like she did with me last Monday after my dental work.”

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Plants

IT'S GROWING!!!

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Bead Tree

I couldn't leave this little twiggy tree alone. Had to adorn it with colorful beads!! They sparkle in the sunlight.

My Journal Bowl

My bowl of Mini Journals is overflowing! How soothing it is to sit and page through these little works of art.

A Christmas Gift To Me

Bought myself a Christmas gift - another amazing tiny journal made by my Vancouver friend Mariette Hebert. It is 1-1/2”x2” and filled with her painting and stitching! The handcrafted walnut button was a gift to Mariette. This tiny journal is a wonderful work of art. I love it!

Visit her Etsy shop at Etsy.com - Petitbijouartshop.

The last photo is a bookmark she made and gifted to me. Thank you, my friend.

Friday, December 3rd ~ A Busy Day

Beautiful Christmas Holly Berries!

Afternoon appointment for knee injections. Feeling relief already today (Saturday). Bless you Dr. Seamon.

Saturn and Venus over my house last evening through the Skyview Lite App.

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It was 72* here yesterday. Very nice weather to put Christmas decor out.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

December Evening Sky

Our sky this evening. WOW! It was gorgeous!

Jake

My little ham - I love him so much!

William

I love this photo. This is William, munching - one member of my niece Maria's goat family. Isn't he cute?

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

December 1st

Pretty view on my way into BTS to work in my booth. Hadn't been there since Friday because I stayed home with Jake, so it needed some attention.

December

Jake

HE ATE HIS BREAKFAST!!! Seems to be back to normal. Thank you God for helping Jake heal and thank you Dr. Lucas for taking good care of him. 💗

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.