Busy Day!

We have errands to run this morning and a Mexican feast to prepare for a dinner party tonight. Well, it's just us and Doris (the friend from my previous post), but that's enough people for a feast, right?!

So, for now I leave you with some garden photos from this morning...

See you all again tomorrow! Enjoy your day!!

What's the Deal?

For weeks now we've had a bald-headed male cardinal come to our feeder. He looks quite funny with his black shiny head. And lately, the female cardinal who is always with him has also become bald. Does anybody know what that's about?

We've speculated that maybe they have a brood of young ones who are difficult to handle and the stress is causing their feathers to fall out...

On another note, I spent the day yesterday here with our artist friend, Doris, who works with fibers and beads (you can see her stunning work here). She and I had a great time in this creative little town and I got so inspired visiting quite a few galleries. What was most exciting to me was that as I looked at some of the other people's art, I thought that my art could fit right in. That was a nice feeling!

Today, I am busy, busy with creative projects and hope to have something else to show you soon! But in the meantime, I wish you a happy Thursday.

Wordless Wednesday - Full Moon

Bookmarks

Do you remember my series of sort of light-hearted little paintings I did earlier this summer?

I was looking at them a while ago and tried to figure out what to do with them because I like them as a series (and I want to hang on to the originals for now) and suddenly I thought: bookmarks! Aren't they fun?

As you've probably noticed from some of my posts and photos, we LOVE to read and I think one can never have too many bookmarks. (Especially if you are like me and have several books going at once!)

If you want to check them out in my Etsy store, click here. So far, I've only listed four of the series of ten, but I'll be listing the others as well soon...

Happy reading... 

Finally!!

For a long time now, I've wanted a pretty apron, what's more than that, I wanted to make it myself. So, a few weeks ago, I went out and found a pattern and fabric I loved and cut out all the pieces. And then it sat. And sat.

Until a couple of days ago that is. I decided it was time to make this apron and see if I was still able to sew. And I found that sewing is much like bicycling for me. Once learned, it seems to have stayed with me for all these years that I didn't touch my sewing machine.

The fact that it was an easy pattern also helped. I only had to open up one seam that I had messed up. Not bad! And the end result?!? I love it! What do you think?

I don't know what took me so long to start on this. And ... you guessed it ... I've already laid out the fabric for another one with a different pattern. I find that housework is so much more enjoyable with a pretty apron...

P.S. I have been painting again and should have something to show you soon. I'm so excited!