in the studio

prepping kits for a couple of upcoming teaching gigs

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on my table - finishing up a couple of decoupaged projects that i have resined. the mask is a decoration in my studio and the letters for "celebrate" will be created into a wire banner that i will hang from my garden angel



my garden angel:
an old metal dress form that i rehabbed with chicken wire and strung lights around. she sits on my back porch.

Happy 4th of July

I hope you are having a fabulous weekend full of fun, sun , hot dogs, sparklers and apple pie . For us, it is raining. there will be no bbq since the squirrels chewed the line on the grill and instead of apple pie, we have red velvet cupcakes!

i'm taking advantage of the weather and help with Tucker to get some things done. I'm prepping kits and doing some random little projects. it's chilly outside as the rain comes down in a steady stream of oversized raindrops. the kind that echo on the roof as they fall.........

dollie of the day

randomly ive been texting photos to some friends that i take of some of my dolls. i call them "dollie of the day". then they text me back with a photo of one of their dolls. ita quite fun and a great way to keep up with each other in between catching up.

enjoy Friday's dollie of the day.

early morning

my favorite time of the day; early morning, while its not too hot out yet and the birds are singing away. the phone is still quiet and the rest of the crew are still asleep. i like to bring out a book and a cup of coffee and take advantage of this quiet time. these are pretty views on my back porch, a little oasis i've created of solitude, comfort and tranquility.

Graduation day

Today Dillon graduates from high school. where has the time gone? i'm a bit shocked actually.... I'm wondering if i'll be a weepy mess tonight.......I'll post grad pictures later. I'm off early in the morning to get visit Lesley. Looking forward to it.

i'll leave with this sweet little photo of a baby blue jay who dropped by for a visit this afternoon. I had gone onto the back deck to retrieve my book and saw a blue jay take off rather quickly. Since blue jays rarely come on the deck, i was immediately suspect. I need not look any further as this little guy was staring intently at me thru one of the deck railings. he seemed very sleepy as if to say " fledging is quite tiring and i am stopping for a little siesta". i even watched him close his eyes for a moment. When we returned from lunch, he was gone again. take care little guy.



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update:

the ceremony was wonderful. I am so proud of Dillon!