Road Trip

Spent the day driving from Alabama straight up I 64 through beautiful Tenn. (no Elvis sightings ! )
On up through Kentucky, with all the horse farms and white fencing. and then into Indiana where we will hang out for a few days. I grew up along the Wabash River, and the farms and farmlands are beautiful this time of year.  Red barns, tall green corn, and freshly cut  yellow hay fields make me want to bring out the paints and canvas.  We will be heading to Charlie's Carmel Corn Store that has been here forever !! Yum yum !

Surprise !

I had a nice surprise yesterday when I opened the July-August issue of Cloth,Paper,Scissors international publication. http://www.clothpaperscissors.com
 There is an article on the Pendant Swap sponsored by the magazine a couple of months ago. My Red Poppy Pendant is shown on page 83 ! It is fun to see something you created in print in an international magazine !! I posted a picture of it right here in my blog on June 9th (side bar ).  Several of these pendants have sold here in a local gift shop, Wonderful Things. http://www.wonderfulthingsonline.com
 They are fun to paint and each one turns out a little different. I wear mine on a ball chain, but a cord works just fine also. Maybe I'd better open that etsy shop and put them in.
 I'm off to play princess with my granddaughter. We all have to dress like a princess to play the Board game. She has a great imagination !

Many Hearts

"The warmth of a friend's presence brings joy to our hearts, sunlight to our souls, and pleasure to all of life".

Breathless...

I am still breathless...About an hour after I posted my birdhouse, I was cleaning out old files from the computer, since we are getting a new one. I found  an unnamed,  file01. When I opened the file it said:
"I am enjoying the birdies and the blooms. Love, Mary Sue
Mary Sue, my younger sister, died of cancer in 2002 at the age of 49.
Do you believe in messages from heaven??

No Room in the Inn

I woke up this morning to the birds chirping outside my window; there was quite a commotion. I guess they were spreading the word that the Inn is full. Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall? I love to watch the birds, and the squirrels, and listen to their chatter. We had a heavy rain the other night, so everything is very green.

FRIENDS

Oh what wonderful friends I have. Had a great lunch and a bouquet of beautiful roses. Friends make life special; I am very thankful for all my friends.

Love Letter

This red painting is now hanging at Scentchips in Georgetown. It's worth a look