My Remembrence

This picture came out so vintagey and antique looking. Click on it to enlarge for a better view. It was my afternoon project after returning from the mall. Yes, the mall. I have not missed the place at all! Alas..I had to 'journey' there today to exchange a few things. All in all it wasn't that bad, I took my youngest son along and it was nice to spend some one to one time with him. In the past year I have sort of become anti mall. I didn't even venture to one for Christmas shopping this year. I had more fun going to local shops here and there and bought a few gifts online. Of course the handmade gift was big with my gift giving this year. I suppose the mall does have its' purpose..just not a frequent purpose for me lately.

I also wanted to tell you about a book I am reading..The Ghost Orchid, by Carol Goodman. I have read quite a few of her books, loving the atmospheric quality she gives them...go figure ha? She is well versed in mythology, greek gods and goddesses....and upstate New York, much to my delight. I was tickled when I read in this book a reference to the county I lived in, and as I continue to read the book..it goes into detail, naming the city I live in and its rich history. I also recognize the aritst retreat that the characters are staying at as Yado, in Saratoga. I can't wait to read on and see what else she has to say!

Softly He Sighs

Created of a soft sigh from God, given a mild soul from nature.
I loved you the minute I saw you, an innnocent unknowing being.
To lift you up and cradle you in my hands, to carry you to safety, is all I longed to do.
I watched as you tumbled and turned, broken, but you didn't know why.
Yours was to leave and escape whatever had befallen you.
I watched through a mist of tears as you sank into never
We arrive, if only for one breathe....
We exit...the deflation of Gods sigh,

She's gooonnnnneee!

I was just wondering if you heard a very loud scream the other day, midmorning eastern standard time? Well, I did..it was very close to where I was. I had stopped to check the mail and amongst the Christmas cards was a business sized envelope from whom else, Arkell Museum. I opened it up and out popped a sweet little check! Someone bought my painting! Yes, I am a beginning gallery showing person here....so all you experts bear with me and stop rolling your eyes. I had just been reminding myself of the pickup dates for my paintings...at two different galleries...at the opposite ends of the earth. Now I only have to go to one end of the earth!

Just providing you with the lovely, scenic view of the hood of my Xterra and what I see on a bright sunny day, descending my dangerous driveway at six thirty in the morning. Wait, scratch the bright sunny day part and put in a 'keep your fingers crossed that you don't slide into the concrete pylons' (note the three bright white looking things in the pic) day. Remind me whhhhyyyy people live here! Or..why did we buy a house on the top of a mountainous, curvy pile of earth? Ok, sure, it is pretty..four seasons and all, I get that and appreciate that. The house purchase...remember why now. Long story, different post.

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This is my Illustration Friday picture for Rambunctious! She is posted on my Shabby blog too, but my link seems to link back here at times! So I decided to put her on both blogs...sorry if she is a repeat for you! I love her enough to see her twice! She is Tizzy Taylor. Her birdie friend is Tweet...

Somehow I made it onto Cheap Tweet! You can go here and vote!

http://cheaptweet.com/t/hlwygu

In the dark again!

I soooo did not mean to dump part of my blog, really god, I didn't! What I was actually doing was changing the look of my other blog..Shabby Accumulations! How in the world I messed this one up is very, very much beyond me! I want my three columns back! I realize this will take me a while..so please stay with me friends...it is time like this that I need you all!!!! lol! No, but seriously! Coming next week, a solid attempt at restoring the three columns!

Winter...

Winter has definitely arrived, and I already feel like I have cabin fever! We had a snow/ice storm last night. The snow is soooo heavy! Okay...I am ready for spring again..can we be done now?

On another note, I wanted to announce my etsy-versary sale. From now until 12/13 I am having a half off sale to celebrate my one year anniversary on etsy! All you need to do is add esty-versary in the buyers notes and I will refund half the price of each item you buy!

http://distressingdelilah.etsy.com/

il bacio reminisce for Illustration Friday..Similiar

This is a painting I did that is reminisce of The Kiss by Auguste Rodin. There is sort of, well actually, a big honking glare, at the top of the picture here. I guess I could stand to take another shot of it! Not happening tonight though! I got a new camera and have just been brave enough to open it this past week. It takes me a while to get used to the idea of a new digital anything. I am posting this for Illustration Fridays' word similar....to Il BAcio.

Post note...new pic taken..notice no honking glare!

A quiet day

Memories of this past summer at Mayfield lake....

Today has been a quiet, gray, rainy day. Absolutely blech. No run for me this morning, our driveway was a lovely sheet of black ice for a while.

I did a lot of letting go today. I have been trying to downsize on unused and useless and already used items. This meant packing up a lot of old dishes, bags and bags of books and other clutteresome findings. They all found a happy new home at the Salvation Army. It feels so good to get rid of things I am not using! I still have more to go. It really annoys me to just have things taking up space for no reason at all.

No run in the sun today...sort of okay with me though...usually wouldn't be, but I am sort of wiped out. Yesterday was a long tough day at work. An elderly lady came into the ER after not feeling well for a few days. She never made it outside again. It was an all day ordeal for her and her family. Her poor husband was there most of the day by himself, before family could make the drive from out of town. We tried and tried to save her, but to no avail. It was so hard to see the sadness yesterday. Her husband just broke my heart. There are times when you just silently let the tears roll down your face...and this was one of them..for many of us working with her. The hardest part was seeing the grief in her husbands face. Yes, I see people pass away occassionally...but sometimes it is just harder than others.

Balloon

This is an older drawing of mine, but one of my favorites! It just happens to fit in with Illustration Friday this week! It is Dorothy-esc...I like to think she is waiting..not quite sure for what though.