So proud!

We had our weekly chat with Mr. New York and he filled us in our his class that he is attending. He is doing this three-week intense scriptwriting class. He is the youngest person in the class, the only freshman. Most of his class mates seem to be grad students. He had to read his…

1+1 is still 2 and other stuff

  So what can you do with heart shaped wine bottles from the 1950s….tada….I had fun doing this one. Hell anything to keep the sadness and anger at bay. Yesterday after the Dr visit I went to the goodwill and found a unique piece of art that I have already listed for sale. It is…

She Shoots, she scores….bunnies

So it is almost midnight and once again I cannot sleep. I am not sure how much I have to share but here goes. I am in a weird place again today. I am angry inside. Weirdly angry and agitated and sad and……..Many confused feelings all jumbled together. I went to mail some items at…

Floundering in an emotional pit

Oh lord the joys of motherhood. Or should I say the sadness of realizing that it is well and truly gone. The chicken has really flown the nest and it is what it is. As you know the boy is home from college this week and it was as I expected but it is still…

Hello, now can you stay at home for 5 min?

As you can see I am still loving the Cricut maker machine. It rocks. I have a lot to learn but I am slowly figuring it out. I love cutting unusual images like this one. So the boy arrived home on Saturday evening. We have him for a week…or should I say we will get…

Raindrops on Shamrocks, not Roses

Hey, there we are more than halfway through the week. Just a little over a week before my boy is home for a week. I cannot wait. It has not stopped raining for what feels like months. I am so fascinated by raindrops on plants. I think it is such a beautiful sight. I took…

Cut and cut and cut some more

Today I took the luxury of really experimenting with the Cricut at last. I wanted to try all of the different papers, stickers, decals etc. I ventured into cutting leather and fabric. I spent most of the day experimenting and I even used the press to attach a design to a sweatshirt and a bag….

Yo, why did you not go to Yoga?

I finally took the time this evening to actually try out cutting the vinyl into decals on the Cricut Maker machine. Wow. I am so impressed. This picture does it no justice. The vinyl is a holographic material that shimmers in a mother of pearl blue. I also printed a mandala and an elephant mandala….

Get your motor running…I hope it happens soon

Firstly, Happy Belated Valentines Day. We just stayed home last night because you know….We are getting old and we have been married for almost 19 years. We are going out to dinner tomorrow night. Below are the beautiful roses that lovie brought home. I always had a tradition on getting him See’s candy for Valentine’s…