Monet and Me

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The Supberb Owl

A Valentine from Nan. Her envelope with the sweet kitty Love stamp tucks inside the bag opening.

A Valentine from Deb over at Learning 2 Just Breathe. It was too big for the book, but worked with a little sticking out if I turned it sideways. I made a heart paperclip to hold the valentine in place.

Teague introduced me to this John Denver song: Friend, I will remember you, think of you, pray for you. And when another day is through, I'll still be friends with you. The teddy bears were stamped and cut out. The right hand page, slips into the tuck spot created by the bottom of the bag.

A Valentine from Calli and Quill: Rose are red, Violets are blue, Put food in our dish, And clean up our poo.

From my tablemate, Lee, when we took the 2017 Reggie Ezell year-long class. Lee always draws lambs and has sent me a valentine every year since our class. The envelope with the 2026 Love stamp featuring birds and hearts and a very clear Love postmark slips into the bag opening.

The Valentine from Himself was too big for the book. A little slice and dice solved the problem. The bottom heart acts as a pocket. When opened, it also has his signature. The top of the card fits into the pocket and is held in place with the paperclip.

Lindsays' suggestion was S.W.A.K. Sealed with a kiss. How we used to decorate the back of an envelope back in the day.

On his birthday in memory of Darrell, I met him in computer school, and he became the brother of my heart.  The quote from the Wizard of Oz to the Tin Man: ...a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you were loved by others. Happy 84th Birthday, Derry!

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. The Nephew-in-Law installed new shower light/fan.

2. I made brunch with a sausage and apple strata. The Eldest and I had mimosas, too

3. I finished the January junk journal!

4. The Eldest was cuddling Calli and asked her, "Who is my fluffy, little princess?" Calli meowed back Me

5. Teague picked me up after my doctor's appointment, and we went out to breakfast.

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. I finished up the Christmas card list. Good thing the holiday season goes until January 6.

2. Out of the blue I got a phone call from Prissy's daughter. She sends a Christmas card every year, but I haven't heard from her in the 9 years since Prissy passed away. We had a nice chat.

3. Grandmaster E. sent a tin of her Italian cookies.

4. After the Feast of the One Fish (Shrimp Scampi) we watched The Bishop's Wife (1947)

5. We spent a leisurely Christmas Day

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. I wrangled the kitties into the carriers for a visit to the vet. Good check up for both.

2. A high school friend retired to Arizona. She called and we had a lovely 2 hour chat.

3. I had the television and DVD player to myself so I watched The Electric Horseman

4. I finished last minute Christmas shopping. I think

5. Enjoyed all the houses with Christmas lights on the ride home from Teague's house.

How was your week?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

The Christmas wreath this year. Easy peasy.

A herd of turkeys

A little bird (I think it's a Junco, also called a Snowbird) takes shelter from the storm

Calli watches the birds flocking to the feeder

The storm turned into an ice event for my area. Lots of tree branches came down all over town. There were quite a few accidents, too. We lost electricity 3 times for a short amount of time.

Out on the Tundra

A heatwave!

Jack Frost graded his artwork

Samwise, the boat anchor, kitted with the snowblower attachment

Icicles

Uttering a few horse's patoots, Santa untangles the Christmas light for the Advent tree.

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Earlier this week, the big bunny came out to eat grassicles.

Brrrr. Winter is here.

The perfect day to stay cozy in bed.

How does your garden grow?

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things happened this week.

1. I tried a no knead bread recipe baked in a Dutch oven. It turned out pretty good.

2. Last day of class for the term. The day students got a field trip to the Worcester Art Museum Prints Department to see some medieval manuscripts.

3. One of the night students brought in a jar of gold ink for all of us.

4. The groomer was able to squeeze the kitties in for a nail trim

5. My bags are packed, and I'm ready to go.

How was your week?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Look at all the Widowmakers! Those are broken branches waiting to fall

Like this one that planted itself in the ground! I thought Himself had transplanted one of the pear trees

Bird feeder filled

Nuts and seeds scattered on the ground for the ground feeders

A stack of pumpkins and sperm ghost lights.

"Come let's stroll, stroll across the floor. Yeah, come let's stroll, stroll across the floor. Hey now, turn around, baby, let's stroll once more"

Bolger got relocated

Samwise charging up with the leaf blower attachment

Milkweed pods exploded

Some flowers still hanging on. A cosmos

and aster and a little cosmos

Sunlight on the Japanese maple makes the leaves look very red

A hydrangea head

Red leaves on the blueberry bush

Houdini. She followed me out to the front porch the other day. I didn't notice her until pulling out of the driveway. 

How does your garden grow?

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. We watched my favorite movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

2. Himself put out some fun Halloween decorations

3. The Eldest treated me to a Starbuck's Chai Tea Latte with a mini scone.

4. One of my students was at a fair, saw a scented candle and thought of me. The candle was called Quill in Ink

5. Lunch with Teague at Dairy Queen. Even though it was chilly outside, I ordered a vanilla frappe (shake). So unlike me to have ice cream when the weather is cold, but it tasted so good. Maybe it was a last hurrah for Summer.

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. The tornado, hail, and fierce thunderstorms, went North and South of us.

2. Quill and I took a nice nap together.

3. We had breakfast for supper. I made myself a fried egg over easy. I haven't had one of those in a long time, and I didn't break the yolk

4. I did a little organizing in the studio.

5. I went to  a birthday lunch with childhood friends to celebrate we're 70

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. Calli and Quill followed me around after giving me the cold shoulder for being away.

2. As I was going to bed, I realized because of the Labor Day holiday, I didn't have to get up early to put the trash out

3. Himself made mashed potatoes so I could make the topping to a Shepherd's pie (made with lamb otherwise if it's made with beef it's a cottage pie)

4. A friend sent me a link to Bring Magic to Your Art & Life with A Free Taster Event!

5. A beautiful day. I had the sunroom all to myself so watched The Beautiful Game while I had lunch.

How was your week?

T Stands for the Water Fountain.

 

The Eldest purchased a water fountain for the kitties. After an initial wariness, Quill took to it. He likes to drink out of the spigot.

Calli took a lot longer to warm up to the idea of drinking from the fountain.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth’s blog to find out what the rest of the T gang is up to. If you want to play, include a beverage or beverage container in your post. Don’t forget to link your blog from Bleubeard and Elizabeth’s page.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

We had a couple of visitors to the yard, a deer

and a hawk. The hawk was probably a Cooper's hawk as we've seen him/her from time to time.

This picture of Quill could work as a cartoon with the bunny in a thought bubble. Quill dreaming of bunny rabbits. Or the rabbit blissfully unaware how close to death s/he is.

A Monarch butterfly hung out for a while

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