i'm back for a quick note

its been almost a few weeks since my party

and what a party it was!

the girls and by girls i mean soul sistas!

lisa , carmi , jackie , dede , gillian , lulu , heather , karen , julie, carol and cat

planned and created the best party !!

i wish we had a door man just to count heads because i lost count after a few 100

people came from peterpatch, newcastle, hamilton, caledon,church hill, claremont and port perry

people from years past, neighbours,clients, all wonderful friends

  OMG!! i am still so overwhelmed, i can't get me head around it
everyone has been so kind and generous to me, words can not express the way i feel
i just want you to know how grateful i am for having all of you in my life
everyone has made it so much easier for me going through this horrible experience
thank-you, thank-you, thank-you

new beginning

happy new year!!!

wishing everyone a wonderful, exciting and creative new year

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i'm not one for resolutions

i like to set goals

this will be the year of selfdiscovery

 who i am as a single person

 my true self

(through education and practice)

health and fitness

and creativity

keep calm

i had to post this

another year

time flies

i've been so busy

with my garden, encaustic

and on-line classes
that i just noticed its been 2 years

since i started my blog

i've never been one to journal

so it is interesting to go back and

re-read my thoughts

and to have a record of so many things

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the blog world is a wonderful place!!!

i've met so many wonderful people

have been inspired and have learned

so much about this world and

can't image my life without it

a special thank you to all my friends

for taking the time to visit me

and all your encouraging and thoughtful comments

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above, a shot on my i-phone

while wondering through

leslieville

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a few of my favorite postings from the past

a day of sharing words

been there, done that

my paris trip

beanie baby

dreaming.....

i like to hibernate

stay inside

clean out my studio

purge my closets

organize my taxes
read a lot

watch old movies

and day dream...............

how many more days 'til spring??

i can't wait to get out there

i love the feel of the dirt in my hands

the winter gives me a chance to rest up,

plan a new layout for part of my garden

it gives me something to focus on

which gets me through the next few months

that

and i'm forced to sit at the computer

the rest of the year i always have an excuse

to be outside

but now i find myself sitting every few hours

playing with my photos

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above, one it took up north while

visiting some friends

layered over some texture

the original photo

cropped and added the poster edge filter


a background i made of old book pages and sheet music
covered with gesso
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once i layered the two in photoshop
it was fun to try out all the blending modes

baby momma

for the past few months i've had this

little cat hanging around my garden

every morning i would find her under the hostas

right next to the bird bath

then i noticed a few dead birds

so i put the bird feeder away

and gave her some food

she was very tiny and shy

and would eat and run

i called her "baby"

every morning she would be back

then she showed up with a collar on,

then a few weeks later, no collar

she started to warm up to me and

decided to come in the house, then eat and run

one day i noticed she was getting a little "round"

and she was eating 3 small cans of food a day

finally i got to pick her up and sure enough

i could tell she was pregnant

so i started calling her "baby momma"

WELL....................

yesterday she gave birth to 3 kittens

momma and babies are doing just fine

and now we know who the father is!!

i hope they get their mothers eyes!!!!!