Paint & Relax I have been spending more time working on my sketching and painting as of late. It is the perfect way to relax if I don’t feel like doing anything that requires mental focus. Not every time I sit down is it a […]
Birds Surprisingly, I heard birds singing today. It was a balmy 70 degrees outside, I noticed new blooms on my rose bush and it doesn’t seem at all like fall. The only thing I have left to do in my garden is dig up my […]
Tea “Take Life One Cup at a Time” has been my moto as of late. As the holidays draw near, I have been thinking a lot of all the things that need to be done and that tends to put the stress on. My tea […]
In My Previous Life… A long time ago I used to paint. Pre-Children Era. Painting can be very therapeutic and relaxing but requires periods of uninterrupted time. And those of you that have had children would probably agree with me that un-interrupted time and children […]
Wishes I didn’t realize how much we rely on internet until we don’t have it. We have had issues with our internet/cable going in and out for the last week and surprisingly it has interrupted our normal schedule. In the evenings, we usually sit together […]
Weekend Baking The cooler temperatures and biting wind are officially here but somehow we skipped the easing in of fall and went right to the bone chilling part of the season. I have mentioned before how much I love fall, mostly due to the absence […]
In My Cups This last week has driven me to my cups. Thankfully, my beverage of choice is tea or else my family might be in for some trouble. Haha. Lots is happening in my life so I have been very thankful for relaxing weekends […]
Cover Art It is always fun getting a piece of art published. This just happens to be one of my favorite art journals as it was done on a fabric background. As you can see, a page of the journal made the front cover […]
Pondering Mothering is overwhelming. Every week I look at my calendar, hoping that I can fit all my errands into one day so I can spend the rest of the week whittling down my really long to-do list. And every week I find a full […]
Fall Leisure Fall is my favorite season of the year. Pumpkins, apples, spices…what is not to love about fall? When my boys were little we used pick apples every October with our friends. We had so much fun watching our kids as they carried arm […]
