Beads

Some Pretty Things I Rediscovered Today

These embroidered pillowcases and tablecloths are so pretty. I found them in my mother-in-law's basement several years back much to the chagrin of my sister-in-law I think, but I will keep them safe I promise. I gave each of my girls some pillowcases I crosstitched but my hubby is the cross stitcher in the house. He'd KILL me if he knew I let that cat out of the bag!!
I've been hearing the coolest song on a Honda commercial and I finally googled it (love the internet) and found her, Miriam Makeba, the song is "Pata Pata". I will try to remember how to link it. It's been so very long since I've used my tech skills. Bear with me....I also want to rearrange my pictures better. Man, some of the chixks on here take some amazing photos and do gorgeous postings. I am way behind in all of this.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCc61z9IFu4

Things In My Art Room

Rain, Rain Go Away

Such a perfect day to stay in bed and curl up with all my pups, Tommy included. As I was leaving this morning. he had the JRT at his feet and the Chihuahua beside him on her back with the covers up to her chin like a little snoggins-very difficult to leave them. My head feels stuffed full of cotton but not bad enough to warrant a day off I'm afraid. I borrowed this image from google, I didn't have time to snap one this morning....I'm off in search of coffee!

D-Day

Today is the day every year that is toughest for me. It marks the anniversary of my mom's death. It's been fours years and I still want to pick up the phone and call her all of the time. I think about her when I'm driving home from work and see a pretty sunset or remember the stories she used to tell me about violets being thrones for fairies and moss being the grand capreting for their homes. I used to lay under trees on my belly and imagine their lives and wish a fairy would happen along that second. I made houses for them out of moss and bark.

I remember riding home from grandpas house in the dark and she would look at the strings of headlights and tailights of cars and mumble "rubies and pearls" to herself to enjoy the traffic instead being irritated to sit in it. She encouraged me to play in the dirt and was always thrilled at whatever I brought home-alive or dead. She always had a story about what I found, sometimes she'd come with me. Or bring some scary bug in the house to show us.

I want to curl up in my warm blankets today and dream the day away. I hope the children can make me happy today with their warm smiling faces. I love you, mama. I hope you're watching over me today. My eyes are staying damp on their own.

The Possibilities Are Limitless....

Open Floorplans Are Not Fun For Me

Over the years I've tried so many ways to decorate my house, I've gone with trying to define rooms by using a different color room to room, that was bad...more recently we have made the dining area and foyer all one color.

I hate that when I am on the sofa I can see the kitchen, the wall of the living room, the dining room, the foyer, and part of the hallway. How can I make my eyes happy? And unless its all clean all the time there are lots of problem areas. Here's what I was looking at...


Also we really never entertain company so we invested in a huge sofa that wraps around the living area so we can do what we do best-watch movies and be couch potatoes, but now can we ever rearrange? Not to mention the cloth of said sofa is not doggy-proof. The Jack Russell has taken trying to eat the sofa and her toenails have snagged the material badly. Rethinking the purchase....

I love the fact that we have these vaulted ceilings, but trying to hang pictures is a total drag there's so much wall and all the pictures I have don't go together or make any sense together size-wise or color scheme-wise or anything, plus getting back to that huge sofa there not a sofa picture big enough to hang behind that big daddy.