Semi-Wordless Wednesday–A Rock Fairy Pledge

Have a good Wednesday, Beautiful Ones !

Share the Joy Thursday–Blooming Joy

Blooming Joy around the House !

Tulips that the squirrels allowed me this year, azaleas, and lilacs all blooming in the front yard !

How glorious is Spring ?

New born Maple leaves on their second day of life.

Two days ago they were buds ! Amazing !

My hibiscus plant in the studio didn’t want to be out-done

and graced me with this brilliant bloom this morning too !

Brought a little piece of joy into the studio as well.

It smells like lilac heaven !

This morning, Joy was so easy to find.

I love it when that happens !

I hope joy bursts in your Thursday too, Beautiful Ones !

 

for more joy, head over and see what Meri and the gang are sharing

What color is gratitude ?

Sunday morning.

The Queen of Arts Studio and the Rock Fairy have had a busy business week so I was working on getting some trays of rocks painted so I could have some rock inventory on hand.

Painting the Rock My World rocks in their nice bright colors is actually my least favorite part about the whole Rock Fairy process.

It is kind of monotonous.

The repetitive movement puts a lot of strain on my beat up right shoulder.

I have even considered not painting the rocks anymore and leaving them in their natural state.

But people have expressed to me how much they love the colors.

So I do them in big batches, a different color on each tray.

Usually while I sponge the paint on the rocks, I listen to music to help the time pass faster.

But today, I decided to just enjoy the quiet of the Sunday morning vibe.

Instead of losing myself in the tunes,

I let the quiet fill me up.

I started to make a list of all the things I am grateful for, just like on of the meditations we do at my class on Monday nights.

The list was very, very long today.

The holidays were sweet…

My home and marriage feel oh so cozy…

I have such great friends that I love dearly.

My family loves one another really well, in spite of how very different we are.

I got a “new to me” car this week that makes me feel so special and cared for when I drive it.

(2010 Nissan Rogue in Wicked Black )

My writer-lady friend, Patti Digh launched her new fabulous 37 Days.com website this week with an awesome Live Stream cupcake party.

My rocks are a special part of it, with our new “Your Daily Rock” feature there…

I feel like I am doing a lot of things that I am meant to be doing on this planet, and it feels oh so good.

It is giving me strength and courage to face some of the things I want to do less of and/or improve on.

The word of the year I chose, LIVE, seems to be just the right one at this time.

Living this one precious life as fully as I can each day.

With gratitude.

Always.

Have a cozy Sunday evening, Beautiful Ones.

Cheers !

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The sweet, little 2012 Word of the Year Rock in a Box is still available in the Queen of Arts Studio Etsy shop.

Haiku My Heart–Hope-Full

Kindness just because.

Helping hands. Heart Connections.

Morning Light. All hope.

 

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I hope your weekend brings you all kinds of hopeful stuff, Beautiful Ones.

Happy Friday !

For more Haiku My Heart, visit Rebecca, one of the most beautiful hearts I know, at recuerda mi corazon.

Semi-Wordless Wednesday–The Eyes Have It

A trio for the day…

pic 1 – a Rock My World Rock left for the finding yesterday

pic 2 – An eye I found while walking yesterday (see Chica’s head behind the tree ?)

pic 3 – “Looking for love” – an oldie but a goodie art journal page from 2009

What are the eyes telling you to look out for today ?

Happy Wednesday, Beautiful Ones !

What is right with you is the starting point…

Thursday afternoon tea with arty friends Colleen and Terry on the back deck.

David said he could hear my laughter from inside and it made him happy to hear me laugh with my friends. He is such a sweetie.

Friday evening, my lovely pal Sonia and I went to the movies to see “Eat, Pray, Love”

(Photo from Columbia Pictures)

He is in it. Ah, hem…

(Sorry, David. You are the man for me forever. Javier is just a little eye-candy…okay a lot of eye-candy.)  

(Photo from Columbia Pictures)

Oh, and Julie Roberts was in it too. ;) Liked the movie. Fun, fluffy, “search for one’s self, but find hunky man along the way too” stuff but I do think it is awesome that movies about self-discovery and “being in the moment” are being made. A lot better than one more shoot ‘em up or “the world is coming to an end” movie for me, anyway…

Saturday, I spent a few hours on the back deck under the umbrella while David did yard work.

Our gardens and lawns look so lush and lovely thanks to the Man.

I was working on making this :

turn into this :

I used many of the suggestions that you lovely readers gave me for the 400th Post giveaway to fill the rocks. The added bit of inspiration made the rock painting flow and I filled two whole trays of lovely Rock My World Rocks in no time !

I have a few orders to fill – one for 100 rocks for my lovely meditation teacher Deb, at Full Spectrum Wellness. I just love seeing the trays of the rocks all painted. It makes me think “abundance” every time !

And today, this will be me : 

or maybe this :

My honey and I are going to the beach in Hampton today. It is supposed to hit 92 degrees and I can’t miss a beach day like that so late in the season. It may well be the last one.

I will soak up some rays (through the sunscreen, of course), read some trashy beach book, walk in the surf, holding hands with the man I love, and BE in the moment on that sandy beach as much as I possibly can.

Life is good, Lovely Ones. So good.

I will send Big Love, prayers and wishes to you on the ocean breezes…