Morning…

Morning…

from me and the fur babies.

And a days work, day time shell gathering, and evening stitches.

Man, Life is sooooo good.

Happy Tuesday, Beautiful Ones.

 

Hosted by Susannah Conway

Life in Black and White

I missed one day of the August Break challenge.

The prompt was “jump” but since I was alone most of the day yesterday, no jumping and no capturing of jumps happened.

Today’s prompt is “Black and White”

 

The kitties look good in any color but what I love most about them in black and white is their whiskers !

I love this shot of Happy too.

My beautiful little Buddha statue that my sweet David bought for me as a surprise after I had told him about falling in love with it at Pier One Imports.

He makes me happy every day.

And the statue does too.

Hee !

Loving this August day.

And excited about having my niece Jessica coming in three days !

Life is good in FLA.

 

Hosted by Susannah Conway

My Not So Guilty Pleasure…

August Break Prompt : My Guilty Pleasure

My guilty pleasure,

which I am working at no longer feeling guilt about,

is joining these two cuties

on the big white bed

for naps.

Every once in  a while, fat Pumpkin Kitty may hop on up as well.

Especially in the heat of the Florida summer afternoons.

We slumber dreamily,

for an hour or so,  

under the slowly turning fan.

On weekends,

my sweet Hubby is known to join us too.

Especially after a day frolicking at the beach.

How I love naps in my big white bed.

And all the beings I share it with.

Nothing to feel guilty about in that !

It’s one of life’s sweet pleasures in my book !

 

Hope your Wednesday is full of sweet pleasures!

Big love to you, Beautiful Ones.

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Share the Joy–Little things…

No matter how grumpy or blah I get,

there is always joy to be found.

Joy in the little things,

small graces,

in fact,

is

one of

my ways up and out.

This week’s joy list are all present moment beauties.

Things that made my heart feel glad, joyful just by stopping

and looking at them with my full attention.

Look around.

What’s bringing you joy right in this very moment…?

two sides of an egg shaped Rock Being…

my wares displayed on my altar…

spent bits from dyeing…

my daily sprig of lilac and its heavenly scent…

kitty cat stalking squirrel…

taking time to stop, breathe and see…

all joys to me…

 

For more joy sharing, visit the beautiful and talented Meri at Meri’s Musings

Share the Joy Thursday–Lots of Little Joys

From the JOY List this week :

More blob art.

Love the ‘tude.

A gift that Colleen found for David and me.

Ya, it kind of fits.

This little brat cat who jumps into my office chair every time I get up!

These trays of rocks, varnished and ready to be sent to Colorado

in support of Cassandra Perkins and her amazing work for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  there.

This sweet Hallmark card that jumped out at me yesterday and came home.

One of my all time favorite Pooh & Piglet moments.

That I am headed here today with my friend Colleen.

They are announcing temps in the mid-eighties.

In March.

Hampton Beach, we are on our way

to soak up

the JOYS

of the day.

 

More Joy at Meri’s Musings !

Share the Joy Thursday–It’s in the little things.

I found joy in the Queen of Arts Studio this week.

It is where I spent a lot of time, so that makes sense.

I found it in the furry visitors that sometimes share the space with me :

(Chica)

(Azzy)

I found it in the color, message and abundance of what  I created :

(Car Jewelry, ready for packaging)

and I also found it in the little rituals I have in my space that make me feel grounded in the moment.

I am grateful for all of these little things that bring me joy.

And I am also grateful for the joy that comes from cataloguing and sharing them here !

Have a joy-filled Thursday, Beautiful Ones !

 

More joy at Meri’s Musings.

Taking it slowly…

Hello, Monday !

This weekend was all about leaf raking with the hubby. We made a start on the big yearly task. With 6 big maples in the backyard, we still have a lot to do. Yay for teamwork !

I was also working on the gifties for my mom’s office staff.

Every year, the boss’s wife gives me a contract for 40 or so of whatever crafty thing I come up with to add to the gift bags that she makes for all the staff.

This is what I came up with this year :

Car Jewelry !

If you drive in big city traffic like they have in Montreal, I figure a little message of calmness and something pretty to look at hanging from your mirror is a nice gift.

The charms are made out of self drying clay and the words are stamped with a rubber stamp alphabet. My friend Kim shared her technique with me. Thanks, Kimmypoo !

I received my new blank Moleskine art journal but haven’t taken the time to start using it yet.

I am focused on the craft fair in December right now and I am missing the real arty me.

I promise myself to find at least an hour, and splatter some paint around on a couple of those pristine pages this week.

Azzy and I are ready  for the day.

How about you ?

 

“I need neither future nor past, but to learn to take today not too fast.” 

~Jeb Dickerson

May you have a slow but sure Monday, Beautiful Ones.

Big Love !

Many Kinds of Joy !

Where did the joy come from this week ?

Tender Joy : A phone call to a dear, dear Loved One whose Mom has made the journey to the other side, loving her through, and then lighting a candle on the altar to light the way…

Joy In Anticipation : Preparing a space for my own sweet Mommy to visit. What kind of flowers ? Mums, of course !

Joy in the Many Gifts ! : My mom and I shopping and finding her the perfect down-filled coat for Montreal winters, and at a bargain, no less !

Joy in Connection : These furry family members who brings such cozy joy to fill us up everyday.

Joy In Love : My Mom and I help one another fly. I do love her so.

Acknowledging and having gratitude for the joy is an important bit of our work here on this planet, I think.

In the midst of all the hardships and darkness, the joyous light is always present.

We just have to remember to look for it !

For more joy celebration,

visit the amazing Meri and the gang at Meri’s Musing.

Happy Thursday, Beautiful Ones !

A new week…

Settling back into home after a peaceful week in Maine.

Feels funny to be away from David when we spent so much time together.

We really do get along so well, and have great fun together.

Such a gift !

Here's a few of my favorite shots from our time…

David took this one using my camera as the batteries were dying but I love the blur.

I am pointing out the glorious sky above. There were huge waves on this day too – our last at the beach.

A perfectly posed seagull feather on the sand…

Miss Chica sniffing the air from the trailer doorway.

“Smells like the rain is finally gone, Mommy !”

The traditional arms length couple shots…

Me and my man…

Me and my pooch !

You would think that with all the rain we had, I would have done a lot of art but I didn’t !

Just a page or two in the journal…

This one celebrating my little buddies, the sand pipers who made me giggle out loud as I watched them play in the surf !

And this doodle-y one that came about when I didn’t feel like getting the whole paint kit out…

This page was done yesterday at home, as the candle burned and quiet, loving prayers were being said…

I woke up this morning with a buzzy brain – thinking of all the things that need to get done, that I want to accomplish, and especially how very, very fast time is flying.

September 12th already !

In response to all of that, I am working really hard at taking things slowly, one little chunk at a time and pausing to breathe…

This guy has it right ! I found him dozing in the studio this morning. He started to purr when he heard me enter the room.

He is choosing happy in advance.

I am going to follow his example as best I can today !

Oh, and Meditation Monday starts back today. Another cool tool for my “Keep calm and carry on” tool box.

Wishing all of us the strength to make this a slow and easy Monday, Beautiful Ones !

Big Love !