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Cool case

Hey! Hope you are well and enjoying your days.

I spent a day in Boston over the weekend and picked up this cool little camera case. Just perfect for my  hand held and it even came with an adjustable strap for shoulder carrying. So cute.

Lots of LIFE has been thrown at us this past month and knowing as we do how unpredictable life is, there has been all sorts of good right alongside all sorts of challenging stuff in the mix.

Taking a break and going into the city to stroll and draw and buy a cute little camera case for the day was definitely one of the "good" moments. 

Hope you are stringing together all sorts of good this week :)

back soon..

Paint

It's been so long since I have picked up the brush. It felt really really good :)

Wishing you a day of going with the flow.........

Eggshells

Hey there folks. Not much to say here this week. Waiting for all that is going on in the Boston area today to play out. 

Just wanted to stop in and say I am grateful for all the caring, compassionate and tough people who have come together from the minute things happened on Monday. Reminds us all what is most important: family, community, compassion and love for each other. Thankful for all the good in the world.

xo

Success!

Hey there folks. I hope your weekend was inspiring and full of everything you need.

We are on the other side of our high schools' production of Les Miserables this past weekend and if I can say so, it was amazing. I have so much faith in teenagers and all the creativity, hard work and passion they can bring to life. This group of kids was no exception. More than once I had to remind myself that I was watching 14 to 18 year-olds perform! They presented way beyond their years and I don't think there was a disappointed audience member in the house.

 

Congratulations to everyone who worked on this show!!

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Yes, you read it correctly. The latest in prop making for Les Miserables for a scene where there is sausage-making featured :) Our version of a kidney and liver.....eewww

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Couple of Goodies

Hey there everyone :)  Thought I'd pop in and let you know I added a couple of new sites to the list over there>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I have admired Ariel's work for some time now and Brooklyn to West gets my heart pumping and my fingers itchy to start creating something. Maybe it will do the same for you??

And I know I've mentioned Modern Hepburn here on more than one occasion so I thought it was time to give you easy access with a link in the sidebar. So much good imagery over there....but you knew that by now didn't you?     ;)

Enjoy!

Overheard

My sister-in-law and I have had many laughs over the funny things that come out of the frustrated mouths of parents when speaking to their children. Thought I'd share a few.

 

Mother to her 4 year-old while waiting in line at Target:

" Caroline, I know you are hungry but stop chewing your coat"

Mother to children working on a geographical puzzle:

"William! Don't throw Texas at your sister!"

Don't remember where this one came from:

"If you don't sit down, you will be standing"

Um, what????? 

 

Do you have any parentisms?  Feel free to share :)

Cosette's Wedding Cake

The prop building and collecting continues as our high school's performance of Les Miserables approaches in March. The latest creation by Kyla and I is Cosette's wedding cake. Boy this was really fun to make. Without giving away all our secrets, let's just say this creation involved styrofoam and spackle. Yum!

What do you think?

Making fake french currency for the show as we speak....

back soon my friends :)

 

Bananas

A very colorful monkey showed up in my sketchbook recently. Really don't know what part of my brain this stuff comes from but there it is.  Sort of loving him :) ....which sounds like I am patting myself on the back because I created him after all, but honestly some of these drawings feel like they belong to someone else. At times without a plan or even a concrete idea  I just pick up a marker and begin and something shows up on the page. 

It's bananas ;)

Teeny Tiny Doilies

The tools:

Purchasing new "cheater" glasses was a much needed step in getting this project off the ground, but I didn't realize how lovely the color of said glasses would look with the thread. bonus.

Lisa sent me the pale pink doily as a guide and the other is my first attempt. In her instructions she mentioned that working this small is really no different than working with a regular size crochet needle.  I was very skeptical at first because my hands felt GIGANTIC trying to maneuver that tiny needle, but it really is true. There were a few (or more) false starts while trying to acclimate but I was determined to master this and now that I am comfortable with the tools I can't wait to create more!

Looking at this photo with logs as a backround , the doilies are reminding me of lichen.  A walk in the woods might have just moved to the top of my to-do list :)

My vote would be to give this a try if you've ever considered working smaller. Pushing past the intitial hesitation was so worth the outcome. 

Back soon...

 

 

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