Monday, July 26, 2010

Postcards


I won 100 FREE postcards from uprinting I really like the way they turned out. Thanks to the contest on the megatalented Valerie Walsh's website.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Breakfast


My Dad was an accomplished pancake artiste. Any form that could be shaped from blopping batter in a frying pan be it bear,mouse,bunny or snowman he could create it.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Fearless


I remember the utter jubilation the pure unmitigated excitement I felt when my Mother brought my second sister home from the hospital. She was wrapped in a blue bunting that my Mom had used on my sister Cindy and me when we lived in Alaska. I was still two and a half years old so that means my parents had a grand total of three children all under the age of three. And four more brothers were yet to be added all born while we were living in different places. That's pretty fearless. I'm not quite that fearless myself. My Mother was always very thin despite having seven kids. I suppose she never had time to eat. And every day she put on her coral lipstick that went perfectly with her olive complexion. Happy Mother's Day again Mom!

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Cocoon


Once when I was a kid I was out playing in the woods(which is what kids did back in the day before over scheduling)and I discovered what I thought was a cocoon affixed to a branch. I brought it home and put it in a jar. The next day much to my astonishment hundreds of tiny praying mantises had emerged from the egg casing overnight. It was midwinter and I suppose the warmth of the house must have precipitated this praying mantis outburst. The poor darlings were so ravenous and having nothing else to eat in their little jar they were devouring one another. My mother wouldn't let me keep them in the house so I had to let them loose in the freezing cold. I've always felt sad about that.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Expired


It was well nigh impossible to reckon as to whether Elden had indeed expired or if the critter was merely playing possum.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Confined


How can such a magnificent creature be confined to such a small area?

Yoon See



Yoon See sent me this incredible package stuffed with goodies including these cute little Tribbles So far they haven't reproduced.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas


Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill towards men.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Undone





Georgie Gingerbread was so happy to have his own special house. Oh but he was sad when his special house came undone.

Friday, December 04, 2009

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Blur


Once the ice cream truck appeared on the scene everything was a blur.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Faster


Hurray,fall is here and winter is fast approaching!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Fast


Run fast when those nasty germ monsters start their chasing.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Flying


Why waste away in a gilded cage when you could be flying free. "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free"

Monday, October 05, 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009

Infinite


But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 115:18

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Award


The superultratalented AmyCartwright has kindly bequeathed upon me the beautiful art inspiration award from the wonderful Bella Sinclair Sisterhood is indeed powerful so I pass this award on to:
Yoon See
Majeak Ann
Donna
Suzannah

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Impatience


Impatient to get on with their weekend the kids scrambled out of the school.

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Modify


Flora was perpetually putting the finishing touches on her confabulations.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Worn


In the evenings Rag Doll would sit out on her rickety wornout porch and play her wornout fiddle to the jubilation of her critter friends.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Unfold



Every night at bedtime when my sisters and I were young my dad used to confabulate these amazingly convoluted and fantastical ongoing adventure sagas, most often involving an intrepid little girl thwarting the nefarious schemes of some mean monster or bad witch. Night after night we'd listen enraptured as the labyrinthine plots unfolded. Thanks Dad!

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Crave


Hubert desperately craved peace and quiet away from the incessant hustle and bustle.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Poise


Poise and charm are essential elements of proper deportment.