summer mornings

 

good morning

Summer isn't always my favorite season, with it's  heat and humidity.  Oh but the mornings 💛💛💛 spent outside with a good cup of coffee are the best! Sitting with the birds and the clouds and the peace, sigh..  I go to bed looking forward to them. 

And now my cat, Grey, joins me. She started out as a stray kitten but has grown into a wonderful pet. 

My dogs have started going with me on my morning walks. We all need the exercise these days, to help take off some added pounds. 

Slowly but surely. A little bit at at a time. Changing habits until they stick. 

💛

Instead of painting I quilted this week.  I so enjoy hand sewing, the slow stitching, one at a time rhythm and the satisfaction of seeing progress.  And when you are finished you have something not only beautiful but practical. Made by you. 

💛💛💛

watching: back to back episodes of Building Off the Grid 

 marveling: at a tiny baby praying mantis, as he turned his head and looked at me when I talked 

eating: ripe sweet juicy cantaloupe 

wishing: I had been as brave as these girls when i was young

two girls camping in a cave - YouTube

still making stuff

 

 

 

 

I've gone from up to down

happy to sad

bad to good

life is hard

 I just keep trudging on

sigh...

 

I painted another girl for my

yellow series

cross stitched a Pikachu

got another row ready to put together

for my quilt

the dogs all joined in on that

 

mr. darcy got a new

haircut

quite poodley :)

 

loving:

library books

lots of sleep

rainy days

watching The Crown

air conditioning

 

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summer mornings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

I've spent a little time in my art journal

every morning this week

this girl has changed everyday

I had no idea that I would use all

this color

I had no plan for her except for her pose

I really love painting this way

no expectations no stress

for perfection

just let her appear

use whatever color I love at the moment

marker paint color pencil

I try them all

I don't love the painting the whole time

in the past I would've

crumpled it up

said it was ugly

not anymore

I've learned too many ways to fix it

and I keep trying till

I love it again

 

aaaahhhhh! mornings outside

with coffee are another favorite thing

mr darcy and muffie jo

agree

 

also loving:

loud beautiful fireworks

extra sleep

books

deer and foxes

chickens around my feet

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



here & now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loving // that my clothes aren't quite as tight on me as they

used to be (i have stayed off of sugar for 2 weeks)

Eating //  much healthier and kinda loving it 

Drinking //  coffee with a little cream

Feeling // behind on everything 

Making //  hard choices all around

Thinking //   about life and the choices we all make

Dreaming // of making this this blanket

 

 

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