Happy Monday!

I closed my eyes and refused to think about going back to work... I had a wonderful break.  I was happy to pitter in my house... paint a little.... crochet a little.... draw some doodles..... and cook....a LOT.... but then.... I like to cook too.....

Here are some thoughts to get us up and going for Monday....

Really..... most days are ordinary..... and most days we deserve to have JOY!  So make it so.

And I like to think that if we share it.... others will feel the warmth of our hope..... and it will spread a little joy as well.

smiles!

Early Morning Musings

Here I am, up at 5:30 on a Sunday morning.... Who does that???  Haha!  My body clock does not care what day of the week it is....

I am definitely a morning person.

I went into my 'studio' (also known as a spare bedroom filled with shelves and a desk....) and thought I would tidy it up.  I found hundreds of doodles and drawings that needed to be put somewhere.  Who does this??   What do I do with all these works of art (that apparently I cannot part with)..... so I stuck them all in a plastic bin- mainly so they would not get rumpled or otherwise damaged....
Well... I say  "all"..... and what I really mean is... all the LOOSE ones...  haha!!  I have drawing pads full of drawings as well....   I carry small ones in my purse.... lest I get 'bored'.... haha!
Here is one:

watercolor fun

I decided to try out some new brushes yesterday.  To make it quick and easy, I just grabbed some inexpensive kids' watercolor paints and regular old copy paper..... I was not intending to begin a "project" or thinking that it would be my next work of art.... I just wanted to try out the brushes.... 

I started with practicing strokes... just strokes.... 

I am accomplished at painting.... usually using acrylics.....   (I like the control...... haha!)    I am also very accomplished at lettering.... but usually using a variety of pens.... (I LOVE pens..... )

But not so much with watercolor and not so much with watercolor brushes...... 

That being said...... WOW!!! I could become addicted!   Oh! MY!   I loved them..... 

So.... quickly I changed from just strokes, to see what would happen if I dabbled with some words..... 
again.... regular old paper... so, it is easy to bleed ...... but.... I didn't want to waste the watercolor paper on doodling...... 

Happy Day

I am having the happiest of days..... It is nice and quiet... My husband has gone fishing and I am left to my own devices.... and I am loving it.   I am moving from this to that... and playing around at nothing.  I am tinkering with ideas and in no hurry to clean up or to fix a meal.... (there are LOTS of leftovers... so when I get hungry... I just open the fridge...)  

I am playing around with some new pens.... and then I am going to sew a little.... I need to .... I just need to because I miss it.... and I love to create things on that sewing machine..... we'll see where that takes me.... 

And I can't wait to get my paints out and play a bit too..... just because.... It makes me happy.... 

In the mean time.... I chalked this up..... 

and this....... 

and this.......... 















Have the happiest of days! 

grateful grateful

Just a few thoughts.  It is cool and hinting at getting colder.  Seems like fall wants to hang on just a bit longer. 

This is a lovely, lovely week with family and time to spend with them... and peace and quiet after.... 

  Best wishes from my house to yours.   

Whoo likes owls???

Today a student came into my room and asked, "Do you like owls?"..... haha..... yes.... apparently so... 

Another student asked, ever so politely...... 

 

"Excuse me, I just have to ask.... but... did you DRAW that on the board???"  

Haha!  I guess I did......... 

Cute kids.