OK back to me.....

It has been a roller coaster month. One of the highs was a fun filled day with Pam Garrison, Mary Ann Moss and Mary Stanley in Santa Barbara doing fun art and some show and tell. The time went way too fast but it was so great to get to know MAM. She is so cool and brimming with wit and great ideas and insight. We got to see some samples from her upcoming online class...SEWN ,,,really cool! I can hardly wait until it starts. (btw...sign up starts today)

...on the down side, I found out Monday I need a hysterectomy. I am scheduled for June 24...and while they have me on the table, I am getting my troublesome gallbladder out too....just need to add a few more "ports" that means holes. Hope I can do some art while recouping...I am so full of ideas right now...

Happy Place...

This month is mostly about Miss M. She had her dance performance, went to Disneyland and tomorrow is the last day of Preschool...I am sure going to miss those long days of preschool Thursdays. I did teach at Art from Scrap and all the students had great ideas and did cool stuff.

More on moms

I am not sure why I am so emotional this Mother's Day. I do have a few ideas but anyway I wanted to wish happy Mother's Day to the non traditional moms. Such as caregivers best friends neighbors and even tender hearted brothers. When mom died Steve stepped in to pick up her banner she waved for me. We could relive family memories without boring anyone. It was very motherly. I miss them both so much. So I wish you all happy Mother's Day. Keep sending the love.

Mothers Day and stuff

I got my little box of heaven back Wed. So many great treasures. Thanks all of you talented artists! Honored to be a part of this group! If anyone one lives near Cottonwood trees...you have my sympathy...I live on Cottonwood Street! And when the wind starts it is like snow outside...Not good for allergies... I always like to post this photo of me and Mom...We always loved going to the beach.... And here is a new mother. There were 5 babies the day I took this at the miniature horse ranch near me...so cute!! I always thought the look on Jill's face showed what it feels like to be a new mom.

Spring

I am feelin' good tonight.....I got some good results from a health scare, went and saw Oblivion and enjoyed it and it was a beautiful Spring day. I even got my car washed.... Madison was full of fun today....we did so many things in such a small amount of time...a puzzle, danced...her not me...set up a fruit store, found Barbies that she named Mom and Grandma, took care of a sleepy bear, a couple art project...that can't really be described, made a few booby traps, went in the wading pool, kicked the ball around, played with Clementine from next door, played some on line games and bedazzled ourselves with stick on jewels....wonder why I am so tired....love that girlI had a fun paper mache class this month at the Art Clinic and this Sat I will have a collage project day...Always fun and stress free to play with paper. I am wrapping up my astronomy classes with the Valley third graders and I am getting things lined up for Art in the Park, starting in May in Los Olivos. There have been some good days and delightful people at the Art Hus this month and I just had my big social event here...a yard sale...always entertaining....Madison and I are planning our Wed. beach days starting after school with some swimming lessons thrown in. I have a class at Art from Scrap coming up and a trip to Disneyland to celebrate someone turning 5. Madison has a dance performance on the 18th.... No wonder the month go so fast. Hope you are all enjoying good weather and have fun plans for summer.

Denise you are amazing!

Wow what a surprise to be thumbing thru a magazine and find an article with pictures about the workshop we went to in France last year ....Denise you are amazing...It was so fun to be your tablemate and swap stories. You really captured the great time we all had with the talented and fun Julie Arkel. btw We are coming back in Sept to take another amazing class at Les Soeurs Anglaises....can't wait!! If you ever want to really feel pampered this is the place. I can't imagine a better time can be had...

OAXACA...love that place!!

We had a wonderful class and a wonderful time in beautiful Oaxaca...The Whole Enchilada Workshop and Tour was great. Met new artists, ate great food, saw amazing things and laughed alot. I call that success. I have lots of pics on my flickr link but I will post some here too. It was fun to see Mary experience all Oaxaca's treasures for the first time. I saw new things and as always found fun art. The textile museum was new for me. It had an amazing show of stilt dancers and their garments.

I am officially old

It has been the never ending birthday .... Susan brought me gorgeous flowers and my favorites from the solvang bakery. Such a nice treat. Shelly gave me a oven squirrel at our shared
Birthday breakfast with carol. And of course there are the funny cards....


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December is now a blur

Hope everyone is enjoying family and friends today and tomorrow. My holiday started with a trip to Ashland OR. to meet up with LE.

Jill, Madison and I had a great trip with a few adventures along the way. But Ashland was wonderful ...as I knew it would be. I got to show them my fave places. There is a new fabric store...which was good since my fave, Fiber Fushion, was closed. Anahata's store Papyaya,

Prize

and Webster's are a must to visit...

but we found some new spots. We had an amazing breakfast at Brothers and an equally delish meal at Adave....

We did some projects in our room and just enjoyed hanging out together.

LE got an amazing necklace and some great finds at a record store for the way home. Jill found lots of treasures and a new purse and Madison worked on some projects too. I knitted a hat from some great yarn at Webster's.

Had a great breakfast at Morning Glory...as usual and then good byes to LE and then down the road. We had lots of different weather but we did not have to put the chains back on....On the way home we were busy figuring out our next "meet up" trip...maybe Big Sur or San Fran! See you next year!