8-9-2020. Decluttering My Makeup

                                    This morning's declutter project...

throw away a 20 year old collection of drugstore eyeshadows!

I'm keeping my Bare Minerals though...still love them!

8-8-2020.

Up At Sunrise

to go for our morning walk at the park...

Surrounded with trees on the trail...

I love some tree energy to start the day!

Fall Colors are starting to come out and play...

I love this photo that my DH took the day before...

a lovely rainbow with the setting moon!

8-7-2020. Back to School

 

8-6-2020. Common Buckeye

Finally got around to doing a loose painting

of the 'common buckeye' butterfly...

(See post from 7-16-2020 )

8-5-2020. Bruschetta

The GDs made some homemade bread

and picked tomatoes

this morning.

Looks like I'm having some bruschetta for dinner!

Daphne's 'first basket'

square on the bottom and round on the top...

8-4-2020. Masks During the Pandemic

Why are we still having this discussion

6 month into the pandemic?

Until there is an effective vaccine, just wear the masks people!!!!!

Stop being so Trumpishly self-centered and narcissistic

and think about other people for a change!

This pandemic is not a joke or 'fake news.'

Ugh!!! I am so frustrated with humans in the USA right now!

8-3-2020. Sturgeon Full Moon

Wishing I had a big telescope 

so I could zoom in on this beautiful Sturgeon Full Moon!

And Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the right of the moon!

We've been watching them for several weeks now.

Paintings for my dear grandsons

for the Sturgeon Full Moon...

8-2-2020. Angel Flying Overhead!!!

I was looking up at the pretty clouds

on my morning walk...

...and noticed this angel flying overhead!

8-1-2020. Mystic Pirate

A beautiful blend of

peppermint

eucalyptus

and 

rosemary!

Perfect for this weekend's seminar!

7-31-2020. Welcome Relief Blanket

Started this 'stash buster' today...

7-30-2020. Oracle of the 7 Energies

Excited to attend Oracle Palooza this weekend...

Friday-Saturday-Sunday...10a.m.-6 p.m.

I own and love every deck of oracle cards 

that Colette Baron-Reid has created

and am looking forward to studying 

this newest deck with her this weekend!

7-29-2020. An Apple A Day...

...keeps the doctor away.

Made an apple pancake for breakfast...

does this count?

Mmmm...

7-28-2020. Angels

Seeing these clouds today made me think of angels...

heading my way...

Also, painted another "Hourglass Quilt" pattern

to send to 

https://lovefortheelderly.org

First step was painting the pattern...

Second step was blending the colors

into the white triangles

wo that it looks like a washed, old, well-used and loved quilt!

Now to write a comforting message of love on the back

and pop it into the mail.

7-27-2020. Staying Inside

High temps in the Quad Cities

are bringing in some storms and much needed rain!

Think I'll stay indoors and learn something new...

like simple cartoonish illustrations of people!

Man...

Woman...

Child...

Toddler...

(really need to do this one over again!!! yikes!)

Faces and hair...

7-26-2020. The New Litter

We wouldn't have seen this as 'litter'

a year ago.

Now it is common in every parking lot around here.

Sad.  Litter makes me sad.

7-25-2020. Making Tie Dyed Tees

...with the cousins in Chicago...

7-24-2020. DIY Drain Cleaner

Trying out baking soda and hot vinegar

on my slowing sink drain...

it didn't work.

Trying to take the drain apart. Sigh.

Puzzling...

and organizing...

7-23-2020. Wheatfields and Sunflowers

Today's paintings...

7-22-2020. Harvesting

The garden has been a bit of a bust this season.

Last week, the GDs helped Papa pull what carrots sprouted

and pull out the sweet peas.

Beets and Swiss chard never even sprouted. :-(

7-21-2020. Tree Trim

It was time to trim the trees out front.

I noticed people on the sidewalk waking by

 had to duck under numerous branches

so it's time to get out the trimmers and make a trip

to the local composting center!
Here's how the trees looked after their 'haircut.'

And when we got home from the composting center

it started raining...

for the remainder of the day!

Whew! Good timing!

7-20-2020. Neowise Comet

Here are my first attempts

at painting the Neowise Comet

in my watercolor journal...

(I have a couple of other ideas I want to try too.)

I find it a fun way to journal about 

what's going on around me

without having to come up with words!

7-19-2020. Vertices Unite Baby Blankets Finished!

7-18-2020. Summer Produce

I think I will put some little faces on the produce

 in my journal on the right...   :-)

And here's what's blooming right now...

Coneflowers/Echinacea...

Whew! It's getting HOT!