Posted in Creativity on November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At the beginning of November, I made a commitment to do something artistic every day of the month and write about it here in my blog. Since the first of the month, I’ve traveled quite a journey! Here are a few highlights…
I explored fall color in paint and on camera…
I completed a Christmas Tag swap [...]
Posted in Family on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I realized this morning that I forgot to include my favorite picture from Thanksgiving day, one of my two nieces – Gracie and Ann…
They are quite a bit more separated in age than my sister and I were – Tammy and I are six years apart (I’m the eldest) and Gracie and Ann are 12 [...]
Posted in Reinventing on November 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Christmas shopping… hmmmm. On the one hand, it’s one of my favorite things to do. I love the choosing and buying of gifts. I love the puzzle of figuring out that perfect thing that will make their faces light up. I love the packaging of gifts too – arranging everything just-so in a box or bag [...]
Posted in Creativity on November 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
National Novel Writing Month, for me at least, is NO MORE because I did it! I’m done!!
Yipee!! Hooray!! In fact, according to the Office of Letters and Light, I wrote a few hundred words more than I thought I had – 50,480! I still have lots of editing ahead, but for now I’m content to just [...]
Posted in Family on November 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Okay, so I know you’ve heard that turkey contains a sleep-inducing compound called triptophan… “Eat the turkey… faaaaallllll asleeeeeeepppppp” … or so the story goes. Well, I have a different story – one that says Turkey (and, of course, all of the associated planning, fixings, and feasting) just makes you more open to family connection.
Let’s just suppose [...]
Posted in Creativity, Family on November 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Macy’s parade on TV and turkey in the oven – Check!
Candied Sweets and Broccoli Casserole prepped and ready to go in as soon as Tom Turkey comes out – Check!
Pies cooling (thank you Mrs. Smith) – Check!
And a bonus from my sweet hubby…
Life is sooooo good!!
Blessings,
Kelley
Posted in Family, Inspiration on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Let’s pretend we’re all sitting together over an enormous Thanksgiving feast. I’ve just clinked my butter knife against my wine glass to get everyone’s attention and I offer one of my favorite poems as a gentle reminder of the work we do that really matters…”
My work is loving the world.
Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird [...]
Posted in Family, Inspiration on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today, I reached the point where not a single other thing can happen in my studio…
This mess has actually been in the making for a few days now, but it officially reached a point of no return today. I was feeling a little frustrated and like I’d let the AEDM group down a little since [...]
Posted in Inspiration on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Inner Landscapes on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I ran across a fun little site today, by way of Christine Kane, that will analyze your blog and assign a psychological “type,” based on the Myers-Briggs testing system. The type it assigned to dragonfly was eerily accurate…
The Artists
The gentle and compassionate type. They are especially attuned their inner values and what other people need. They [...]
