Trying To Say Goodbye

The most difficult part of this job, working as a CNA in a long term care facility, has been learning how to say goodbye.

ROOF INTERIOR

Here's a photo I took through the attic hatch door to show my sister how come I'm not finding any antique high chairs with built in potties or any other fascinating stuff under MY roof!  It's all just one big wide open attic!

POPPIES!



The flowers never last as long as we want them to, sigh ... !  But they're beautiful during their short lives!

DUKE FROLICS IN THE BACK YARD

Hey Duke!

Go THAT way!

Swing arm.

Duke goes that way.

And again.

And then the other way.

It's good for him.



IVY OVER NORTH DOOR

This grape ivy is making a comeback over the north door of my Studio House!  When we first looked at the house, WAY back in the day, my children and I didn't even realize a door was under there!  I have a plan for this side of the house; implementation may take a good while, but once it's complete it's going to be GREAT!  Just you wait and see!  And yes it involves the ivy.

New Look For My Old Kitchen - A Work In Progress

This is the ktichen hutch I got from my Grandparents.  It belonged to my great-grandmother, Mary Jane McCord Branson (wife of Samuel Levi in Kansas).  There's a story that goes with it but I'll tell that another time!

This vintage kitchen range, once refurbished a bit, will go into the spot in my old kitchen that belongs to it.  Again, there's a story but it will have to come in its own good time.

MY ARTWORK AT MY SISTER'S SHOP

Here's a sampling of some of my work that may be showing up in my sister's shop:

My sister has opened up a small shop called 'Close to Home' at the edge of our little town, and some of my artwork will be finding a home there. 

Right now it's mostly a binder of rough cut small peices done over the course of the years and tucked away just because I wanted to keep them. 

A couple of bigger pieces, the Wolf and Raven silhouette and my Carnival Life, are there as well.

I had a very few cedar shake skyscape/silhouette pieces but they need finishing up work so they're home with me. 

Also still at home with me but slated for development are lots of photos.  They will be used in any number of ways:  postcards, greeting cards, prints of different sizes, posters, backgrounds for personal silhouettes, etc.  I've gotten most of the photos sorted out according to general location (i.e. Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado) and have chosen groupings within those categories as well, so there's been at least a LITTLE progress on that front! 

As the seasons will be changing (as they always do in this neck of the non-woods) there will be new photos to add to the collection, and new directions for the developments to take.  I'm looking forward to working on the seasonal projects!