pity visits

this is what the kids call it when they come to my blog to trigger the stat counter to make it look like somebody is actually reading me!

bwahahahahahahaha!


awwww, aren’t they sweet! lol

i have a ‘history’……. (air quotes included)

since the great medical adventure of 2010, every time i go to the doctor, any doctor, no matter what the reason, they refer to me as having a ‘history’.

(even the dentist said it!)

now because i have a ‘history’ they seem to think they have a free ticket, cart blanche, for every medical test know to mankind.


i swear, they see me coming and their eyes turn into little dollar signs!


she has a ‘history’ and insurance !


“cha ching”

getting sentimental

this star was the tree topper of our very first tree together, husband and i. thirty four years ago! holy cow!

every year it gets a place of prominence on our tree. just a little cardboard star covered with aluminum foil. but it is more precious to me than one made of gold!

meet mary lou

about a million years ago, when i was growing up, i knew the schmidt family. they had seven kids, all with names that began with the letter ‘m’. michael, mark, mary, mildred, martha, monica and mary lou, the youngest.

the first thing mary lou ever said to me when we met was: ‘hi, my name is mary lou. i’m adopted.”

i have fond memories of time spent in their midst. their house was always a fun place to be. something was always going on at the schmidt’s.

i remember they tried to teach me how to do 'the boogaloo' and 'the jerk' (and failed miserably!) and mrs schmidt made the most delicious doughnuts i’ve ever tasted!

the minute i drew her i knew this was mary lou.

meet mary lou……

random thoughts…..

 i have trouble working in a journal. i know, it’s all the rage. but i just can’t seem to bring myself to dirty up those pristine pages.      
(i love to make journals; i just don’t like to work in them!)

now give me a blank sheet of paper and i’m off to the races!

go figure. maybe it’s the permanence of the binding. maybe it’s the left-handed thing.

so, my solution is to work on loose pages and when i fill them, i’ll bind them into a journal!  ha! so there!

looking for faces

i've been practicing…..they look awful, but practice makes perfect! ( i’m hoping practice will make them at least acceptable.) lol

 

 i have an idea for a painting, but i need a face. hopefully one that isn't horribly grotesque! we’ll see……

Cold snap

This cold snap has me actually looking forward to my next hot flash!

self reflection

someone asked me the other day…….
what kind of artist am i? folk artist, grunge artist, graffiti artist, girly girl artist, sketch artist?

i keep trying to find a label for myself. But i can’t.

maybe that’s a good thing. maybe i should stop trying to label myself. maybe it gives me more freedom to explore.

(and what is it with always wanting to label people? ……. sheesh.)

cold weather always makes me want to bake

and by cold i mean it’s 41° here in sunny southwest (sub tropical) florida!

and i’m shivering in my many layers of socks and sweatshirts!

but smelling the yumminess of my dh’s favorite coffee cake helps to warm me up. (not to mention the heat radiating from the oven!)

banana sour cream coffee cake

1 ¼ cup sugar

½ cup chopped pecans

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ cup butter, softened

2 large eggs

1 cup mashed bananas (2 bananas)

½ cup sour cream

½ tsp vanilla extract

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

stir together ¼ cup sugar, pecans & cinnamon; sprinkle ½ mixture in a well greased bundt pan. beat butter at medium speed until creamy. gradually add remaining cup of sugar. beat 5 to 7 minutes until light & fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. add bananas, sour cream & vanilla. beat at low speed just until blended. combine flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt. fold into butter mixture. pour ½ batter into prepared pan. sprinkle with remaining pecan mixture. top with remaining batter. bake until a wooden pick comes out clean, 45 min. @ 350°.

enjoy!

christmas cards

decided to go a whole ‘nother way! lol

FINALLY done! whew!