ON MY MIND

Next week, we head for the States!

We're going to visit our son in Texas...

and then head to FL where he may join us for a bit.

All of me hates the thought of our son being deployed...again. 

This time to Afghanistan.

But, as with his last two deployments (in less than 5 years)...

He will thrive.

I can't imagine what the wives

and children 

must feel.

I mean, I'm just a mom.

linking to Pink Saturday in hopes that lots of you will keep our son ... and all of our troops ... in your hearts and minds and prayers this coming year

5 MINUTES

I was a wannabe artist for a long time.

One day I made a little pact with myself

to get into my playroom for at least 5 minutes every day

and do something besides wish I could make art.

Without fail,

those 5 minutes

turn into 35...87...231...876...1093...3469...

and before I know it

I'm delighted with time well spent.

Try it.

You'll like it.

Create your life,

annie!

THE NEXT PAGE...

From my People Let Your Light Shine fabric book.

This is the day after my 34th wedding anniversary. ")

Imagine that!

We always knew we'd make it.

We agreed after only knowing each other for a month, that we'd make a 99 year marriage contract.

Renewable of course.

And here we are...a little past a third of the way there!

And I'd (I'll) do it again.

Create your life,

annie!

THE ART QUILT BLOG...AND ME.

Puerto Colombia - done for my son-in-law after visiting Colombia for the first time.

Since my real true love is art quilting...or a form of it...I went looking online...found...and became a member of The Art Quilt Blog. They asked that I introduce myself in my first post there and so I did. Here is the link if you'd like to take a look. 

The Art Quilt Blog


Thanks again to all of you who follow MY blog. I hope I can bring something good into your life.

annie!

BLUE MOON

street art

Today we have our second moon this month...otherwise known as a Blue Moon. 

The shiny green fabric was stamped with my hand made alligator stamp. Need to work on that one.

This only happens once in a blue moon...

nope that's not the moon...it's a street light near our building...which is ...right THERE

so it's a special, magical day in my book. 

I've seen many references to it...but have yet to see the actual moon itself. 

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta off in the distance behind Rio Magdalena

I'll be looking tonight though. 

The favorite thing I've read about it is from Nancy Privett's Facebook page. If you click here it'll take you to her website. 

Barranquilla...out my window

My pictures are of the progression on page 1 of my book, People Let Your Light Shine. The other pix are mostly of the view out my living room window. Nothing at all to do with the Blue Moon.

Page 1 - The Alligator Page - is kind of blue-ish (Well...it started out with lots of blue anyway) so it fits for today's post.
  

In honor of the Blue Moon of course. 

It's not my favorite page of the book but I'm happy with the way it turned out although I've got my radar tuned into finding just the thing it needs.

Fireworks were set the night Claire was born. Sophia and I saw lots more but I didn't think about the camera until too late...almost.

No rush. I often 'tweak' my projects for years if they hang around that long. 

I got to keep Claire Bear by myself for about an hour while my daughter and hubby went grocery shopping this morning.

frequent visitors in the mango tree outside our window

Then, hubby and I picked up her big sister from school. 

Does life get any better?

busy corner near 72 and 43

Create your life,

annie!

I think he sees me!