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10.19.2012

Seth Apter's Playing Favorites

The moon rising over St Petersburg, FL.
I'm posting this a month late...but wanted to give you the link to a very 'worth the time to look at' blog. 

An art postcard I'd made a few years ago but never took a picture of. (My friend has it displayed after all this time). :) (Maybe she just takes it out when I visit). NO!

Seth Apter has been taking lots of his valuable time to promote artists through The Altered Page.

Two of my VERY dearest friends. BOTH recent cancer survivors. WOO HOO!!!

I was fortunate to be a part of The Pulse (not the book) last year which is where he posted about different artists and showed snippets of their work and words.

What's this fascination with manhole covers? Maybe it's because they're stolen from the streets in Barranquilla...so it's nice to walk about without having to watch for holes.

The segment that he's working on now is called Playing Favorites. I'm part of Chapter 8. I hope you'll take a look.

While in SW FL, we visited the newly re-furbished downtown Fort Myers...which they're trying to get folks to call Riverwalk. Us locals (past tense for me) have a hard time with that. It's been an ongoing project for years...and I must say the area is BEAUtiful.

Otherwise...I'm home! Still lots of unpacking to do but we're getting there. 

The old buildings and brick streets downtown Ft Myers Riverwalk are awesome. See! I getting better at calling it that!

It was pure BLISS to see my girls and I'm anticipating lots of time with them today. Hopefully mommy will let me post a picture of them...eventually. 


I have a feeling that art will happen soon.


The pictures are, of course, from our month in the States and have nothing to do with Seth's blog.

Downtown FM has become rather artsy and this picture is from one of the very wonderful shops.

We sat in the shade for a few to rest our tootsies.

The menu and napkin at Ford's Garage where we had WONDERFULLY presented and delicious food.

Henry Ford's winter home is down the river a bit and open for  tourists.

Ford's Garage Restaurant is making the most of  the gazillions of people that visit every day. Can you see the  stamp on the bun? (I had a DElicious salad). Hubby ate the burger.
Then we headed to our hotel - on Fort Myers Beach and totally enjoyed everything about it...except the room...but it was only two nights and we chose not to make a big deal out of it. But I wouldn't stay there again. PS- when I saw this picture it motivated me to 1. Wear a bra in public 2. Get in better shape 3. Art up that shirt that I found in a consignment shop sooner rather than later.
Time for tootsies in the water.
I thought I'd just take a picture...but was able to smuggle this shell home for Sophia's collection. Don't tell!!!

Sunrise walk...to get me in shape.
We had a lovely, fierce storm blow through. My favorite kind.

More delicious storminess.


Create Your Life,

Me...and my shadow.

annie!

The famous pier at Times Square - Ft Myers Beach

10.17.2012

HEADED HOME


We're at the airport...(way too early for a change)...and thought I'd post some pictures from our first week in FL...when I taught a fabric book workshop.




Hubby and I will be home late this afternoon. Woo Hoo! 


Create Your Life...


annie!


10.09.2012

MOSTLY PICTURES






We're finally settled into 'our' hotel and will be here for a little over a week. 


I have lots of pictures I want to post so I'll begin with the progression of the next page of my fabric book, People Let Your Light Shine.






















And just one shot from a rooftop near the Thunderbird Hotel in Treasure Island - where we stayed part of last week...


Create Your Life...

annie!

10.06.2012

Free As A Bird

made a little bird for the pocket on this page

Happy to be on Treasure Island for the next couple nights!

progression

We'll be here 2 nights and then move a little farther south to "our" room at St Pete Beach.




And then...the vacation REALLY begins.




Yipeeee!




Not much to do but walk on the beach.

I guess I ought to call this the Bird Page.


Make a little art.



Eat good food.


In case you didn't know...these pix are of the next page from my People Let Your Light Shine fabric book.


Walk on the beach.


Sit by the pool.



Collect shells.



Read magazines.



Watch the sun rise.



Watch the sun set.


Walk on the beach.

thinking about home

But I DO miss my girls...and home.



Create your life,


Leaving Treasure Island Beach this evening at sunset.

annie!

The sun setting over the Gulf reminded me of the sunrise that I see come up over the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (above) back in Colombia.