Scattered........

..... picture heavy post... in no particular order of photos.... Me and mine... we are all safe from the flooding here in TX... We did get ALOT of rain.... some parts of my city are flooded... WE live on a hill... and never been so grateful to live on a hill.... I think no matter where i live i will always live on a hill... 😳My heart goes out to everyone involved... Really can't stop thinking about the girls at the camp... so sad..  Above is my ArtJournal you may remember... If you want to know how i did those feathers let me know and i'll tell you next post..  
 

             Here are my latest sketches in there. With room to write... 

I've had a Birthday since we last spoke... getting waaay too close to 60 for my liking... Above is the present i asked for.. Now i just have to be brave enough to go out and paint in front of people... 😱

Had some scraps leftover from projects and made a bookmark that my daughter claimed... 😄Love it when she loves something i've made... 

Day out with eldest granddaughter...Dinosaur museum had these cool virtual reality set ups... She loved it and i LOVED watching her love it...lol... 

Since we visited..... theres been time for hobbies... This coin thing was 'supposed' to me hubby's hobby....in retirement.... well its become my hobby... lol

Another hobby i've had time for since we last chatted .. is repairing Liliput Lane and David Winter houses... they are collectibles.. I'm getting quite the collection of them... but i tend to get rundown, derelict, in need of repair houses for good prices... then i spruce them up where the paint has chipped or pieces broken off... I match colors... I only take the ones i feel confident i can make look like new.. I use air dry clay for missing pieces... lots of fun. I enjoy the challenge... 

Do you think only girls pick a bouquet of wild flowers from the yard before they mow it...? lol 

My petunias were awful this year... buggy and just not holding up their end of the deal so i replaced them with Purslane... so far so good... Now i have to remember these do better if i neglect them a little.. :)

You would have no trouble finding my house... I'am the only one in the whole neighborhood who embraces the SunFlower weeds around here and i have one right out front... lol  I keep it trimmed up and the dead flowers taken off... I think they are beautiful , require almost no water from me.. Until i can afford the water bill for roses these make me happy... 

Are you still there? Are you making it through this long post?? Thats what happens when i post once a month...  I've tried another craft... Introduced to me by Kathy on the Lake... She gave me the correct link to purchase flexible wax that will go through the mail... 

I've made my first few and it was alot of fun!! I've seen a video where you can make multi colored ones and i'd like to try that.. Getting the image centered will be a challenge i think.. 

And last but not least is my sketch of a frog... remember the flies from an earlier post?  They might go good together in a painting... :)  Take care everyone... thanks for visiting... and be safe! Hugs! deb