April 2011
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August 2010
2 posts
a new addition...
I spent the last part of my evening last night at Kim & Betsy’s house over in Oakland Beach in Warwick…sitting on the deck overlooking the water, and enjoying their company.
At the end of the evening Betsy was kind enough to show me something her granddaughter has been working on to help her pay for college this fall…these beautiful glass fish! Honestly, each one she...
Current projects I'm working on...
Well, I signed up for this to be the “Summer of Nancy”, left my job (and the security it brings) and have been on a journey to find myself. I know, I know…aren’t I a bit old for that? Well…..
This has been the summer of my dreams. I keep thinking to myself why did I wait so long to do this? And what I’ve decided is, that every woman should take off the...
July 2010
2 posts
My art work is getting seen!!!
OK…I can hardly stand it. My teacher Teesha Moore just posted this on her blog about the class I took with her in Cleveland last week. Check out the top photo - my cover is there - first one on the right……
And on Ginny’s blog (the woman who held the class) she has a photo of my journal page at the the top of her page (the purple lady is mine).
I have died and gone to...
Just got back from art camp!
OMG - I just returned from a three day art camp with Teesha Moore - the mother of art journaling. I had such a blast in Cleveland (who knew?)
Ok, actually, let me start out by saying that upon my arrival at the airport and getting picked up by cohort Kerry Burns, we made a wrong turn (that damned GPS!) and ended up in the middle of what we thought was a crime scene…dead body in the...
May 2010
4 posts
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Spending the day in Jamestown
Bri and I decided to have a yummy snack in Jamestown, RI on this lively Memorial Day, so we stopped and picked up his mom (loving called Sped) and headed over to Trattoria Simpatico in Jamestown.
The park at the end of the main street was filled with flags for the holiday, looking out over the water, and the crisp breeze that was blowing really made them snap in the wind - quite a sight!
We...
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Reaping what you sow...
My flowers are in bloom! Yay!
I can’t believe that everything is blooming here so early in North Kingstown, Rhode Island but it seems that things are popping a few weeks early. Not that I’m complaining because I love harvesting the rewards to put inside all around the house. My peach roses this year are just spectacular with more than 50 petals per flower - I am so thrilled!
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back in the garden...
I spent the morning with my hands in the warm dirt all around my house today. The sun has been peeking in and out and it was a great morning for planting.
I put in a few new annuals in a couple of the bare spots on the side of the house…we’ll see how they turn out. Along the way I really took notice of how early some of my flowers are popping this year. Strange for Rhode Island,...
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A day in the sun...
What an amazingly beautiful day it was in southern Rhode Island!!!!
Brian actually had the day off today, so we started out bright and early (okay, for us that means sometime before noon) and decided to stop for a late breakfast at Wickford Junction on Route 1A. Now, do you notice anything different about Bri’s breakfast and mine? No? How about PORTION SIZE?
So here is Brian’s...
April 2010
5 posts
I'm baaaaaaccck.....
I know, I know. Don’t you hate it when people are such bad bloggers that they let days, sometimes weeks go by without posting anything?
I have a good excuse. I’ve been busy doing artwork. Ok…maybe not REAL artwork, but I’m tryin’ here. I’m really LOVING collage and mixed media work. I think I’m actually making progress at it too!
So I took an...
working on my art
I’ve been kinda focused on doing some art journaling over the past few days and am liking the results. The best part of it is that it really takes me away from all of the everyday stresses and I can escape into color…
I’ve been surfing the web looking at different sites to find some good classes to take over the next few months. Just signed up to attend a class in Ohio with...
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You gotta love green
Spring has officially arrived in my yard - everything has turned green overnight! It’s amazing what 9” of rain and 75 degree weather will do, isn’t it? Is it just me or is it a bit early this year? Here in RI I don’t remember having buds on this apple tree quite so early before - not that I’m complaining, mind you.
Really, a couple of days ago this was just a...
Sanctuary
Had a lovely brunch at home today and felt well rested, so I decided to try to clean up my office sanctuary a bit, as it’s been getting messy with all the recent artwork.
I love this little corner of the world - it’s my favorite place to hang out in whenever I get a chance and I love being surrounded by all the bright colors in the room
Brian actually agreed to help me put up my...
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Getting started...
So it’s spring in Rhode Island. Oh yeah, I think it’s finally here.
This, after a week of torrential rains, the worst flooding in more than 200 years, FEMA intervention and two official days off from work due to sewage backup. Pretty exciting stuff.
So today the sun is out and it’s about 68 degrees. Crazy, right?
I took a stroll in the little hamlet of Wickford, RI...