Flower Power Fun

I am very fortunate to live near one of the most artsy towns in America. It is called Yellow Springs. Many people from near by towns call it the "hippy town". My girls and I like it because everyone has their style and it is a fun, friendly, arty community.
Some ladies started a group to help beautify the streets with felt flowers. There were already poles decorated with knitting and other various things but they decided to add lots of pretty felt flowers too!

Here are the ladies (and 2 little boys) making their flowers. They meet every Friday morning at Brother Bear Cafe. The two small flowers in the center of the bottom photo are the ones the little guys made! The grey and pink flower was one of my 1st flowers I made.

I just saw a post on my Facebook and decided to join them. These ladies have been so much fun! My oldest daughter is in from Chicago this week so she joined me too! She enjoyed the conversation that went on among the women. My favorite comment was made by Corrine. She said she was ok with her "Fatattude"! I love hanging out with artist, we are so much fun!

Check out their blog for other fun projects. http://sitekreator.com/jafagirls

Book giveaway!

I really hesitate to pass this along because I want to win! But here is your chance to enter to win this book.

http://miastoriadivita.blogspot.com/

Who doesn't like to win something, espically a book?

Check out her blog, she has lots of fun blogs she follows also! Happy Sunday.

BTW- this week is National Library week! Check Out a book!

Opinions needed please

My Newest Cache of Books!

I took some of my older books to my local secondhand book store and traded for these!

Got to love trading in the books you are not fond enough of to keep on your bookshelf.

Just wondering if anyone has read any of the above books and has an opinion to share.

Not sure which one to start first. I usually see if one calls out to me or depending on my mood I will obviously pick by subject matter. Most of these are serious I think. I was in a serious mood the day I went shopping.

Do any of you do that? Buy books according to your mood?

I am also very guilty of buying because of the cover photo and title. I know I'm not suppose to do that but we all do it. That is why many books come out with different covers. It's all amazing, the physiology of selling and buying.

Maybe I should get a book about that...

Well If you haven't read any of these maybe you might want to add them to your "to read" list.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Easter!

I pray the knowledge of Jesus Resurrection brings you peace, today and through out the coming days.

If I Were...

I found this on emmatree.blogspot.com
It looked like fun
I answered what came to my mind first
Come on give it a try

if i were a month i’d be October,I love the colors and crisp air,
if i were a day i’d be Friday, it's my free day,
if i were a time of day i’d be evening,
if i were a font i’d be papyrus,
if i were a sea animal i’d be a dolphin,
if i were a direction i’d be west,
if i were a piece of furniture i’d be a comphy bed,
if i were a liquid i’d be the water in a bubbling fountain,
if i were a gemstone i’d be a ruby,
if i were a tree i’d be a strong oak or a pretty river birch,
if i were a tool i’d be a screwdriver,
if i were a flower i’d be a hydrangea,
if i were an element of weather i’d be a gentle breeze,
if i were a musical instrument i’d be a guitar,
if i were a color i’d be dirty white,
if i were an emotion i’d be laughter,
if i were a fruit i’d be a grape,
if i were a sound i’d be a windchime,
if i were an element i’d be mercury,
if i were a car i’d be a LandRover ready for off roading,
if i were a food i’d be italian,
if i were a place i’d be a flower filled meadow at the base of a mountain,
if i were material i’d be cottage rose,
if i were a taste i’d be chocolate,
if i were a scent i’d be peony,
if i were a body part i’d be an eye,
if i were a song i’d be soothing,
if i were a bird i’d be a hawk,
if i were a gift i’d be something timeless,
if i were a city i’d be Charleston S.C.,
if i were a door i’d be a shabby white old door,
if i were a pair of shoes i’d be broken in birkenstocks,
if i were a poem i would be about nature.

c'mon, play along.
see what you find when you ask what you'd be.
and ignore any comments
saying you are so self-absorbed.
or say yes, i am,
welcome.
come on in.

Charleston close-up

One of my favorite things is to walk through Charleston S.C. photographing things close-up that just says "Charleston" to me. This is how I bring a bit of this beautiful city home with me.

A walk through the neighborhood

Garden urn

fennel

garden cherub

iron gate

These images will be available in my Etsy store Sunday March 28th

Have a great weekend!

Charleston, South Carolina

I am so missing my favorite city!

Especially with spring coming

The smell of Jasmin the air

I love the architecture in the old neighborhoods

The detailed iron work

The colors of the homes

Hope you enjoyed a more close up view of a famous city