What I Did Today

I was off today and spent the day working on some of my jewelry. I've been inspired by Amy Hanna's book "Rejuvenated
Jewels". I have quite a collection and a lot of it is designer costume jewelry. That's not what I was working on. There's also a box of old medals, broken earrings, bracelets, and some fabulous buttons that I love and have been saving for years. I've had the book for a couple of months and today I went to Michaels to get some necessary supplies. It was fun rearranging the elements into new, one of a kind pieces. I'm done for now but I have a lot of ideas to save
for another day.





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Remember When....

Skylab was falling? I was in a panic and we all stayed in the house. I never thought about Skylab falling on our house!




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A Walk!

Today I finally went for a walk with Zelda. The snow is melting and it was a very mild afternoon. As we walked along there were familiar sights: the chickens, the yellow dog that always barks at us, the school bus etc. We went to the pond and could see the partially frozen water. At home the snow is giving birth to bushes. It is so joyful to see all the familiar pieces of my landscape uncovered.


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Parking Lot

I love taking pictures with my phone. It's always with me and available. I just sent away for a "how to" book about taking better pictures with the phone. The picture above was taken with the Hipstamatic app. It's fun and I'm always pleasantly surprised at the results. I've been thinking about doing a daily photo again. Maybe I'll start after I read the book!


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Longwood Gardens

We went to Philadelphia this weekend to visit my niece Amanda. It was refreshing to go visit a place that has less snow, and to see grass uncovered in spots. The Orchid show at Longwood Gardens was spectacular!!! We saw so many beautiful flowers and it was just what we needed. It reminded us that spring will soon be here.


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Sign of the times

I drove past this sign today. There it was, stuck in a snowbank. I have to agree with it, up to a point. Even though I love the summer, I need the winter because it's a time of renewal. With all the snow and ice everything is different. I can't go out for a walk with Zelda - there's nowhere to go. I just want to hibernate. Today I went to New Milford for a haircut. (that's when I passed the sign) There's a gazebo in the center of town and in the middle of the night someone festooned it with plastic flowers!


They also put flowers on the bridge. I was energized by the sign, the flowers and the whimsy of their creators. It made my day!

Going to the Beach

I'm starting a new class today with Laure Ferlita. It's A Visit to the Beach. I really need this class for 2 reasons:

I need to draw and paint and I need to escape the unbearable weather conditions. The first assignment was to paint a starfish and I just happen to have this awesome specimen. This is a lovely way to spend the time waiting for spring.