We love to try new foods around here….and we love it SPICY!
On the evening I took this photo, it was my first attempt at making Pho at home.The local Vietnamese restaurant serves this yummy noodle soup, garnished with all this good stuff. My home-cooked version turned out to be pretty good, but I’d much rather let someone else make it!
I love the moonlight. It makes everything seem so mysterious and transports me to a world withinin my imagination.
I created this 8 x 10 in. abstract painting a while back and recently decided to sell it in my etsy shop. You can take a look in my shop by clicking HERE.
Um…are you sure you want to look in there?
You might find a little skeleton in my closet!
Well, I know what DOESN’T make me happy….It’s when I typed out this whole post and it got deleted on my computer before I could publish it. ACK!
So, anyway, as I was saying…*deep breath*….
I was comparing my “homescape” to the landscapes I tend to love. I can appreciate the beauty of the desert, but I wouldn’t want to live there. (funny thing is, I pretty much DO live in the desert! ) And, I can appreciate the beauty of a simplified home environment….but I wouldn’t want to live there. I prefer a setting where there is a new mystery around every bend in the path. Like a woodland, I like my homescape to feature little vignettes of treasured items around every corner. When I stop to admire my little treasures, I think of the beautiful people who gave them to me or linger in the memories of the joyous events these objects conjure.
Above, you’ll see a bracelet I bought from an artist on Ebay, made from typewriter keys and a real bit of dragonfly wing in the last link. There is also a perfume-filled locket which I adore from my friend Kim of Gerusia’s New World. It reminds me of our trips to the High Voltage Tattoo shop and the Wonderland Gallery. That’s were she caught me fondling this and sneakily bought it for me! These lovely things are displayed against the backdrop of an original work of art by Kathryn Pinkham. She offered a “Magic Envelope” to her Facebook friends, and I was lucky to get this gorgeous dragonfly with sparkly wings.
Below, are photos of friends and family, a heart-warming portrait done by Charlino Kukino, and various trinkets. I would show you more of my little groupings of magical stuff, but I haven’t had time to dust lately. Someday, I’ll show you around some more.
Here’s a silly self-portrait that I did as a challenge from another artist.
And, here’s a digital photo collage I did several years ago.
Below are my first attempts at "Scanner Art"!...with a little digital manipulation because I just can't leave well enough alone. :)
This one is a clip form a painting video I made.
…and I made this one after my goldfish died.
Many times I make self-portraits when I am feeling vulnerable or sad. It seems to help me work through things.…
I don’t know what I was working through here! HAHA! This is me as an M&M….
…and as a Simpson.
…still a Simpson.
Finally, a self-portrait of me (the redhead) and my best friends from high school…all born in the year of the monkey. I made this to celebrate our 40th birthdays.
I am trying to decide whether or not I should let you all in on a HUGE secret. Hmmm.
Okay, I’ll show and tell. But, be forewarned. If you already thought I was nuts, now you’ll have NO doubt! And, if you are a door-to-door salesperson, please don’t read any farther…further? …farther. Whatever.
Here it is. It’s a wasp nest above my front door.
“What’s so crazy about that?” you might ask. The thing is, that wasp nest has been there for a very long time, and I like it that way.
Here’s why:
One day the door bell rang and I looked out the peep hole to see who was there. Ehhhhhhhhhh, somebody wanting to sell me new windows, or trim my trees, or something. I don’t really know because I didn’t open the door. They just kept ringing the doorbell. I just kept watching them. That’s when I saw them in the “ho-hum-waiting posture”…looking up as if they were on an elevator waiting for their floor. All of a sudden, one gasped and pointed. The other looked up and saw the wasp nest and they both ran off across the lawn faster than lightening. It was hilarious. So, I guard my little watch-wasps from the hubby and they chase off unwanted guests. (Actually, they don’t chase anyone. It’s just that people who stand there long enough to notice the nest and get scared are usually not people who have been invited over.) It’s a great relationship. Unlike past front-door transactions, with happy wasps I won’t get stung!
The photo above shows my screen door. I hand-painted the roses on it about 20 years ago when we first bought our house. I’m thinking it’s time to repaint!
Below is the entryway, showing some thrift-shop treasures, including old keys and a Frida Kahlo plate.
So, CONGRATULATIONS! It looks like you made it past the front door! WELCOME!
