Animal Wednesday: What Emma Has To Say...

Sweet little yippity-yappity Emma HATES my new schedule!

It takes me away from her and her "normal routine" even though daddy does a fine job of keeping her feeding and walking schedule.

BUT it's not mom.

I get it!

I'm all thrown off kilter too.

I have been self-employed for the past twenty years. If I needed a break, I took one (or two!)

I'm not working very long shifts...six hours with an hour commute each way.

I love the people I work with and quite honestly I don't mind the work.

The customers are mostly wonderful.

The food is great.

But my body is wondering WHAT is up!

Today I asked that my break be closer than they were scheduling it so my blood sugar wouldn't crash. When it does, it's hard to recover. I'm a zombie.

I eat very little but I eat every three hours to maintain my brain.

Guess what? They said no problem!

So I ask you, what is Emma yapping about???

Oh yeah, she's a mommy's girl and she misses me. 

AND I miss all of you!! I swear I'm trying to visit, I really am.

Ah, life adjustments. It's all good. ♥

HAW!!

Animal Wednesday: Emma wanna greeeeen beeeean?

Okay, I still don't have a handle on using my video thingy on my camera, otherwise I wouldn't have scanned the greasy frying pan while trying to follow my dog!

That said, Emma loves green beans. I mean L-O-V-E-S!

So, I had just gotten off the phone with Auntie Robin after telling her how much Emma adored beans.

The proof is right here!

Please ignore my high-pitched teasing voice. I was just hoping for her cute head tilt (which I got!)

The new job is going well. Two days under my belt and I'm still alive!

Happy Animal Wednesday my friends!

xo

Lo and Emma♥

To Market, to market...

No, not to buy a fat pig, but to show up for work here!

For the first time in fifteen years I will be showing up for a regular job rather than being self-employed. And for the first time in two years I will have a much needed income. 

The quote above says so much. I have, for the past two years, not taken very good care of myself. It shows physically in my weight and it has worn me down emotionally. That is so opposite of how I usually treat my body.

So now I have another chance to get it right.

I feel so lucky to have landed a job in spite of feeling like an invisible, heavy, middle-aged woman.

I'm so grateful for the man who saw through to the real me.

I'm not a number on a scale.

I'm not invisible.

And now, finally, I am employed. 

Wish me luck!

xo

Lo♥

Heron Dreams

I figured I had better post something, anything so you all know I'm still here!

Summer has been busy. Family visiting, job hunting, etc.

This is an old collage I did for notecards. My mother was from New Brunswick and the locals were referred to as herons. I think of her every time I see this collage.

This is for Robin, too, who recently posted about the one she encountered.

Tomorrow I see KJ, Mim and Suki !!

More later...miss you all!♥

Zinneas for Marianne

I bought a pack of varied zinneas at the local nursery and they have finally bloomed!

I'm not crazy about the yellowish-white ones, but I'm happy there are a few vibrant ones in the bunch.

Because Marianne can't grow these, these are for her!

And the beautiful cloth they're on was a gift from her when she visited.

I think this would make a wonderful painting!

Okay...bye now :)

Illustration Friday: Obsession

I know what you're thinking.

This lady has a serious cat obsession, right?

The thing is she loves orange tabbies because they look so good with her pink bowls and shoes and that stunning polka-dot dress, but what she's obsessing about at this very moment is how disturbed she is by that green ball of yarn that is messing with her mind.

Who the hell brought that in??

I haven't disappeared completely! My computer hasn't been behaving and I'm still trying to find my mojo. I'll be popping in to see you soon.

Happy weekend!!

Animal Eyes

Equal time for animals!

Here are the eyes from some of the paintings and illustrations I've done.

Can you guess what they are?

Trying to stay cool here today. Whew!!!

xo

Lo♥

The Eyes Have It

I didn't have time to participate in Illustration Friday this week. The word is gesture.

I feel the eyes give more signals than any other body part as far as language goes.

Here are a few paintings and illustrations I've done of women, cropped at the eyes.

They take on a whole new look by revealing so little. 

The eyes have it, wouldn't you say?

Happy Thursday!

Animal Wednesday: Heeeeere's Short-T!! and some ravens...

Meet Short-T, my favorite squirrel! She has a short tail (hence the name) and a white puff on the end of it! Even if you dislike squirrels, don't you think she's rather cute?

Hold on, I have an itch....aaaaah, ooooh. Better!

I think her tail is short because she's been caught before. I mean, she's not the smartest squirrel in some ways. Emma nearly caught her the other day because she came down the tree and walked right up to her! Emma was nearly out of her mind!

In other ways I think she may be VERY smart because she's been around for a long time. She's just a risk-taker I guess. I just adore her!

Do you spot my friends in the afternoon light?

It's a family of four, and let me tell you the juveniles have the most annoying squawk!!

Worse than teenagers who are whiney and use up-speak!

But what beauties, Look at that purple sheen!

Visiting with Short-T and the ravens while sipping a nice Sauvignon Blanc in my own back yard. My little piece of heaven.

Happy Animal Wednesday!

Saturday Snippet 11

I do hope to catch up with all of you soon! I spent half of the day at an art festival helping a friend in her shop ( who, of course, sells my wares.)

Click to embiggen the text on the snippet :)

Happy weekend all!!

xo

Lo♥

Animal Wednesday: Portrait of a Queen

I'm not sure I've ever posted this before. This is a portrait of my dog, Emma.

I love painting on heavy patterned paper and then detailing it with colored pencils.

Is she not the cutest thing? If only she behaved better.

We're always working on that ;)

Happy Animal Wednesday!

I'm on my way upstairs to have a little siesta with her.

Provincetown: Windows, doors and gardens

On one of my first morning walks I looked up and saw this face smiling back at me :)

The Cape is filled with charm~

Clap on!

Clap off!!  :)

~an artsy shade~

~wonderful pottery at a shop~

~a wine shop that changes its "open" sign to "nope" when it's closed!~

~an artsy door~

~a patriotic door~

and now for some garden shots...



~typical seaside house yard decor~

~in a restaurant garden~

~and KJ's garden~

~swans on the roof~

~and finally, a little kitty!"

Thanks for coming along again. I hope to go back in the Fall and take some seasonal shots.

xo

Lo♥