The temps are still HOT here in North Texas - today was 99 degrees!
However our flowers that struggled through July and August are blooming now.
Not profusely but showing hope for survival!
I don't know why I get such a kick out of feeding our possums - but I do!
I am so frugal and I hate to waste food - so if I can feed the critters - and watch them feast on our leftovers - that's a Win! WIN!! for me!
Brenda and I had our Tuesday Treasure Day starting with a good lunch at her house and a trip to the Texas Thrift on Irving Blvd - just right up the street from her.
I have to be honest when I say that I found NOTHING!
However - Brenda found this super cute denim top in a petite size that fit me perfectly!
She also spotted this bag.....and knowing what a 'bag lady' I am -
that was a Win! WIN!! too!
Louis Dean is staying busy repairing and 'doing' things!
That's what he DOES!
In our living room where it joins the foyer, the ceiling has cracked and we painted a piece of trim. cut it to fit and he put it up there.
He loves 'doing' things and I love that he loves that!
There's always something around here that needs attention.
I had been concerned lately that he hasn't been eating very much so I am making meals I know he likes.
He is not a HUGE fan of pasta but this crock pot chicken alfredo was a hit.
If I can get him to eat two meals a day then I feel good about that!
He is still very involved with his music and I told him about a dream I had of zipping through the sky and he said, "There's a song about that!"
Then he went in and brought out his notebook of songs and sang it to me.
Wouldn't That be Something? by Merle Haggard
He's so cute!
And funny and so much fun!
I have been busy this week with art and writing.
I finished Chapter 36 - 1,768 words.
Now I have started chapter 37.....I am heading to the finish line as I'm thinking it will be a 50 chapter book.
I took an old canvas from 1987 and freshened it up!
I am a better artist than I was back then and I loved this painting.
I do love all my memories of vacations to San Francisco over the years.
I finished Faith's Green Santa and will glaze it once it's dry.
I may use this for my Christmas card this year.
Speaking of Christmas cards - please send me you address if you have not been receiving them.
I talked to my friend Rita today and somehow I missed putting her address in my new book.
This painting is a done deal now and will go to the good neighbor, Bill, in Loma Linda where the mountain cabin is.
Levi chose this Fishing Santa for his birthday painting!
I did the underpainting on it yesterday.
This Dallas Cowboy is Sam's choice!
Underpainting done this evening on it!
I was blessed today with phone visits to two of my online friends!
I am an open book but I love it when I can talk to friends and hear about THEIR life!
If you have my phone number - don't hesitate to call when you feel like it!
We are home most of the time these days and if I am involved with one thing or another - leave a message and I will call you back!
I love your detail on the green Santa. I think it would make a good Christmas card, as it is one of a kind and unexpected! The possum is adorable! They eat many, many insect pests! Ones that destroy flowers! What is your flower that is an intense blue?
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, Linda, I just love your artwork and all the cute story's you share. You're truly an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the fishing Santa! Although I like them all - you are very talented. Green Santa kinda reminds me of LD holding that guitar.
ReplyDeleteWe all know Merle Haggard. He was a well loved resident of my town. Miss him.
my favorite is the green Santa and the fishing Santa looks like Bob. I have him in a red shirt and Santa hat and they look alike and fishing is his favorite thing to do.. I loved Merle and had forgotten about him, but have never heard this song and like it a lot. I once stood close enough to Merle Haggard that I could have touched the giant belt buckle he was wearing. he had an outdoor concert in Savannah at a street festival. I was in the front line holding on to the fence.
ReplyDeleteI love all your paintings. You are very talented. I enjoyed listening to the Merle Haggard song. LD's music knowledge reminds me of my husband. He was a huge classic rock fan and he knew his music well. Once you got him started on the subject you couldn't stop him.
ReplyDeleteI loved talking to you yesterday, it was truly the highlight of my week! You're just such a ray of sunshine and an inspiration to me! I love all of your paintings and the green Santa is just beautiful! I save all of your Santa painting Christmas cards and so enjoy using them as decorations every year. I will definitely keep in touch by phone and leave more comments here. I treasure your friendship more than you could know!
ReplyDeleteAll your paintings are nice, but my favorite is the green Santa as well. I love that Dean likes to work - and you love to cook and make sure he eats everything. You two are such a wonderful couple.
ReplyDeleteSo many fun things going on in your neck of the woods. So it is YOU who is feeding the possum! Someone told me in a comment on my blog that my possum was going to get fat if I kept feeding it. I had NO clue what she was talking about, but now I see she must've confused you with me! LOL. Funny!! Love the Green Santa, but the other two look like they will be great too. I think I really like the fishing Santa the best! Can't wait to see it! Thank you for sharing your life with us. You are an inspiration to all of us!! (((hugs)))
ReplyDeleteLinda, It's so wonderful that LD still loves and can do his music. He does love fixing up things, what a man. It makes me so happy the kids want artwork from you. So sweet. Blessings to all, love you, xoxo, Susie
ReplyDeleteYour Santa's are marvelous and I cherish mine from last year. Its treasured. I thought I had commented on this post but apparently it went into outer space.
ReplyDeleteLove the Merle Haggard song. It made me so wistful and a bit misty. What an amazing song for your dream. I must listen to it again as soon as I'm finished this comment.
I hope you get to the Ranch tomorrow. Time to enjoy that little piece of Paradise.
Sue
My vote is fishing Santa also, mostly because it is very different than the years past ones. and it feels serene, Brenda is the one to thrift shop with, she does indeed find great treasures.
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