Friday, July 29, 2011
{This Moment}
{this moment} A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, visit SouleMama leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
Friday, July 22, 2011
{This Moment}
- A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see here onSouleMama .
Friday, July 8, 2011
{This Moment}
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see here on SouleMama .
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Spinning Tour de Fleece, Knitting and Garden
I was so lax in blogging that I missed the month of June. So I want to blog more this month.
What have I been up to lately? Well this month is Le Tour de Fleece over on Ravelry. I am on 3 teams. Yeah.
I am spinning some Perendale Top from Crown Mountain Farms. The color is The 5th Element. I love it. The fiber is long and fluffy. It is so easy to spin I probably will buy more of this perendale in the future.
Here is the cute little sheep. The fiber came from New Zealand. It was prepared in Michigan into luscious Top.
The top:
And my spinning singles:
I will be spinning every day that the Tour de France event happens. We have 2 rest days. It goes from July 2 to July 24.
In other happenings at Casa de Carol is the garden. I got the garden planted. It is growing so fast. We already have zucchini on the bushes and blooms on the tomatoes. We also planted; sugar baby watermelons, cucumbers, pumpkin, and several types of peppers.
Do you see the wire? That is a hot wire to keep Bob out of my garden. He chews and digs everything. The hot wire keeps me from having to stress over loosing my garden to a puppy. It works very well.
I planted the garden late. We had so much rain that I was waiting for a clear day to plant. It was only 2 weeks ago that I got the veggies in.
Yes, this is Bob the dog. He has grown so much. He looks too sweet to be half beaver. But believe me, he can chew up anything in a split second. My new hose is in about 10 pieces.
Today I went out to start the BBQ and all I could smell was gas. Bob had chewed the hose under the BBQ. I have my BBQ directly plumbed into the gas line of the house. I'm lucky that my son Roland had put a shut off valve which I always have in the off position when I am not BBQing. Today I had to cook indoors. My chicken and corn on the cob were good but not how we wanted it because of our "beaver" dog. I will have to get a new hose with the metal braiding on it I think.
Bob is afraid of the pool. He will come to the edge but he puts on the brakes if you try to get him in the water. I did put him in once to show him how to swim to the stairs. I was hoping that he would like the water, he is a lab. No, he told me, "mom I don't want to swim!!!".
On the painting front. Ok, so this isn't watercolor but it is painting. I have this table. (imagine it standing up)
And this oak table has been with me for a long time. It was in my kitchen in Yucaipa. It was moved to the livingroom so we could eat in front of the TV. It came to my new house after my hubby died. I gave it to my daughter Sierra and she had it in her kitchen. When she died I got the table back. It has been on my patio for a few years. Ok, more like 4 years. I decided it might look awesome if I painted it an aqua blue, Tiffany blue. So I started.
It needs a second coat. It has just been too hot. The paint wants to dry on my brush so I will wait for this heat wave to pass to finish.
Look at how good it matches my old metal chair. That is from my old house too. I might paint the chair to give it a fresh look. I love the color.
I have been knitting too.
This is a sweater based on the EPS, aka Elizabeth Zimmermann Percentage System. I am doing a KAL (knit along) with a Ravelry group. I have finished the body. Now we are going to work on splitting for the sleeves.
I finished my Sprossling Sweater.
Now it is too hot to wear this sweater. Maybe I can wear it to the movies? Except I never go to the movies. LOL
Happy 4th of July to all of you tomorrow. We will be at church for the annual event. They will have the blow up water slides for the kiddies for FREE!!! Music, Hot rod and motorcycle show. And In & Out will provide the food. Yum.
They usually end this gathering around 3 pm or so. My sister Susan is with us on July 4th every year since '05 or '06. She has a new job and has to work. Boo Hoo. I will miss having the swim races here at home in my pool and BBQ. Last year Susan, Peanut and I were in Idaho with Dustin and Bambi. We sat at the park to watch the fireworks in their beautiful town. It was fun.
Happy 4th !!!!!
Does Bob need a bigger Dog House?
What have I been up to lately? Well this month is Le Tour de Fleece over on Ravelry. I am on 3 teams. Yeah.
I am spinning some Perendale Top from Crown Mountain Farms. The color is The 5th Element. I love it. The fiber is long and fluffy. It is so easy to spin I probably will buy more of this perendale in the future.
Here is the cute little sheep. The fiber came from New Zealand. It was prepared in Michigan into luscious Top.
The top:
And my spinning singles:
I will be spinning every day that the Tour de France event happens. We have 2 rest days. It goes from July 2 to July 24.
In other happenings at Casa de Carol is the garden. I got the garden planted. It is growing so fast. We already have zucchini on the bushes and blooms on the tomatoes. We also planted; sugar baby watermelons, cucumbers, pumpkin, and several types of peppers.
Do you see the wire? That is a hot wire to keep Bob out of my garden. He chews and digs everything. The hot wire keeps me from having to stress over loosing my garden to a puppy. It works very well.
I planted the garden late. We had so much rain that I was waiting for a clear day to plant. It was only 2 weeks ago that I got the veggies in.
Yes, this is Bob the dog. He has grown so much. He looks too sweet to be half beaver. But believe me, he can chew up anything in a split second. My new hose is in about 10 pieces.
Today I went out to start the BBQ and all I could smell was gas. Bob had chewed the hose under the BBQ. I have my BBQ directly plumbed into the gas line of the house. I'm lucky that my son Roland had put a shut off valve which I always have in the off position when I am not BBQing. Today I had to cook indoors. My chicken and corn on the cob were good but not how we wanted it because of our "beaver" dog. I will have to get a new hose with the metal braiding on it I think.
Bob is afraid of the pool. He will come to the edge but he puts on the brakes if you try to get him in the water. I did put him in once to show him how to swim to the stairs. I was hoping that he would like the water, he is a lab. No, he told me, "mom I don't want to swim!!!".
On the painting front. Ok, so this isn't watercolor but it is painting. I have this table. (imagine it standing up)
And this oak table has been with me for a long time. It was in my kitchen in Yucaipa. It was moved to the livingroom so we could eat in front of the TV. It came to my new house after my hubby died. I gave it to my daughter Sierra and she had it in her kitchen. When she died I got the table back. It has been on my patio for a few years. Ok, more like 4 years. I decided it might look awesome if I painted it an aqua blue, Tiffany blue. So I started.
It needs a second coat. It has just been too hot. The paint wants to dry on my brush so I will wait for this heat wave to pass to finish.
Look at how good it matches my old metal chair. That is from my old house too. I might paint the chair to give it a fresh look. I love the color.
I have been knitting too.
This is a sweater based on the EPS, aka Elizabeth Zimmermann Percentage System. I am doing a KAL (knit along) with a Ravelry group. I have finished the body. Now we are going to work on splitting for the sleeves.
I finished my Sprossling Sweater.
Now it is too hot to wear this sweater. Maybe I can wear it to the movies? Except I never go to the movies. LOL
Happy 4th of July to all of you tomorrow. We will be at church for the annual event. They will have the blow up water slides for the kiddies for FREE!!! Music, Hot rod and motorcycle show. And In & Out will provide the food. Yum.
They usually end this gathering around 3 pm or so. My sister Susan is with us on July 4th every year since '05 or '06. She has a new job and has to work. Boo Hoo. I will miss having the swim races here at home in my pool and BBQ. Last year Susan, Peanut and I were in Idaho with Dustin and Bambi. We sat at the park to watch the fireworks in their beautiful town. It was fun.
Happy 4th !!!!!
Does Bob need a bigger Dog House?
Friday, July 1, 2011
{This Moment}
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
I noticed Carrie of we do not have a knitting problem was doing this every Friday so I will too.
Happy Swimming
CAROL
Friday, May 13, 2011
Another Painting
Well I finished the 4th painting for the online class: Imaginary Visit to the Garden.
This week we were doing Garden Tools. I took a couple old tools from my garage and set up a pose. I found an old shovel with rust which I use all the time. And I found an old rusty scythe. I think this one is more of a grass and weed cutter. I floated the rose in the water bowl. The rose is from my David Austin English rose bush named Belle Story.
Here is my photo:
Here is my sketch after 30 minutes:
And here is my finished painting:
In the class blog everyone was very nice and gave good compliments. But there was something that I kept reading. They said this is not a journal entry kind of painting.
I guess I am confused because the class is a Visit to the Garden class like when I took a Visit to the Beach. There are classes called Journal classes. This one wasn't a journal class. I do know that in most of the lessons it is common to write on the painting a note about our visit to the garden and what we saw, how the weather was, a poem, etc.
So when I am inspired to do a painting and not write a journal entry, well I guess I am a rebel and I just do it. Call me Rebel Carol. I think I have always had some of that in my blood.
Happy painting and let that rebel out of you!!!
This week we were doing Garden Tools. I took a couple old tools from my garage and set up a pose. I found an old shovel with rust which I use all the time. And I found an old rusty scythe. I think this one is more of a grass and weed cutter. I floated the rose in the water bowl. The rose is from my David Austin English rose bush named Belle Story.
Here is my photo:
Here is my sketch after 30 minutes:
And here is my finished painting:
In the class blog everyone was very nice and gave good compliments. But there was something that I kept reading. They said this is not a journal entry kind of painting.
I guess I am confused because the class is a Visit to the Garden class like when I took a Visit to the Beach. There are classes called Journal classes. This one wasn't a journal class. I do know that in most of the lessons it is common to write on the painting a note about our visit to the garden and what we saw, how the weather was, a poem, etc.
So when I am inspired to do a painting and not write a journal entry, well I guess I am a rebel and I just do it. Call me Rebel Carol. I think I have always had some of that in my blood.
Happy painting and let that rebel out of you!!!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
HAPPY MAY 1ST !!!!!!!
Happy first day of May. It is windy and sunny here. I'm happy that the sun is shining and my life is happy.
I read this and I like it:
A good walk cures most problems. Want to lose weight and get fit? Walk. Want to enjoy life but spend less? Walk. Want to cure stress and clear your head? Walk. Want to meditate and live in the moment? Walk. Having trouble with a life or work problem? Walk, and your head gets clear.
I would add that walking my dog is fun. He is so cute. More on Bob later.
I wanted to share my 2nd lesson painting from my online class. The subject was Boxed Gardens. The photos I saw of flower boxes were not getting my mojo moving so I set out with camera in hand. I drove all over Redlands and I walked the sidewalks for a good photo.
It is legal to take photos if 1) you took the photo (or I) 2) if you can see it from a right of way or public domain.
Here is my painting:
This is the photo:
I had a little problem with the border. I tried to tape around the painting and then paint a dark border to frame my painting. The problem is that the blue paint bled under the tape.
Since I didn't find a good flower box I chose to paint this tree with a grate and the Nasturtiums. I love Nasturtiums.
About Bob. He is so funny. I was working in my garage and he wanted to be near me. I left the garage side door open and put a childs gate across. He jumped over it. So I raised it up to make it higher.
See here how it looks:
I did put a hand dolly in front of it and that stopped the jumping over. Eventually I brought him in the garage and he is on a chain. I live close to the street where people speed. I'm always scared that if he gets in the street he will be hit. So I use the long chain in the garage.
Bob is looking older here I think. He is 8 months old now.
So the project in my garage is this. I wanted to organize and clean up the clutter. I installed these racks with my handy dandy power drill.
They look so puny on the wall. But the internet says that the toggle bolts will hold a lot of weight. I'm just so use to having a handy husband who would weld up a rack when my heart desired it. Now that I am a widow I have to go to Home Depot to buy their puny racks. I really need to buy another for the brooms.
Oh and YES, I do put art work on my garage walls. You can see the ballerina by Degas. I bought it at the Norton Simon Museum. I love Degas' work.
I also have hung many of my own paintings on the walls of my garage.
RACK with tools
It looks a little crowded but I'm happy with it. I have the tools out of the large trash can, so floor space is empty, clean and roomy. I will keep on working on the garage.
I'm not sure that I posted what I did to my work table. I put a sheet of metal on the table to have a nice heat resistant cleanable surface.
Here is a wide shot. I have an air compressor under my table. I love my tool drawers (by Kennedy) on the left. It still seems cluttered so I might put in some shelves for supplies. Art uses a lot of misc. supplies.
Well that is about all. I will leave you with some pretty Roses from my garden for a HAPPY MAY FIRST to all.
Hybrid Tea Rose: Sheer Bliss
David Austin English rose: Belle Story
I read this and I like it:
A good walk cures most problems. Want to lose weight and get fit? Walk. Want to enjoy life but spend less? Walk. Want to cure stress and clear your head? Walk. Want to meditate and live in the moment? Walk. Having trouble with a life or work problem? Walk, and your head gets clear.
I would add that walking my dog is fun. He is so cute. More on Bob later.
I wanted to share my 2nd lesson painting from my online class. The subject was Boxed Gardens. The photos I saw of flower boxes were not getting my mojo moving so I set out with camera in hand. I drove all over Redlands and I walked the sidewalks for a good photo.
It is legal to take photos if 1) you took the photo (or I) 2) if you can see it from a right of way or public domain.
Here is my painting:
This is the photo:
I had a little problem with the border. I tried to tape around the painting and then paint a dark border to frame my painting. The problem is that the blue paint bled under the tape.
Since I didn't find a good flower box I chose to paint this tree with a grate and the Nasturtiums. I love Nasturtiums.
About Bob. He is so funny. I was working in my garage and he wanted to be near me. I left the garage side door open and put a childs gate across. He jumped over it. So I raised it up to make it higher.
See here how it looks:
I did put a hand dolly in front of it and that stopped the jumping over. Eventually I brought him in the garage and he is on a chain. I live close to the street where people speed. I'm always scared that if he gets in the street he will be hit. So I use the long chain in the garage.
Bob is looking older here I think. He is 8 months old now.
So the project in my garage is this. I wanted to organize and clean up the clutter. I installed these racks with my handy dandy power drill.
They look so puny on the wall. But the internet says that the toggle bolts will hold a lot of weight. I'm just so use to having a handy husband who would weld up a rack when my heart desired it. Now that I am a widow I have to go to Home Depot to buy their puny racks. I really need to buy another for the brooms.
Oh and YES, I do put art work on my garage walls. You can see the ballerina by Degas. I bought it at the Norton Simon Museum. I love Degas' work.
I also have hung many of my own paintings on the walls of my garage.
RACK with tools
It looks a little crowded but I'm happy with it. I have the tools out of the large trash can, so floor space is empty, clean and roomy. I will keep on working on the garage.
I'm not sure that I posted what I did to my work table. I put a sheet of metal on the table to have a nice heat resistant cleanable surface.
Here is a wide shot. I have an air compressor under my table. I love my tool drawers (by Kennedy) on the left. It still seems cluttered so I might put in some shelves for supplies. Art uses a lot of misc. supplies.
Well that is about all. I will leave you with some pretty Roses from my garden for a HAPPY MAY FIRST to all.
Hybrid Tea Rose: Sheer Bliss
David Austin English rose: Belle Story
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