get in the way of things I want to do. Sometimes I don’t do either!
Apr24
Things I should do…
Apr23
I Am So Happy!
Celebration Church, on the former site of Union Elementary School, where I spent 32 years as a student and a teacher, purchased my mom’s previous house next door!
It was warm enough to get some more pictures of flowers:
I don’t remember this variety’s name. It’s never set more than a bud or two until this year. It’s more purple than the Catawba’s. I’ll take more pictures as more of them open.
I also found this case in the bonus room over the garage,
and opened it!
Apr22
Health and Housework Hinder Creativity.
The only creative thing I did today was take the leftovers from this
and added some leftover pork tenderloin bits. It was so good heated over and stirred lightly. This is the Louisiana Style Shrimp Skillet, a new dish from Cracker Barrel. (We know how to celebrate an anniversary! 😋😉)
The dish is not photogenic because they forgot the rice. The original dish was a skillet of shrimp in an oily-looking roux. I added the requested rice and stirred it in before thinking to photograph it. ‘Still not attractive, but very delicious. It was even better with the congealed fat removed and the tenderloin added.
I found a photo of what it’s supposed to look like online.
And, speaking of photos, I took this one of a little pitcher of wildflowers I brought in, intending to gel print with them.
Now, I’m sorting through craft books and magazines. Most of them are keepers, though a few will go to the lending library of the local senior center.
So despite kitchen cleaning and fibromyalgia exhaustion, today has not been a total waste after all!
In the words of grief counselor/artist Karen McKoy, “I showed up.”
Apr21
The Amish Store
No chance to create, today. It’s our anniversary. We went to the Shiloh General Store in Hamptonville, NC, an Amish Market.
There’s a world of goodies in that store!
It’s also in a very pretty part of the world. I took some pretty pictures, too!
It was a very lovely day!
Apr20
Repairwork
I hope. I pulled this with white and my new wet strength tissue:
So I’m trying to fix it by repainting the parts that pulled off white. If the blue pulled off, I’m leaving it alone.
When it’s dry, I’ll try pulling it again with the light blue paint and copy paper. It seems to work the best for me.
I’ll report.
Apr19
House Plan Modifications
I’ve loved house plans since I was a little girl. My friend, Jackie, and I, used to draw them on notebook paper and then sit down with the Sears Catalog and fill every room. In the 60’s, the catalog was huge and filled with appliances, floor coverings, furnishings, wallpaper, bedding, everything you might need to be a designer. We both became teachers, but I think we would’ve made great purchasing agents!
I digress!
I even took CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting) classes after my husband was diagnosed with MS. I enjoyed modifying plans for accessibility. I enrolled in a certified accessibility program, but could not pursue it. I had too many papers to grade!
I wrote a couple of days ago that I had found the perfect floor plan. Well, almost. It needed tweaking for accessibility. I didn’t get out my CAD software, though I thought about it. I just scanned and printed the floor plan from the builder’s brochure. Then I drew all over it with my red colored pencil. What fun! It was just like being a little girl, again! I wish there was still a Sears Catalog to choose finishings from.
Note that the original floor plan is the intellectual property of Sedgewick Homes.
Apr18
Saving the Last of the Dogwoods
The dogwoods in front of my house have been glorious!
Now, the dogwoods are past their season. Surviving blossoms are pitiful.
I thought maybe I could use them to print on the gel plate. I used some blossoms to pull paint from the plate.
I used others like stamps, painting the bracts (petals,) and center.
The paint “celled” so badly, i kept adding paint till I produced this.
I’m anxious to pull this, but I can’t decide between light blue or a rich leafy green.
I also spent the better part of today dodging a telephone scam. Maybe that’s a craft, and I can find the energy to share that someday. For today, I’m exhausted.
Apr17
Snap Happy!
I managed to snap some flower photos before leaving Charlotte and a few when I got home!
More to come, my purple and pink rhododendrons are opening!
Apr16
Bingo!
I found it! Kent has wanted to build a handicapped accessible house someday. We are running out of somedays. I will be 70 in August, Kent in March.
We have been visiting some model homes of different builders, recently, and today, we stopped at Sedgewick Homes in Hamptonville, NC.
I do not care for the exterior of the model office,
but when I walked in and looked around, I was sold!
Kent’s mobility scooter is on the fritz, and it was just too much with his walker, so only I went in. Don’t ask me why I didn’t take pictures inside! I look forward to returning with Kent and a repaired scooter!
I did get a copy of the floor plan and possible facades. ( I don’t like them either!) Here’s a photo of the floor plan. I’ll try to do better when I get to my scanner.
There’ll be more about this in the future!
Apr15
Packing up…
a little at a time.
Kent’s mobility scooter is on the fritz, so we’re heading back home, tomorrow.
I’m taking a few things back to start the transition back home. I’m taking yarn, fabric paint and a few craft books. I may donate some of this to the senior center at home.
I have a hard time parting with things. There’s so much potential in craft supplies. When the grandkids were here and working on school projects, I always had, “just the thing!” It makes me glad and sad all at the same time.