RR Journal page

I got a nice surprise in the mail yesterday.. a round robin journal page swap I am in with the girls from Artfest.

Jessica sent me this page for my journal which has the theme of dreams. It is 5x7. I love how she did the whole thing with flying and birds.

This is one side,

and the other....

I love it Jessica! She has also got featured for her journals on Mary Ann Moss's blog here.

Check her out!

Sunday Assignment

Please leave a comment saying what you "see"/ feel/ what this page means to you.

Try not to read the previous comments so you don't get influenced...

Thanks!

EDIT: Thanks so much for all your comments! That was so neat to read all the different views. Just for you curious ones out there - what I intended with the page was showing all the boxes and labeling them - was of all the things that we "think" keep us from our dreams. We think we are too old, we think we don't have enough money, we can't because of the family or kids, because there's no TIME, or we are afraid etc. I'd like people to "get out of the boxes" and just go for your dreams. NO excuses.

Crosscut Saw

I finished a commission for a crosscut saw awhile ago and I am posting some pics now....

It was for my boyfriends aunt and she wanted a pic of the farm where she grew up including what it looked like then and now. She had some pics and an aerial shot of the farm too. She also wanted a painting of the truck her father used in his business.

The finished saw in their house!

I hope she liked it - Sean thought it was great and remembered his grandparents farm being like that.

A couple days at the cottage...

Had some lazy days at the cottage recently. My friend invited Sarah and I for a couple days.

It was wonderful!

Can't wait to go back.

Vintage magazines for sale!

I have listed this week some old magazines from the 50's and 60's on ebay.

Lots of variety from camping, to cars to photography!

And while you sit and read a magazine, how about a drink with some old swizzle sticks?

Some of these are great! I love the twig one and the one like a cane. They are all from bars and lounges.

All available this coming week here

Pressies in the mail

As part of my sketchbook group - we did the 30 projects in 30 days - see below for my posts - and we each gave a little present for finishing. It was random and a surprise so we didn't know who we were getting it from.

This is what I got from Bea in CA.

4 ATC's made by her. I love the figure one with rhinestone brads for folding the arms and legs in.

Close up of stitching on one of the atc's.

And then an envelope stuffed with old ephemera and postcards and photos. Just up my alley!
Very cool to use in art journaling I think.

And then at the bottom of the envelope some neat brass hearts.

Thanks Bea!

Just because....

My sweetie got me some flowers the other day.... aren't the colors pretty?

Yes, I am spoiled. :)

Summer is here!

Well, we are getting the heat now! NOT complaining... June here was the worst on record for Rain so any day now with Sun is wonderful.

Lots goin on.. Sarah is officially graduated and it was a great ceremony.

Here she is with her loot coming off the stage at the end. Besides her diploma, she won highest marks award in 5 of her classes, won a gold watch for high marks, Ontario Scholar, medal for over 80% avg, 3 scholarships including the entrance one for her college and one given for future nursing students. Wow. so proud.

Her boyfriend surprised her with a wrist corsage... so pretty!

And her Dad brought her these.

Lots of great gifts including a nice one from her Nana! and I gave her the book I made, some nursing charms and a diary I had made for her since she was 10. I have another gift, but I haven't given it to her yet, so mumm.

She is now officially moved out and most of her stuff is gone and she moves into residence in Sept. :( Hard adjustment for me, but I know she is gonna do great!!

Other things keeping me busy is this tiny garden...

Oh, and laying here -

It's rough I know, but I think I can handle it.

Stay cool!

Something to think about....

What Will Matter
By Michael Josephson

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours, or minutes.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass on to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevant.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won’t matter where you come from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.
It won’t matter whether you are beautiful or brilliant.
Your gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant.
So, what will matter?
How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built. Not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people knew you, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

Company!

We had this guy wander in to the back yard a couple weeks ago... just came out of the woods.

Pretty menacing at first -

Then he just had a nice sit down and scratched his belly! So cool to see one up close.

He wandered around for about an hour and then crossed the road and we haven't seen him since!

Fine with me. Once is good.