big pink rose

The second snow day for this year and I finally managed to drag myself to the basement to rework a nasty, looking piece I had abandoned months ago.  Anyone that knows me, knows that pink roses are my favourite.  Instead of a soft arrangement I opted for one large, dripping bloom.  I don't know what it is about drips but I just can't get enough of them.  No painting of mine seems complete unless it has been splattered and dripped on.  When on teaching practice at Lancaster Girls Grammar, the A-level students were dripping left and right and there was just such a beauty in the unfinished, rolling drops of paint that I knew I wanted to capture that within my own work.  Now 8 years later I am still allowing great globs of paint and water to adorn my canvas.

I'm not sure where this piece will settle but for now it is above my bed.

Below is where the "magic" happens!  My dark, dimly-lit basement.  Perhaps one day I will have a beautiful white washed art shed complete with a squeaky screen door.  Until then my little nook in the basement will have to do.

morning lace

Here's the latest touch to my bedroom.  Ikea lace!    I sewed on pink, ribbon ties and hung them on a branch from out the back.  So lovely with the morning light falling across the bed.

It's been a year and a day...

...since we got married!

I love you more each day xox

(a photo from our honeymoon)

sunshine and snow

A lovely day out with the family in the beautiful sunshine.  I'm so happy the "Do-Jo's" (our sometimes neighbours out the back) were not around although I'm sure they would have a had a fit if they knew we were sledding and 4-wheeling on their lake that they don't own.  And now for the positive message..."Trespassing is fun!"
Disclaimer:  If you are reading this and you are one of the Do-Jo's, we absolutely did not trespass on your property.

p.s. Did I mention we had a campfire with cedar roasted sausages, complete with ketchup, mustard and sauerkraut?  Why is it that sausages taste so much better out in the cold?

a valentine "...punch in the face..."

More treats from a box, who knew?  Duncan Hines Lemon sponge, wow, so delicious.  I made my own icing (inspired by a friend) with real raspberries and cream cheese.  In the words of my step son "Oh...oh my, now they are a punch in the face of flavour!"  Why should I go all crazy trying to bake from scratch when I can have them made in minutes with lots of time left to spend with my family?  They were a mouth watering extravganza!

My Logger Love was off on  trip with some friends, up north, so my steppies and I had our own little Valentine's celebration, a quiet dinner with pink roses and yummy cupcakes.  Simple and sweet.  Here are a couple of pics from our dinner table.

textures

I'm so excited about finally figuring out how to add textured layers to my images.  Thanks to my lovely friend S who told me about the youtube tutorials, I have my first couple of images to share with you.  Now these are probably way over done but sometimes you just get so excited about all the possibilities that it's hard to choose.  Like S I lost 2 days of my life to exploring this new treat.  Hope you like what I've created.

 Cindy

Little M