"Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get." -Mark Twain
Rain awoke us again this morning. What a wet Spring this has been. However yesterday was beautiful. The perfect June day. Which leads to the next quote:
"Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change, nine out of ten people couldn't start a converstion." -Kin Hubbard
"The older we get, the swifter time seems to pass and the quicker memories seem to fade."
- Brian Sibley, writer
Today is my brother's birday and this is the card I made for him. The cat clock is a replica of the one we had on our bedroom wall when we were kids. Yes, we shared a bedroom. We had trundle beds and I slept on the top bed and Larry slept on the lower bed. The clock was really noisy, but comforting in some ways. It also would drown out the sound of the outside since we didn't have central air. I can also remember that sometimes we would put our beds on the opposite side of the bedroom and put a rope down the center of the room so each of us had our own space. His side was always the messy side!
"Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, or as the mental tortures we inflict upon ourselves."
-Sammy Davis Jr.
Don't know why, maybe it's something I've eaten or the fact that we've been eating later in the evening this week, but my nightmares dreams have been nightmares lately.
Maybe drawing this picture will get them out of my system and I'll have sweet dreams tonight!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
"Happiness is a butterfly, which when persued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
"Grandfchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old."
My granddaughter Breanna and I spent two days together this week. We had lots of fun making art, shopping, talking, and attending her rained-out ballgame.
These are three of the Artist Trading cards she made while she was here.
Yesterday, while Breanna was visiting I very quickly showed her how to make a zentangle. When she left she asked about what kind of pen and she needed to make zentangles. So, as any grandmother would do, I sent her home with the micron pen needed for drawing zentangles. About an half hour later, she texted me and sent me the above photo (fuzzy since it was via text) of her very first zentangle. Chip off the ole block - huh!
A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells hundreds of students dressed in identiacal caps and gowns that "individuality" is the key to success.
-Robert Orben, entertainer
Today our grandson Travis is graduating from High School. It is amazing how much faster grandchildren grow up than your own kids!
Worry can sometimes be an unwanted companion for some of us. When I found this rubber stamp I just knew I had to buy it and make a card with it. Today seemed like the day, so I created a background of zentangle designs and added the quote. For those of you who, like me tend to forget how worry doesn't solve problems, this card is for you.