Music is Magical

"The longer one is alone, the easier it is to hear the song of the earth."   - Robert Anton Wilson, Author

Friends, quote of the day, zentangle

"Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes."  - Toni Amos, Musician

Travel, quote of the day

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."   -Yogi Berra

Having just traveled from Indiana to Virginia for our grandson's wedding, I reflect on the many sights and memories of the trip. 

Quote of the day and Zetangles

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."  -Megnon McLaughlin, journalist

Quote of the day and Zentangles

"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit."    -Aristotle

Quote of the day and Zetangles

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale."    -Hans Christian Anderson

Quote of the Day and ATC cards

"Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted."      - John Lennon


These are ATC cards I created for a trade which includes one of my favorite quotes, which fits me to a "T".

Just duckyzentangle, quote of the day.

"I let negatvity roll off me like water off a duck's back.  If it's not positive, I don't hear it."  -George Foreman

Monogram Zentangle, quote

"Fun is good." -Dr. Seuss

I had fun doing this zentangle. The challenge was to use your initials and turn it into a zentangle design.

Quote of the Day, Life

"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties." - Eric Fromm, psychologist

I was "certain" that I was going to ruin this cap when I started with my black permanent pen's first stroke. I had purchased it over a month ago desiring to add zentangles to it. Finally I took a deep breath, let go of my certainty and started drawing. I like how it turned out.

Quote of the Day - Fountain of Youth

"There is a fountain of youth; it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.
-Sophia Loren, Actress

This is a birthday card made for a friend. I think it reflects the above quote.

Quote of the Day and a new card

"When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give, thanks, the fault lies in yourself." -Tecumseh

Friends, quote of the day

"A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents ever so often - just to save it from drying out completely." - Pam Brown, author

As I sat enjoying coffee with friends this morning, and as I get ready to play cards with friends tonight, I realize how lucky I am to have my friends.

Quote of the day and Zentangles (Anniversary)

"A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year."

-Paul Sweeney, Author

Today, Bob and I celebrate our 32nd anniversary.

I will let you guess which celebration order fits!

Quote of the day, and a new card.

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." -Henry Ward Beecher

Quote of the day and Zentangle (Snake)

"Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher." -William Wordsworth

Yesterday, Bob and I were working in the yard and a snake slithered across the grass in front of me then under a bush. It was dark gray with a yellow stripe.

I have searched the internet trying to discover what kind of snake it is, but haven't found one that looks like it. If you know, please let me know.

We spent most of the day, in the yard. We moved our smoke bush from the back yard to the front hard. It wasn't "smoking" because it didn't get enough sun. Hopefully it will love the new location and "smoke" for us.

Quote of the day and Zetangles

"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liverty. - Thomas Jefferson

Quote of the Day and ATC cards

"Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly
Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky."
-Dante Gabriel rossetti

Another Cornflower, quote

"Just living is not enough . . . . one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."

-Hans Christian Anderson

Enjoy this little flower and sunshine and live your day to the fullest!

2 quotes for today

"And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days."

- James Russell Lowell, Poet

"Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding."

-Gian Carlo Menotti, Composer

Our coneflowers are blooming now, thus this is the card I made today.

Weather, quote of the day

"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

Today is one of those days!

Memories, quote, card

"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!

Need your help!

Today I'd like your help. Can you name this zentangle?

Please post your creative name by clicking on the comments button and we will all have some fun reading the results! Thanks.

Nightmares

"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!

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when persued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

-Nathaniel Hawthorne, Novelist

Rainy Day tangling, quote

" If you want a rainbow, you must put up with the rain." - Dolly Parton

We've had the rain, the thunder and the lightning - I'm looking for the rainbow! -my quote of the day!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

Quote of the day, ATC cards by Breanna

"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.

Quote of the day, Collingsville Rubber Stamp Convention & St. Louis visit

Marilyn (Bob's cousin) and I attended the Collingsville, IL rubber stamp convention on Sunday. Lots of booths, card samples to see and demos!

Bob and I had a wonderful time visiting with Marilyn and Ray. Marilyn is such a wonderful hostess and a great cook!

"Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment. -Novalis

Now we're home and I'm ready to go to my studio and create!

Simple Things

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives."

-Albert Einstein