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I  finally have  a sunroof on my van and I love having it open with the sun shining down. As I was driving to soccer this week the sky and clouds looked cool so I decided to snap a few pics at every red light. I am glad I took the time to look up [...]

Hope can be fleeting, invisible,  almost dream like. I waited for a picture to capture this week and mother nature did not disappoint. I feel the Hope of each  day and the beauty that surrounds me. As my youngest played while I finished up dinner, the skies opened up, he ran inside to tell me there was [...]

I have been following Lori Plyer of Studio Waterstone and when she started Watercolor 101, I wanted to jump in. The lessons seemed straight forward and doable. I have taken some online classes using acrylic paint, so I had most of the materials, I just needed watercolors. Each week Sally assign’s our prompt I think [...]

Blue is my favorite color. I love a beautiful blue sky, the blue ocean  or turquoise  Caribbean sea, many gemstones in all shades of blue. I find in my home there are many shades of blue. I snapped a picture of one of the tiles in my ceramic tile mirror in my hallway. It has [...]

Well this week’s prompt was  a bit funny for me. I had  minor knee surgery on Friday and was icing and resting the better part of the week. I knew I would welcome taking a walk.  I got back to a normal routine on Wednesday, but my knee and body revolted.  So I scaled back, [...]

Focus on Life one Photo a week has been a photo blogging journey, I have been participating in this year. Sally from the studio sublime, gives us a prompt each week. Each week it is fun to see what everyone will come up with. This week’s challenge Aged Beauty from Sally’s prompt: Aged pieces have [...]

    A pop of color…orchid I bought myself…thanks for the inspiration Sally!!!  

I am lucky to be part of this amazing gathering of jewelry makers and designers from all over the world brought together by our creative genius Lori Anderson. We swap beads including a focal and a clasp and design a piece or 2.  Visit Lori’s blog to learn more about the Bead Soup Blog Party, [...]

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.                                        ~ Augustine This week is Spring Break so we were out and about for a few days and decided to stop by the National Harbor in Maryland. I wanted my boys to see the [...]

Each week I try and snap a photo during the week  of something that gives you a glimpse into my life.  This week  life threw me  a curve ball and I did not have a photo, did not want to force a photo or rely on old photo. I know all of you reading this [...]