And NOW I'm starting to really understand what all the fuss about an upstate NY winter is! We woke up to this.....40-60 mph winds and snow....I'm sure the locals would tell me this is nothing, but I'm not buying it...
Here's hoping you are NOT having a rather blustery day today!!
P.S.....I've been tagged a couple of times now...working on it...I promise!
I know a breath of Spring Air would be quite welcome here in upstate New York....
Remember these guys? My button jars were part of one of my very first blog posts....not quite sure why but these old jars have become special to me. Maybe it's because half of them came to me because a good friend left them in my car after a memorable weekend of junking with my SSODS sisters last spring. They'd only cost her $1 each-what a steal!- and it would have cost five times that to mail them to her (they are heavy)....so she let me keep them....Every time I see them (and I used ALLOT of buttons last fall on my spoon ornies), it reminds me of that very fun weekend...When I unwrapped them from deep in a box full of art supplies and paper goodies, I had to smile.....Thank you Diana!
....And my non-working alarm clocks, another part of that great junking weekend. Seems most of my favorite things are attached to memories....I think I previously posted pictures of them also...See the clock all the way to the left? With the red accents....funny story about that one.....all the jarring and moving around must have given it a new life....about an hour after I unwrapped it, the alarm went off...scared the pants off of me! lol....
And above are some more of my favorite things...the quilt was made by Mr. Sunshine's great Grandmother- I love the vivid colors. I found the gameboards and the doilly stretcher (hanging next to the quilt) on my Ohio junking trip also (don't think I will be able to go this year- boohoo!)
In my new "simplified" lifestyle (ie, cramming 2 pounds of sardines into an 8 oz. tin), I will be working in a small seating area right off the kitchen. No more "Me" room, no more guest bedroom/ studio. Now anyone who enters the house will get to see how a messy artist works- oh joy....
This is by no means organized and/or ready for work yet, but this is how my work area looks right now....
I will also be sharing this kitchen/seating area/studio with the Wii and Playstation (and the TV and children that they are attached to), so we will see how this works....
But hey, there's a nice view today....everything white and frosty past the stained glass....great weather to stay home and update a blog....maybe read a few too....
