Well Hello,,,Remember me? Probably not as it's been SO LONG!!!

So,,yes, I am really posting.  And all I can say is,,yes,,,it has been a few since I have posted.  I don't know. I just felt like I really didn't have a lot to post about,,lol.  And I guess I just got a little tired of blogging.  But I am going to give it another shot.  I hope I remember how as it has been so long and my brain has a lot of Senior moments. Ha Ha!
And here we are in the Sweet Summertime.  I sure have enjoyed having summer back again.  It was a LONG and VERY COLD WINTER.  And wow,,I don't even want to talk about what a horribly destructive Spring that we had here in the South.  It was one of the scariest ones that I have been in since 1974.  I was very lucky that none of my family in Alabama were effective by the devastation there.
Yep,,,I am enjoying the summer!

You know I have the pool set back again.  I sure do Love to hang in it.  Probably hang there a little too much.  But whew,,the two weeks after Memorial day were so HOT & DRY!  It stayed in the mid 90s and the humidity made it even worse.  And by dry I mean we had no rain.  But last week we finally started getting some rain again.   Much nicer!

And of course,,,I have been working in the yard  and have a garden again..  This year the garden is smaller.  It's more easier to have a smaller garden when your the only person who can tend to it.  Last year mine didn't do so great.  My parents and brother were going to the Farmers Market and buy produce to can and freeze.  So this year I only have tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and zucchini.  I really only care about the tomatoes and cucumbers as far as what I will can this year.  If the squash produces well I will freeze that too.
Here are a few of my flowers,,haven't took pics of the garden as I had to replant it when some hungry bunnies decided to feast on it.

These pics above were taken a few weeks ago. Need to get out there and take some more as every thing is really looking so lovely right now.  I was so hesitant to put out all of my figurines in the yard yet because we are going to be getting a new roof soon.  The first bad storm that we had here in April damaged the roof to the house and to our detached Garage/shop with straight line winds.  That was a scary storm.  But, the Hub and the Contractors that have been to give us estimates have said they will be very careful of my flowers and my yard art. (whew).
And last, but not least,,,I have been doing some Art off and on.  I have so enjoyed doing a lot of drawing and using my pens, markers and watercolors.

Yes,,they are kind of strange,,it's a blend of Zentangles and Fantasy flowers. But it's so relaxing to do these.  
I am in the process of revamping my Art Studio too.  I have purged a lot of the materials that I haven't been using for a while.  In fact, I think I am going to try to set up a E-bay account and start trying to sell some mixed media materials that I no longer use.  Just got to figure out how to do that.  
My Mom is doing really good right now.  Stepdad is stable.  He has really had a very rough time this past year.  He now hows a permanent Cathe as his bladder was damaged so they made a incision into his bladder.  It's better to do it that way as less chance of infection.  I don't go far away from them now days.  My stepbrother is still living with them too.  But I try to do all I can for Mom by taking her to all her doctor's appointments and to her sister's house and to her weekly hair appointment.  I also planted her flowers this year and take care of them too.  Sweet Mom's pic below from this spring!

Yes,,as you can see,,I truly did not disappear, well maybe from blogger world.  But I am back and going to try a lot harder to post much more often.  And try to catch up with every one else.  I have missed you all and you have all been in my thoughts.  Now I am off to visit as many as I can.  Then have to do some grass cutting and then you will find me where I am in the picture below.  :-)  See you soon.

It's only been a couple of months!

Wow,,,I am now an Official terrible blogger.  I can't believe how long it has been since I posted.  Well,,all I can say is that I have had a really fun Fall this year.  I so enjoyed being off during the Fall.  I have worked every Fall for 25 years.  So,,yes,,that's my excuse.  So, I am not going to post a big long post tonight because actually it is today as it's 12:14 a.m.  Ha Ha! 
Now that I am retired I can stay up as late as I want too.  But I still don't sleep late,,it's the old age thing,,you just don't need as much sleep when your older.  That's what Mom says any ways.  I hope all of you have been doing good.  I have checked in with some of you during my absence so I know most all are ok. So,,here are just a few pictures for you and I will write more this week.

Lots of XOXO's to all of you!  I have missed everyone!

A wonderfully Fallish Day!!!

The other day my friend and I set out in the late afternoon to practice or photography skills.  We both take the same photography class and we are determined to sharpen and master our Art of photography.  So I am making this a visual post.  We were close to our favorite river were we took our kids to swim when they were growing up. There is also an old cemetary close by so the headstones that you will see where from there.  They were very intriguing.  We also share a love for old houses and dabbled sunlight on trees, and old roads too.  Hope you enjoy!
xoxoxo

Been a while.

Yes,,it's been a while. But that's pretty normal for me now isn't it?  I don't know why I just can't get back into blogging.  I guess because it's a little more complicated now days.  I mean it's hard for me to get use to the way blogger is now.  But I am going to keep on trying to master it. 
So, wow,,I have still been busy,,being retired doesn't mean you sit around and do nothing.  At least it hasn't meant that for me. 
I have been dappling in some Art, some jewelry, and learning to use my new camera.  I have also gone to another Football game and a concert downtown.  And this week I have been sick with first bronchitis again, and that turned into a horrible cold which is what I have now. Ugh! The weather has been bad here too,, above normal temps and no rain.  So the ragweed is horrible right now and everyone's allergies are going crazy.  We did have a front that came in this afternoon, no rain, but cooler temps,,and I am so ready for that.
The picture above is one I took in my front flower bed last week.  I played with it in Photoshop today while I have been lazing around sick.  The next one is the same butterfly but I used a new Action in Photoshop to make it look like I took it through a window like it was raining outside.  Maybe I was hoping it was raining.  But it's a really cool Action that I found for free online.

On Wednesday night of this week, my brother and his wife, came up and we went downtown to see

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at the Ryman Auditorium.  It's one of my favorite venues in Nashville. And it's where I always Love to go see some of my favorite artists. 
First, we went to Rippy's which is a great Barbque bar and grill on Broadway.  This is where we usually go before concerts because it has a great outside eating area and you look at skyline and drink some nice cold Beer. Below is my Bubs and I at Rippys, and my SIL and I too.

We really had a great time and Lyle put on a excellent concert!

And a few week's ago, my son and I went to see the Titan's play the Oakland Raiders.  And we beat them.  It was really hot in the stadium that day.

It was really awesome at the game because it was on Sept. 12th.  They had several of our local Military from Ft. Campbell bring out a hugh American Flag that was Flown in Iraq when we were in War there.  They unrolled it in the field while Trace Adkins sang the Star Spangled Banner.  I got goosebumps big time.

So, like I was saying earlier in my blog, I have been doing some creating.  I haven't actually gotten every thing scanned or photograph either.  But speaking of creating,,a couple of weeks ago, my Dawlink friend, Rosie came over to spend the day.  We had a blast!  We have both been playing around with Precious Metal Clay, so she brought her's over and we made a few pieces to fire with a propane torch.  It's really cool how it starts out looking like clay and then when you put a torch on it for a few minutes, it turns to pure Silver.On the plate below you can see the bottom two pieces are still in clay form and the other's are after we torched them. 

And here's a pic of Rosemary going at them with the torch!  It was fun!

And below is one of the necklaces I have made with one of the charms so far.

I also made a Zentangle necklace for my one of my friend's birthday.

I have several more pieces that I am working on too.  I am doing a large painting for a friend of mine's new bathroom.  Their basement flooded back when we had the floods in May.  They had to refinish the whole basement and I am working on a picture for her bathroom.   Below are a few of the other pieces that I have done recently.

My Art has taken a little bit of a  different style now days.  I am doing more drawing and less collaging.  I really enjoy this form of Art.  I can really let my imagination go wild.  Well it has taken me most of the day to write this blog but I do believe I am getting a little better or it's getting a little easier for me now.
I sure hope all of my friends are doing well and I will be stopping in to visit you this week.
Lots of Hugs to you all!
XOXOXO