Things I like Thursdays jul 23

Greetings!

Obviously, we are still at home all the time, so I’m either  cooking, cleaning or painting.  Sometimes I go out to do a pick up at the grocery store or pharmacy. But I can still spend money like the rest of ‘em.  I’m keeping AMAZON in business and recently checked out Etsy.  Oh dear-  what a lot of lovely things they have.  

But I do have some likes from this week to share with you thanks to Lee Anna’s group and guidance to better things:

1. RAIN IN THE FORECAST. We are all getting excited. Hopefully today. Unfortunately, it means lots of dust storms, too.  But, my poor air conditioner has been running 24/7so it needs a rest after 20 days or more of 110 degrees.

6:30 AM PROMISING.

2.  Cold faucet water.  ( see number one above). In June, July or August, we do not have cold water out of the faucet.  At least in most homes in the area.  In this home I’m in, the cold water is so hot that it’s almost impossible to take a shower.  So, when the monsoon season starts, the ground water cools down.  Hence, nice cool showers again, laundry that doesn’t shrink from the hot water,  plants don’t need ice cubes on them, etc. As I always say, it’s the little things.

3.  Spending the day with my daughter.  We have such fun together and Saturday she brought Thomas with her At 8:30 am and spent the entire day. That just never happens.    I made breakfast and lunch for us all.  She brought all the stuff needed for us to do pedicures in the living room,  watching Christmas movies while  Thomas played on his tablet.  While  he was taking his nap, we researched supplies online for our Christmas projects and she snuck out and picked them up.  We accomplished a lot that day but took our time , ate well and had fun.

4. My “Splattered” painting 

This was scary and fun at the same time.  Thanks to Ellen Crimi for the tutorial on applying paint by tapping the brush all over with another brush.

5.  My new porcelain palette 

 

I love it.  It’s heavy but has lots of spaces for different colors and mixing.  The plastic palettes I have move around when I’m tryin to get the paint and paper plates dry out too fast.  This purchase took hours of researching online!! I’m glad I stuck it out. 

6. My new painting journal

Each page is  about 5 x 7 with high quality paper for watercolors.  Do you sense a theme here?  I’ve spent a few hours shopping for art supplies. After painting a bit, I realize there might be some things I should get to make the process easier or just because.  Lol. I’m also trying to figure out how I want to display my paintings.  Haha. I just like looking at them.  It’s like quilting- my current one is my favorite. I’ve purchased some mats and backings for the paintings so I’ll share them next week if I get them put together. 

7.  This quote from Dr Peter Marshall , the former chaplain of the U.S. Congress:

May we think of Freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. 

I wish I could put that in large letters all over my car or on a building but someone would probably take me out.

On that happy note, I will say “so long, farewell, auf wiedershen, good night”

(Thinking about Sound of Music)

I hope you are all safe and sound!

Take care

Mary