tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74729629600779247062024-03-13T13:16:16.902-04:00Art Beneath the Cottonwoods ART BENEATH THE COTTONWOODS ~ Hobonichi Techo Drawings, Journal Pages & Mixed MediaDiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.comBlogger641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-17582717242400032402023-11-21T08:37:00.002-05:002023-11-21T08:40:03.749-05:00Turkey Tuesday <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKueQWF3UHmbwQFgENaKFrCW87gAUcyg5x-8JauOT_dNuRya_02xCDC-rV-lVp9ahcRzZh9EFo4yr2zfeh6uVnY9lp0VDUbkR7MRYJD6BGAjW_Zl60pecugEw8_sEhnQvEf1oCfwMkYOzQ30rcM6MOHAWO121RxEq1f1fTwxXp3C4y5tsbhFrl4FaeaA/s3503/PXL_20231121_122619241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="3503" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKueQWF3UHmbwQFgENaKFrCW87gAUcyg5x-8JauOT_dNuRya_02xCDC-rV-lVp9ahcRzZh9EFo4yr2zfeh6uVnY9lp0VDUbkR7MRYJD6BGAjW_Zl60pecugEw8_sEhnQvEf1oCfwMkYOzQ30rcM6MOHAWO121RxEq1f1fTwxXp3C4y5tsbhFrl4FaeaA/s320/PXL_20231121_122619241.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is again time to prepare for a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">new year of journaling. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My 2024 Hobonichi has arrived!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is always a surprise how </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">small my A6 Hobonichi English Planner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">starts out in the new year...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">no wrinkled pages from</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">watercolor and pen, no</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">added thickness from tipped-in</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">pages or collages. You'd think</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I would be used to it by now, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">after eight years using this Planner!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Pictured above, just a month and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">a half left to go in the 2023 journal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The 2024 journal, beneath it, has</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"new" Tomoe River paper in it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">From what I can piece together from</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">on-line articles, a new company has</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">taken over the TR paper, using</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">new machinery, and a slightly different</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">method/recipe. Apparently the old</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">machinery was just worn out. I'm </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">hoping for a similar result with the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">new paper, but we shall see. Paper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">quality does affect the ease/results</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">of art work quite a bit!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V1wavLQQkHtMKTJOO9eRaRUs9AHK-hmBx6ISgXCdhNtKz-WjnrmtWPm7EORBELMVpBsLeks0W0tm39u-XSW-SiH-bsWiwuqCDQeozLhcERkYtRSV5j30R18fxNn5-4qCl15tUjDnCmAyET-r2zn9h8HEtmU63Rf20mbxHN2Qpj9NvR7c957y8pwGSg/s3173/PXL_20231121_122750326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3173" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V1wavLQQkHtMKTJOO9eRaRUs9AHK-hmBx6ISgXCdhNtKz-WjnrmtWPm7EORBELMVpBsLeks0W0tm39u-XSW-SiH-bsWiwuqCDQeozLhcERkYtRSV5j30R18fxNn5-4qCl15tUjDnCmAyET-r2zn9h8HEtmU63Rf20mbxHN2Qpj9NvR7c957y8pwGSg/s320/PXL_20231121_122750326.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyUmZjQ8it0gzhsIGPSebLDVFfahpZhow-qZ-A-Le5wgVG3tih3Hm9M9ddJSMtmzhyphenhyphenS-wpzFsfs_UyXmGZu2JyEGDK6s_8xXH7eraPg9uRM55MTXpcxV2Q_2TmtucO0eaXIPT6D-MsrSlrgkUsixSVaTBByCiqZVMfxYjUU3joz4TxnIHw125YOlqng/s3632/PXL_20231119_134400493.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="3632" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyUmZjQ8it0gzhsIGPSebLDVFfahpZhow-qZ-A-Le5wgVG3tih3Hm9M9ddJSMtmzhyphenhyphenS-wpzFsfs_UyXmGZu2JyEGDK6s_8xXH7eraPg9uRM55MTXpcxV2Q_2TmtucO0eaXIPT6D-MsrSlrgkUsixSVaTBByCiqZVMfxYjUU3joz4TxnIHw125YOlqng/s320/PXL_20231119_134400493.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Drawing mushrooms this month for</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">the Hobonichi Challenge (Instagram)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My Instagram is: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000">www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Even if you are not on Instagram, I believe you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">can still view my posts on your computer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">at this address, as </span><span style="font-family: arial;">my profile is Public.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Just click on the link above, and hopefully</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">my posts will come up. (Tech challenged</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">senior here, trying to keep up!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Also checking in with some old friends today</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">for T Tuesday,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> (<a href="https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2023/11/t-stands-for-surprise-and-happy-mail.html?m=1" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2023/11/t-stands-for-surprise-and-happy-mail.html?m=1" target="_blank">https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2023/11/t-stands-for-surprise-and-happy-mail.html?m=1</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">featuring my mocha coffee in</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">the photo above. I love this Debbie Mumm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> snowman </span><span style="font-family: arial;">cup...I use it year-round!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's a rainy Tuesday here in Ohio today, so</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">a warm beverage is a plus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKD4NTexP98-PpyBmFNFJmOVS9opKJWRceMV0tQWgmHSfLmUHtOQaaZYkzX3ZX-0VbpOyGPVHkIh2M0kfRreNcAfG3x2ckBku2zGGAR_Lm_UwnqhKNhEd72g5oPx7VdrXymSFlDQHliFl0O6TLzelO2ij1fJl1sXTd17hG9cvH7TmWek66ReSAbRQoQ/s3481/PXL_20231119_134257975.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="3481" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKD4NTexP98-PpyBmFNFJmOVS9opKJWRceMV0tQWgmHSfLmUHtOQaaZYkzX3ZX-0VbpOyGPVHkIh2M0kfRreNcAfG3x2ckBku2zGGAR_Lm_UwnqhKNhEd72g5oPx7VdrXymSFlDQHliFl0O6TLzelO2ij1fJl1sXTd17hG9cvH7TmWek66ReSAbRQoQ/s320/PXL_20231119_134257975.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Wishing everyone who celebrates</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanksgiving this week, a warm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and wonderful day with family</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and friends! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB91sXASly0XaYy-Ua215EeqhL7UinuHuXv9GNO8CqUgTncNk3g2_3ytnkoMfb1kiHhIKvSt1lxa9RKa4ligHX-ohEhgg-AXJ57xJlwtoy7fsGeRN-T6O209-Ns6ebfNykBmyKvqc5Tfcex2htWiisEIwdAjLe9hVc2LxhwrvrOgku2f6-0nwxiJI9Q/s2215/PXL_20231008_160649807.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="2215" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB91sXASly0XaYy-Ua215EeqhL7UinuHuXv9GNO8CqUgTncNk3g2_3ytnkoMfb1kiHhIKvSt1lxa9RKa4ligHX-ohEhgg-AXJ57xJlwtoy7fsGeRN-T6O209-Ns6ebfNykBmyKvqc5Tfcex2htWiisEIwdAjLe9hVc2LxhwrvrOgku2f6-0nwxiJI9Q/w221-h183/PXL_20231008_160649807.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="221" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-10753103417613694322023-04-27T12:58:00.003-04:002023-04-27T12:58:32.738-04:00Making a Messy Art Journal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2d9rReqxsqWu9EA4T9h71YaNy4N9h7Og4ZVUDtxVZ2wBxXl4e8qdlPYtnglqsVF-DF0NlUMkxxWs6rXthBtRjr0CIN1i0u_xouIGKrG_G6zeFmDEiCtNIvREejnzJmuzccA6PPvg6wnZIXXzmJSQ41OsDBNovP3Oea1UeHhe4PgUbKWs_eCpl0w/s1270/ajp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2d9rReqxsqWu9EA4T9h71YaNy4N9h7Og4ZVUDtxVZ2wBxXl4e8qdlPYtnglqsVF-DF0NlUMkxxWs6rXthBtRjr0CIN1i0u_xouIGKrG_G6zeFmDEiCtNIvREejnzJmuzccA6PPvg6wnZIXXzmJSQ41OsDBNovP3Oea1UeHhe4PgUbKWs_eCpl0w/s320/ajp1.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This journal is made from an old book, just the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">back and the spine. No front cover, and the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> pages are not stitched into the cover. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This makes it easy to remove the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">pamphlet-stitched book to work </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">on the pages. I added a little decorated </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">clip to secure the pages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RlynOfOkntrlKaOutSkrh7mNAbsYxriGCPkheSngrjQ2Fbe3DI_GYvU3l7Va_OXm86ZEKS2UnvoLm6iP66iGa_0v-ZIIVsbqOie0nlFHry9VkZ2kNVcArmGJynZ6wR-HG5WURKTcHPMb353Etzah2YESMexnZQ3hmoptnLSRHPMkjTOpw6BTcyA/s1164/ajp2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RlynOfOkntrlKaOutSkrh7mNAbsYxriGCPkheSngrjQ2Fbe3DI_GYvU3l7Va_OXm86ZEKS2UnvoLm6iP66iGa_0v-ZIIVsbqOie0nlFHry9VkZ2kNVcArmGJynZ6wR-HG5WURKTcHPMb353Etzah2YESMexnZQ3hmoptnLSRHPMkjTOpw6BTcyA/s320/ajp2.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fun painted paper scraps and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">bits of vintage stitching...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Made in a workshop offered on-line</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">by @raspberrybluesky, Michelle</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Schratz, @Robenmariesmith,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sara Strandquist @seesarastitch,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and Leaca Young @leacayoungart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96U2HwbeOWtu6Mj94EukWrASiJGRtrxDrfagy0abbpHDdCrIj5k9xbVfhiZk0n3CXJZHf4BppIo6RejiKX6Rs4bJM1P4xf12n8Fjc6Zysv6RXQglA-giwK25iXjM9UEBcCAzP9tyaGTNbDJB0ztkyueYlajCmWvU_fVzmmC0HsyjUoWbNnv1MJgE/s1184/ajp3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96U2HwbeOWtu6Mj94EukWrASiJGRtrxDrfagy0abbpHDdCrIj5k9xbVfhiZk0n3CXJZHf4BppIo6RejiKX6Rs4bJM1P4xf12n8Fjc6Zysv6RXQglA-giwK25iXjM9UEBcCAzP9tyaGTNbDJB0ztkyueYlajCmWvU_fVzmmC0HsyjUoWbNnv1MJgE/s320/ajp3.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is one of four journals taught</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">in the class. Enjoyed it very much, and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> unique approaches to creating</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">art journals are presented.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2nCxkWEEQDwqaJnFZnRQ4XLcvWxL-1B_cFdLS_gesl1e2AvenXzN1sytIdCjLltS7MrXr1p4YfxGiMCXB6wgmCBnlTgA7x1hoAZ1jAr2JHyJRGXVnHTRAQ3JEsZ365MY2BAHvjyOFk4PUE8iNaU5FuTiESsncu-vbMtbOKXu6q8jbNQoqArO2pE/s1403/ajp4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2nCxkWEEQDwqaJnFZnRQ4XLcvWxL-1B_cFdLS_gesl1e2AvenXzN1sytIdCjLltS7MrXr1p4YfxGiMCXB6wgmCBnlTgA7x1hoAZ1jAr2JHyJRGXVnHTRAQ3JEsZ365MY2BAHvjyOFk4PUE8iNaU5FuTiESsncu-vbMtbOKXu6q8jbNQoqArO2pE/s320/ajp4.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's not like I really <i>need </i>more art journals,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">but they're so fun to make!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1b6VUkPmXe2UR_8v-KaKmbjlOC3JpBbMH1Fyd4rXxROO8GUQJbR66QyPwvMdI7CO6qbV5eK9id9DqH-47WPGuxvNo732P6pyQuoYAZHuW7mAUJxH7v_WypSYGKaQNRalga_FHKjFdcwKR04czUzy8HVNPUDPeF8SdScvU-nRcPqOGx5dCpGxMEA/s1181/ajp5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1b6VUkPmXe2UR_8v-KaKmbjlOC3JpBbMH1Fyd4rXxROO8GUQJbR66QyPwvMdI7CO6qbV5eK9id9DqH-47WPGuxvNo732P6pyQuoYAZHuW7mAUJxH7v_WypSYGKaQNRalga_FHKjFdcwKR04czUzy8HVNPUDPeF8SdScvU-nRcPqOGx5dCpGxMEA/s320/ajp5.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Painted and doodled papers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">are easily found around here...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE-NTeUlOjE5pDZmVhHOoyQKIJYj0w7wJdQ-EJ6doUn8FhPzKr3Lcu8gPK27zRs_-SyuYQI5-LUHlS9BsquZzH4cF9F7xOIVaOH-BTBsRN233Umd0AjBShrGJp3vR6tn78Mu6u2sQ--N2kQ2FHtIZjVmHuLzv2wT2ilbXeE_egbh4OLNyzs5nRyE/s1110/ajp6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had to include some of my Mom's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">drawings (these are copies)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">from the early 1950's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjTUHh3KenkXFthXwZ9mipWy96MN5HWy-j_PnNd4VDJtpuj2cGWxmssLC2LoMyjGfY-TeY-CaBeodhcqaOD7Y8shsn6ALnF52t8gqgQtheFquxRAq2CLJ0JBvhA_ZFW7WS5FDNXmHiLv_W7hJvqesxkqiFzaMkYKkA1MAcDpbH2ziPW5I8JygS7s/s1080/ajp8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjTUHh3KenkXFthXwZ9mipWy96MN5HWy-j_PnNd4VDJtpuj2cGWxmssLC2LoMyjGfY-TeY-CaBeodhcqaOD7Y8shsn6ALnF52t8gqgQtheFquxRAq2CLJ0JBvhA_ZFW7WS5FDNXmHiLv_W7hJvqesxkqiFzaMkYKkA1MAcDpbH2ziPW5I8JygS7s/s320/ajp8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This journal style encouraged loose</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and messy stitching, which is not</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">what I'm used to as a stitcher, but</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">the artist in me rather enjoys </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">dangling threads and not worrying</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">about perfection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSZY_Mf1HCKnpcrQXYBvsiT37VitDgxBrKI9wDseP9gmguKODAgmUTSW_y9cDTl4nCipiH_1iSGMOxoOMRh2Jo2pt0fnDaqYymEHBv9v2TGAt1KrLx9m6vyhQkLJLQul0aVyBHvUN0c5CxOaQ7uwbahNAsKoZ29tlkAyW90nwi4NOVfIDInfzy9I/s1080/hobo.pink.tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1080" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSZY_Mf1HCKnpcrQXYBvsiT37VitDgxBrKI9wDseP9gmguKODAgmUTSW_y9cDTl4nCipiH_1iSGMOxoOMRh2Jo2pt0fnDaqYymEHBv9v2TGAt1KrLx9m6vyhQkLJLQul0aVyBHvUN0c5CxOaQ7uwbahNAsKoZ29tlkAyW90nwi4NOVfIDInfzy9I/s320/hobo.pink.tree.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'm still journaling daily in my</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">little Hobonichi A6. Doodling and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">documenting my every-day activities.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These days it's a trip to the store or</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">to our parents' to help out. Not a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">lot of excitement around here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But so glad to see Spring arrive here</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">in Ohio! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaEsQ_-QcKbhIzyqfTpz4hWk1L4MthLxEwoT2Vspx9OpXRKpHiTTGpZftlhHvkEJzqZMUeNsomxfFKPK4Y_qW5ZooKNVF2jd7A8MN7FRoI1lWJvi_b9AwsCC8p4NA7mtz1IKjT4QsAH7YwdcgBgLBX3IR4ta5OgUjCzGPw-G8H3V1z-nDJRgePT8/s886/me.doodle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="764" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaEsQ_-QcKbhIzyqfTpz4hWk1L4MthLxEwoT2Vspx9OpXRKpHiTTGpZftlhHvkEJzqZMUeNsomxfFKPK4Y_qW5ZooKNVF2jd7A8MN7FRoI1lWJvi_b9AwsCC8p4NA7mtz1IKjT4QsAH7YwdcgBgLBX3IR4ta5OgUjCzGPw-G8H3V1z-nDJRgePT8/w195-h178/me.doodle.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'm so rusty at blogging, and really</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">find the Blogger process unwieldy after </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">using Instagram. But thought I should</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">check-in and share some colorful</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">pages! Hope you enjoy some sunshine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and art today!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYOSGD-aBkl6LxyK848pbHm5yJjd8mqjysF772v2LgnNNIK3pOM__6FR97OB159sFHRnMAXgAXYzcUHvQFtIlDF_KOtjrhV1rh6c7qXjxitNwU28OUomj49ecOKbRyPsmk387HrLEi-qxm7HJGTlZ6uli4_SQVyMZt4AHZiWHiryBhRz7Je2RuzU/s1700/berry.border%20001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="1700" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYOSGD-aBkl6LxyK848pbHm5yJjd8mqjysF772v2LgnNNIK3pOM__6FR97OB159sFHRnMAXgAXYzcUHvQFtIlDF_KOtjrhV1rh6c7qXjxitNwU28OUomj49ecOKbRyPsmk387HrLEi-qxm7HJGTlZ6uli4_SQVyMZt4AHZiWHiryBhRz7Je2RuzU/s320/berry.border%20001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Please visit me on Instagram at </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwld-Ji8O8zLkklW7P83WJwqpeBbOz_TQU8dKNOi9ZakxvgwCvMPb_x1x_N73f7168PCUCuezHs1H1hqgqh2x4zmA3qTvqvisZlj7_P_kqFSunZkq4KEdHGkQjXKMH7VstiUbEKw0XMoClI2kO3nhMH6bm9D63NtmWdClHIBgIma1LdpJKPBl9GZA/s446/pack.rat.post%20001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="425" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwld-Ji8O8zLkklW7P83WJwqpeBbOz_TQU8dKNOi9ZakxvgwCvMPb_x1x_N73f7168PCUCuezHs1H1hqgqh2x4zmA3qTvqvisZlj7_P_kqFSunZkq4KEdHGkQjXKMH7VstiUbEKw0XMoClI2kO3nhMH6bm9D63NtmWdClHIBgIma1LdpJKPBl9GZA/w144-h146/pack.rat.post%20001.jpg" width="144" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-60620818357415758682022-07-24T15:04:00.000-04:002022-07-24T15:04:01.062-04:00I'm Still Journaling Daily<p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2xXE7ZMKZ14h7lWqd5jMzgyWg9BrUErtMciH7OvRzM89YXnyPcpbV6UhOLOgYQZC4rYbnBZZKt3OyPTZU-RXs9TepO6YUSIoBOJbP-Fb5tesV6EcTdZy6PF2iKnx6gd4U3JCsfSJsa5rNbwBPeAx5r6BtViSIcMfMvtK3HoVCTLgyrOAHXgcbRE/s3470/PXL_20220722_193832055.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="3470" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2xXE7ZMKZ14h7lWqd5jMzgyWg9BrUErtMciH7OvRzM89YXnyPcpbV6UhOLOgYQZC4rYbnBZZKt3OyPTZU-RXs9TepO6YUSIoBOJbP-Fb5tesV6EcTdZy6PF2iKnx6gd4U3JCsfSJsa5rNbwBPeAx5r6BtViSIcMfMvtK3HoVCTLgyrOAHXgcbRE/w374-h267/PXL_20220722_193832055.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="374" /></a></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've also been doing the Index Card a Day</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Challenge created by Daisy Yellow. Here are</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">some of last week's:</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2xXE7ZMKZ14h7lWqd5jMzgyWg9BrUErtMciH7OvRzM89YXnyPcpbV6UhOLOgYQZC4rYbnBZZKt3OyPTZU-RXs9TepO6YUSIoBOJbP-Fb5tesV6EcTdZy6PF2iKnx6gd4U3JCsfSJsa5rNbwBPeAx5r6BtViSIcMfMvtK3HoVCTLgyrOAHXgcbRE/s3470/PXL_20220722_193832055.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmKZZdrLP4WWnrdyp2KWhe2Qop3PlW_WWfzZzhx6li8MdCh-pnnG6R1PDGitGDEtkvce73BBxT6u-D8SRwN611b5-nNiqe6YURjPEjesojGUWqNrGwgXgH4mI3SrSXxzlETEdgstTuHsOnf3OQiWikh7Pfyd4xD-FZg_2yV7SR9Zdg0sj3EDZNTE/s3408/PXL_20220724_181715989.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="3408" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmKZZdrLP4WWnrdyp2KWhe2Qop3PlW_WWfzZzhx6li8MdCh-pnnG6R1PDGitGDEtkvce73BBxT6u-D8SRwN611b5-nNiqe6YURjPEjesojGUWqNrGwgXgH4mI3SrSXxzlETEdgstTuHsOnf3OQiWikh7Pfyd4xD-FZg_2yV7SR9Zdg0sj3EDZNTE/s320/PXL_20220724_181715989.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></blockquote><pre style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's been abnormally busy for us the last couple of weeks! Lots of family adventures.
- Went on the Donut Trail in Butler County, OH. We visited 10 Donut shops in 2 days!
-Visited the Dayton Air Force Museum
- Son and his family visited for a week, and our son painted our house!
- Lots of good meals with friends and family
- Trees were cut down and wood stacked
-Back to school shopping
- Games and puzzles were enjoyed
-Time with Art Buddies
-A good report at the Doctor's office
- Cutting up branches downed in our yard from storms
- Journaling and sketching
- Helped put up gutters and downspouts in 90 degree F temps and survived without injuries! (there may have been some crankiness, and some bandaids applied,but that's understandable) and LOTS of soreness...
- A nice dip in a swimming pool, and yummy pizza
- Today I'm picking up peaches from The Peach Truck, so we will be having "peach everything" for a couple of weeks
Whew! Still plenty of things to work on around the house, but I think the predicted rain may give us some time to rest. But Laundry. It's never ending...
<br /></span></pre><pre style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Below, find a link to a short video of some of my Hobonichi pages. Hope I did this correctly and you can access it!
</span></pre><pre style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></pre><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/R1Xb6Vn4HNXqjNiD8">https://photos.app.goo.gl/R1Xb6Vn4HNXqjNiD8</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Still over here journaling and drawing</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">every day...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kNVgcPU0NjVrHHkMOaR2EiM1CrNSnhfNF3dcaCW6IK1StBXXJ82hY8KoJU0-wC6LxUvGk1dcq7ttqOpJ0uYtlhZRevVzbVLwfML6oTk9TjroA807SYRW-wKxZRGl8z6tyoqs8F5zi9NEFte1TLcX1y3yy8jUpmbv3hzzYyNAgfReAVzlfGs1VYY/s3396/PXL_20220722_193842767.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="3396" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kNVgcPU0NjVrHHkMOaR2EiM1CrNSnhfNF3dcaCW6IK1StBXXJ82hY8KoJU0-wC6LxUvGk1dcq7ttqOpJ0uYtlhZRevVzbVLwfML6oTk9TjroA807SYRW-wKxZRGl8z6tyoqs8F5zi9NEFte1TLcX1y3yy8jUpmbv3hzzYyNAgfReAVzlfGs1VYY/w400-h301/PXL_20220722_193842767.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...and stitching.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDl3s6Xk6eO8zXtj1InUMv7xhMTCBzHAQebOjYmcv4mHJ-ErBCZJQ__DDbADT2m5plZRs1Cjq7bq0PeeM-yHv2uHsjh0kko62Se54s5wiFqG-UPTHn6nuy5KznGCBxGGXeDRZreWKr1Zlcz2GaEdL5UlGiTvw5Td-DSGEEDikyYE-DYfZ2z_t3_Y/s3607/PXL_20220630_004318856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="2773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDl3s6Xk6eO8zXtj1InUMv7xhMTCBzHAQebOjYmcv4mHJ-ErBCZJQ__DDbADT2m5plZRs1Cjq7bq0PeeM-yHv2uHsjh0kko62Se54s5wiFqG-UPTHn6nuy5KznGCBxGGXeDRZreWKr1Zlcz2GaEdL5UlGiTvw5Td-DSGEEDikyYE-DYfZ2z_t3_Y/s320/PXL_20220630_004318856.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I hope your summer has been going well,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and you're staying cool!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4zGfoNUq0wf8nnGYg5jYXrkbXjD2fihm646nFC9njTnTbMH9b1uLekUL2HHgCot_q6JQfy2vTZIVWtMMdOSkslTUQBzFO7-BqEtmOSkpEEdwtw4_G9qjn_yCZdHN2kePNJxrHQa4Iom2LfcpOlBQ4lC4Gt_LFFdDgo4EYE059OU-LSSlCwBn-GI/s2961/PXL_20220706_182748840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="2961" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4zGfoNUq0wf8nnGYg5jYXrkbXjD2fihm646nFC9njTnTbMH9b1uLekUL2HHgCot_q6JQfy2vTZIVWtMMdOSkslTUQBzFO7-BqEtmOSkpEEdwtw4_G9qjn_yCZdHN2kePNJxrHQa4Iom2LfcpOlBQ4lC4Gt_LFFdDgo4EYE059OU-LSSlCwBn-GI/w482-h98/PXL_20220706_182748840.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-74295252840582622132021-12-29T17:15:00.001-05:002021-12-30T17:28:38.761-05:00Happy Holidays 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD7msPDSksJ44OMtAsnogU8hSQWLEsE2Mm-A_npDsamZVC6sFQV0Fi761R2-E_8cxy9BKecX_M6uPqp2E2YhXTNzmER-kEahrycormsrn-rVprLCIlkENdpAf5tB12gK9jSUrCAHyaWqTo8hZfS_-As5yu95BriLb7kHw2T-pNo4acQTC-aLnWTaY=s3085" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2438" data-original-width="3085" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD7msPDSksJ44OMtAsnogU8hSQWLEsE2Mm-A_npDsamZVC6sFQV0Fi761R2-E_8cxy9BKecX_M6uPqp2E2YhXTNzmER-kEahrycormsrn-rVprLCIlkENdpAf5tB12gK9jSUrCAHyaWqTo8hZfS_-As5yu95BriLb7kHw2T-pNo4acQTC-aLnWTaY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I had some serious catching up to do in my journal after our Christmas guests left.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOtZjJNVIZ658OA9PqsD-ma3H67L5BSh92e13vodEX9xMpwRINM2dGN_3_EAJscnO9iUlUUd2v0Ue3n5HRv93jLYuBaAekS_QksSr-ZabIhTKl2RMVhXVy4WDMkYuZDHrVH8pcqQCR7LwPINtXNDRzTEAK7chmYSHIWOiq5Z41UV0Cg8kYQQ-XgMg=s2782" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="2782" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOtZjJNVIZ658OA9PqsD-ma3H67L5BSh92e13vodEX9xMpwRINM2dGN_3_EAJscnO9iUlUUd2v0Ue3n5HRv93jLYuBaAekS_QksSr-ZabIhTKl2RMVhXVy4WDMkYuZDHrVH8pcqQCR7LwPINtXNDRzTEAK7chmYSHIWOiq5Z41UV0Cg8kYQQ-XgMg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Doodling of animals happened...that lil' guy on the right is supposed to be a meercat.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6XSOQwwm15c68ro5gLmMG5FUxJAaWF97rsxEswHgbu3SjjBjlO4IUgbjnzKh5FGnS37V05eB4PavlQaaWpYRYSYK9m-OLH6Fcft5VdhrA3_VQnhcOd24OtqmD2w1I2n9k1kiwhkYMo_yM5DTUAXPH2vg0iRZIma9b7tZSJYQ-8o9SOeu2Ah7DCsg=s3182" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="3182" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6XSOQwwm15c68ro5gLmMG5FUxJAaWF97rsxEswHgbu3SjjBjlO4IUgbjnzKh5FGnS37V05eB4PavlQaaWpYRYSYK9m-OLH6Fcft5VdhrA3_VQnhcOd24OtqmD2w1I2n9k1kiwhkYMo_yM5DTUAXPH2vg0iRZIma9b7tZSJYQ-8o9SOeu2Ah7DCsg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>And I do enjoy a Byzantine angel. It occurs to me that the shading of the wings was the 13th century version of what we now call hombre coloring! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb8RJeyVKniJtqc45Rdam4kIj0I-ms-1T0AEgwfbWNg4Iph_moCzljRyq3dDuMWEiLxlOXva86-Lpf9octZVwchOx7y3Goc6tGrqb2dHpWf4C4qGJsKCai3n5dx1kKWexga0VORdP_neKtfzH9uVHB_zwT99OrU0NwaSs-uy6BwNy3UzH92pk-ERY=s3801" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2908" data-original-width="3801" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb8RJeyVKniJtqc45Rdam4kIj0I-ms-1T0AEgwfbWNg4Iph_moCzljRyq3dDuMWEiLxlOXva86-Lpf9octZVwchOx7y3Goc6tGrqb2dHpWf4C4qGJsKCai3n5dx1kKWexga0VORdP_neKtfzH9uVHB_zwT99OrU0NwaSs-uy6BwNy3UzH92pk-ERY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Above, a snapshot of a drawing of my son's family, at his request. Left to right:</p><p>Internet/Gaming troll (grandson) Yes, he's taller than his dad.</p><p>Garden Gnome (our son)</p><p>Laundry Fairy (DIL)</p><p>Galaxy Princess (granddaughter)</p><p>I think they liked it. My son said I needed to make him look younger...lol.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM1vAtR9BTQ5Xjufg_zdx83Dl9E5R-g3QxCZt6bT2keW-pHepRY6EnH79qZmtAMXvgnTkFrRn7RG0YfiF7JdG73vdsSIqZWvKJRBV59QyreOPlqBvCPQWWDBPpXRM9JljQCNw0G3AapbpM92HfnSSI1JyATdcTwBa_sBCSlHtUiJZA5ig8cebp4zo=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM1vAtR9BTQ5Xjufg_zdx83Dl9E5R-g3QxCZt6bT2keW-pHepRY6EnH79qZmtAMXvgnTkFrRn7RG0YfiF7JdG73vdsSIqZWvKJRBV59QyreOPlqBvCPQWWDBPpXRM9JljQCNw0G3AapbpM92HfnSSI1JyATdcTwBa_sBCSlHtUiJZA5ig8cebp4zo=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFzD8DC5KiIxnGVvpewDP1ZB5W1WYhaOocmV5IMK_k4yIcfCvHZP-ubrl3miA8zNd010OXHJMKyE4s6-9FPSJ9g7313RaufvjXfiNvxpC8G6NV7O19cDcnKNwslpL1QCxWlbGXcZbkzT5jPXtIUU1ZBg1bRqCk2TOqQhZx_fq2sKrbN0FhLhPnmUI=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFzD8DC5KiIxnGVvpewDP1ZB5W1WYhaOocmV5IMK_k4yIcfCvHZP-ubrl3miA8zNd010OXHJMKyE4s6-9FPSJ9g7313RaufvjXfiNvxpC8G6NV7O19cDcnKNwslpL1QCxWlbGXcZbkzT5jPXtIUU1ZBg1bRqCk2TOqQhZx_fq2sKrbN0FhLhPnmUI=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The Christmas tree is still up, and will be at least until mid January. That's the plan anyway.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieY1hi0CvSeRQ-F2HUFkxmVp8J9HmW3krJI49-qJOT26JkQZHyy9oMUEhJ3iauTEANdzcSKi3M3qhPLLsy0CHtm4oBGMiZc2RcV03PGk9X0QbSdETemlnhOIx_DHfJove8U3gMhNuE7HdfdAru1QtdUcU_FXv1Z4-B7eBHY1eESbSupppXZJU515Q=s1960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1206" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieY1hi0CvSeRQ-F2HUFkxmVp8J9HmW3krJI49-qJOT26JkQZHyy9oMUEhJ3iauTEANdzcSKi3M3qhPLLsy0CHtm4oBGMiZc2RcV03PGk9X0QbSdETemlnhOIx_DHfJove8U3gMhNuE7HdfdAru1QtdUcU_FXv1Z4-B7eBHY1eESbSupppXZJU515Q=s320" width="197" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got another smaller tree this year for my stitched Santas. I love it. It might end up being a seasonal tree that stays up all year. We will see. <div><br /></div><div>Best wishes and Peace to you. Here's hoping that 2022 will be an improvement over the last two years.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSRG_obBevdOT08iRsVGjT7xrVI9T9jKW6YPcj8VMmg1W85QIgGSvRCbjDW5NGuYfgnI0pTBSxUXXMvr5hhRC1wRB03fJecMOImRypCo9THF3cL79j9USvBpW007lOGRAhGMtX_rd8hAYgdt77pqUqLbZ8sWkzmO5IUwEKVFyDwW8Ni5lGmPH5-xs=s3580" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="3580" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSRG_obBevdOT08iRsVGjT7xrVI9T9jKW6YPcj8VMmg1W85QIgGSvRCbjDW5NGuYfgnI0pTBSxUXXMvr5hhRC1wRB03fJecMOImRypCo9THF3cL79j9USvBpW007lOGRAhGMtX_rd8hAYgdt77pqUqLbZ8sWkzmO5IUwEKVFyDwW8Ni5lGmPH5-xs=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can see more of my journals on Instagram</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;">www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000</a></span></div></div><div><br /></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-62253308171736711772021-12-20T23:23:00.000-05:002021-12-20T23:23:51.874-05:00Holiday Greetings<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5of0c9MLUdN7ObwEPY-xh36hQ38Liq_xmh6H5v0DGsan6vH5CZY3MKYdg3UaOO7fq50E6ZLrTbPmnDVjsH6Rj1I4oE_hdTgKFKUvjwBxeh_UWM0K4Obbt1rYH3X9YHG3ozw3m0VB52_7WUITIJ4SJahWwUAkqukZLzDFDbNVa1GDc6j0voKMt8SE=s3217" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="3217" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5of0c9MLUdN7ObwEPY-xh36hQ38Liq_xmh6H5v0DGsan6vH5CZY3MKYdg3UaOO7fq50E6ZLrTbPmnDVjsH6Rj1I4oE_hdTgKFKUvjwBxeh_UWM0K4Obbt1rYH3X9YHG3ozw3m0VB52_7WUITIJ4SJahWwUAkqukZLzDFDbNVa1GDc6j0voKMt8SE=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Sharing a few December doodles from my Hobonichi A6. It is small in size (about 4"x6") so the drawings are within that format.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNo54R95NdDLIxlvFl4f2eUejjeAbMuK0lM2jK6RdwdKht4e7UrEZT4zMsgLxyn1zzyMe1bvFoj6NCZmKISNZT4xEaEuqQQHVS5N70xeP1mhj6zWxZQBn1ZBDpP3k98h5F4m20L8xKs3c857Fs_E1iabTzuk4_Ua5nV76D3x7zJiNzk9DEBfOgkX4=s3367" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2228" data-original-width="3367" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNo54R95NdDLIxlvFl4f2eUejjeAbMuK0lM2jK6RdwdKht4e7UrEZT4zMsgLxyn1zzyMe1bvFoj6NCZmKISNZT4xEaEuqQQHVS5N70xeP1mhj6zWxZQBn1ZBDpP3k98h5F4m20L8xKs3c857Fs_E1iabTzuk4_Ua5nV76D3x7zJiNzk9DEBfOgkX4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Gnomes seem to be quite popular these days. I see them everywhere, not just in gardens!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpOs2EkBWdMTpEfQKiXjb42cEuKWOeKrdEHS2zzkZt3My8Rr5Ptclulr8YWaSGp4zJZi6su1jqeC--_IkRGpjAEn_2XS9mPZUaEEnnTENnp0ZBGG7mBTx_gPV4uz2zdwtSnNhebAfYExtuZk_uFXNNedRCYxpOeG2LJkWjdyBCVETBEQ10ZqemycM=s3709" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="3709" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpOs2EkBWdMTpEfQKiXjb42cEuKWOeKrdEHS2zzkZt3My8Rr5Ptclulr8YWaSGp4zJZi6su1jqeC--_IkRGpjAEn_2XS9mPZUaEEnnTENnp0ZBGG7mBTx_gPV4uz2zdwtSnNhebAfYExtuZk_uFXNNedRCYxpOeG2LJkWjdyBCVETBEQ10ZqemycM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The journal holds the records of our days plans, activities, and random thoughts. Nothing too profound...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMYC6EJZHoppMLduRFwrud-0Oh4sQOZLjXpycFQAI9ZO2MlQviYBDA1ZSonxj3mx3wlFa6UpnvItDan5x7a1sMScJSvMkgLtZ-4dJGrRbznRDKg0CyNM3iEdlwdEqNZZ6FfuJmOo-b2EC6yqkLHIemfQ00mNFphu-ysjnYNsvewQQjMR6Z1shjbCo=s3775" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="3775" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMYC6EJZHoppMLduRFwrud-0Oh4sQOZLjXpycFQAI9ZO2MlQviYBDA1ZSonxj3mx3wlFa6UpnvItDan5x7a1sMScJSvMkgLtZ-4dJGrRbznRDKg0CyNM3iEdlwdEqNZZ6FfuJmOo-b2EC6yqkLHIemfQ00mNFphu-ysjnYNsvewQQjMR6Z1shjbCo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Baking cookies, wrapping gifts, traveling and visiting. December is a busy time! Add in illness, car repairs, and preparation for guests, and before you know it, Christmas has sneaked up on you.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbIFVJmyoK-6EE2ffyrTevzHdojJQkBfN6MqxhpGY8hLB_m1mCxeAgJ8cw4fLE3L15VIG8TKiftNIktNqow4R5P2xDsYqRe_WA54P_ru4c1CKfj972kvaGdAYdIEWZQrlbzS4WETlCaKTWF1ziAckHKjXSSrt7DvtZWz9NBmBbLSkXPdQBAEt0z44=s3974" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3974" data-original-width="2216" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbIFVJmyoK-6EE2ffyrTevzHdojJQkBfN6MqxhpGY8hLB_m1mCxeAgJ8cw4fLE3L15VIG8TKiftNIktNqow4R5P2xDsYqRe_WA54P_ru4c1CKfj972kvaGdAYdIEWZQrlbzS4WETlCaKTWF1ziAckHKjXSSrt7DvtZWz9NBmBbLSkXPdQBAEt0z44=s320" width="178" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It only took me about 8 hours to decorate our Christmas tree...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWQYFuqOObk2g8bniv1aFd5aKgj0aP3m5Lr07ElvR4Qzf1u4dea7EAbdDPD9OOQHotk8Nq8CJUHSOIFcTed-mkL31rT2IlZqWpzhtAnouFLAS1uf0REgX8lb8V9fPKkkdnN89i3qLtuefmt8K_lHV-72c6XD-isnU2SWK_3xacilN3WMN6Q8-d-1I=s3564" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2169" data-original-width="3564" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWQYFuqOObk2g8bniv1aFd5aKgj0aP3m5Lr07ElvR4Qzf1u4dea7EAbdDPD9OOQHotk8Nq8CJUHSOIFcTed-mkL31rT2IlZqWpzhtAnouFLAS1uf0REgX8lb8V9fPKkkdnN89i3qLtuefmt8K_lHV-72c6XD-isnU2SWK_3xacilN3WMN6Q8-d-1I=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGHNTImfNC0t7Z7GEJtBtpCCxr8oQZ7xK8bPfJmVWyh7saVFogiWVePszt5lMaI-1fFHDEZ_eiGBkhRn3eI9JpPTgvxNG2shWXtmxy7z_z9wfBJAlTXrXxHrkHUQtod91579FOlqSNnqx_nooazJdJp510ru9wOhrkizM5r_7H2DLrw0FqCWBjC20=s3671" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3671" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGHNTImfNC0t7Z7GEJtBtpCCxr8oQZ7xK8bPfJmVWyh7saVFogiWVePszt5lMaI-1fFHDEZ_eiGBkhRn3eI9JpPTgvxNG2shWXtmxy7z_z9wfBJAlTXrXxHrkHUQtod91579FOlqSNnqx_nooazJdJp510ru9wOhrkizM5r_7H2DLrw0FqCWBjC20=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOwXG-Fy-1zHzmrnGqERbHiyjoq6KDIAJX1hiqYTIpnQZFdlic8P-ahEPdoiryuEKCT8f52reFynqVjn_CLQ5010RuowoHd9Gw5DOL7H7_DPgbQucOE0fu19c9qzA-iJB2svsyPuJRgVYm3pJRq6iC2MyAqTMQLGVg5kS2efbeaD9GDhEKQmmnbao=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOwXG-Fy-1zHzmrnGqERbHiyjoq6KDIAJX1hiqYTIpnQZFdlic8P-ahEPdoiryuEKCT8f52reFynqVjn_CLQ5010RuowoHd9Gw5DOL7H7_DPgbQucOE0fu19c9qzA-iJB2svsyPuJRgVYm3pJRq6iC2MyAqTMQLGVg5kS2efbeaD9GDhEKQmmnbao=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiywjs3HE4zHn2QA59HcXFb3WaEPwB8HF4b7DgE0xQWuT-JYTL3VC89od_o7GvnUlVQBC3hYhQc48AL-1j9ZSFTCIc0qj5fwIyL3Y6dKuVRT0VvJk2PDqFLp1T8N4YdoOzCHiQ6stZBlrGLq5m-bF3byz7IKQ9BthW7iDRl399ZIr2DOyb0ctrlcSw=s2823" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2823" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiywjs3HE4zHn2QA59HcXFb3WaEPwB8HF4b7DgE0xQWuT-JYTL3VC89od_o7GvnUlVQBC3hYhQc48AL-1j9ZSFTCIc0qj5fwIyL3Y6dKuVRT0VvJk2PDqFLp1T8N4YdoOzCHiQ6stZBlrGLq5m-bF3byz7IKQ9BthW7iDRl399ZIr2DOyb0ctrlcSw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6JAvnfnViDvGLei9AY8dlco5vbKpaNIY6f1q0KasmQV_J6EVWlXKMInemKGuS1e2yURQl8oX_CrJNFkD90AXM6vRLEtqTkPWmXoS91A2ygn5tm17OK6ZLuy6WbZdv9CpU9zBigsjgW92MieAyiAsip6lsD-o061gSYjkcqj30uUV37ArxCWhBqWU=s3340" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3340" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6JAvnfnViDvGLei9AY8dlco5vbKpaNIY6f1q0KasmQV_J6EVWlXKMInemKGuS1e2yURQl8oX_CrJNFkD90AXM6vRLEtqTkPWmXoS91A2ygn5tm17OK6ZLuy6WbZdv9CpU9zBigsjgW92MieAyiAsip6lsD-o061gSYjkcqj30uUV37ArxCWhBqWU=s320" width="290" /></a></div><br /><p>Did you spot any coffee cups on my pages? It's kind of a daily ritual to doodle my coffee or tea, and my toast or other breakfast. I do try to journal every day. I recommend you give it a try!</p><p> ***</p><p><br /></p></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-57385663073448771972021-07-21T16:56:00.000-04:002021-07-21T16:59:35.290-04:00The Story of My Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sr-uCqVdg2s/YPiBWdpNBBI/AAAAAAAAp6U/230FOiCK0lkJ1DHuSkmoek3pIlMYs38LwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1285/your.story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1080" height="405" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sr-uCqVdg2s/YPiBWdpNBBI/AAAAAAAAp6U/230FOiCK0lkJ1DHuSkmoek3pIlMYs38LwCNcBGAsYHQ/w340-h405/your.story.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A revisit of the journal page style that</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've used quite a lot over the years:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">watercolor background, acrylic paints, collage</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and mark-making on the borders. I </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">like to juxtapose colors and texture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then combine with a quote that I like.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7GJxt0bwOI/YPiCeErgRkI/AAAAAAAAp64/_x_gh39hHUsqMHNRCVYCGBAKdC7ULPJtwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/small.things.quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1080" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7GJxt0bwOI/YPiCeErgRkI/AAAAAAAAp64/_x_gh39hHUsqMHNRCVYCGBAKdC7ULPJtwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/small.things.quote.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hobonichi pages, not in order, of our </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">daily happenings. Sometimes the colorful</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">painted papers cover personal things </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">that I don't want to share. Other times they</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">are just there as a border or for color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5pdyEVNtV5U/YPiBiQNR71I/AAAAAAAAp6Y/y8HGSnlaWlIo6_saFGjRx1bfTr8aBpmUgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/lily.story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1080" height="273" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5pdyEVNtV5U/YPiBiQNR71I/AAAAAAAAp6Y/y8HGSnlaWlIo6_saFGjRx1bfTr8aBpmUgCNcBGAsYHQ/w361-h273/lily.story.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yes, I even talk to myself and remind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">myself in these pages what I need to do</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">to have a better health check-up next time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've gained weight over the Pandemic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Anyone else?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OT0xj1RWsA/YPiBzLeUD8I/AAAAAAAAp6k/R2j__nNuV5gPyh2g4c4E2yV2SNlCF3lHQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1235/coffee.cup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OT0xj1RWsA/YPiBzLeUD8I/AAAAAAAAp6k/R2j__nNuV5gPyh2g4c4E2yV2SNlCF3lHQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/coffee.cup.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I tend to draw a coffee cup on most</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">every page...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DqUglWhiINw/YPiCGng6wLI/AAAAAAAAp6s/3ei75yRXspcqrsZ171RilgyozT_q4vY4QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/lily.closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1080" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DqUglWhiINw/YPiCGng6wLI/AAAAAAAAp6s/3ei75yRXspcqrsZ171RilgyozT_q4vY4QCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h295/lily.closeup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and lots of doodles.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--5J1b948t-c/YPiCzYwI9AI/AAAAAAAAp7E/LOzZW-105ksAWmN_ngknFplqhkGILtAqACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/story.of.my.life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1080" height="258" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--5J1b948t-c/YPiCzYwI9AI/AAAAAAAAp7E/LOzZW-105ksAWmN_ngknFplqhkGILtAqACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h258/story.of.my.life.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mostly daily uninteresting stuff...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7Nbq3JHheg/YPiC_ewadOI/AAAAAAAAp7I/fIpWEdAVDY8u2IBXEouwGHRMTWiXS8KJwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/oriole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1080" height="215" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7Nbq3JHheg/YPiC_ewadOI/AAAAAAAAp7I/fIpWEdAVDY8u2IBXEouwGHRMTWiXS8KJwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h215/oriole.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">but also enjoying the ability to get out</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and do some things that we've missed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">over the last few months.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z96rfD2gHsI/YPiDJ23f5rI/AAAAAAAAp7Q/pg5nPMQGo8EQePNT2TpgEszNsasJhsgSwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/4H.strong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1080" height="309" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z96rfD2gHsI/YPiDJ23f5rI/AAAAAAAAp7Q/pg5nPMQGo8EQePNT2TpgEszNsasJhsgSwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h309/4H.strong.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hope you've had the opportunity to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">spend time with people you love,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and maybe even enjoy an </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ice-cream cone!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2h3O9HY-ToM/YPiIJAyUqoI/AAAAAAAAp7c/8YY1y_rTUCAsHarAF8glhTTXuH7uDmAZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s750/highlighter%2Bborder%2B001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="750" height="81" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2h3O9HY-ToM/YPiIJAyUqoI/AAAAAAAAp7c/8YY1y_rTUCAsHarAF8glhTTXuH7uDmAZQCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h81/highlighter%2Bborder%2B001.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can also see my art work on Instagram</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-2027152018107069342021-07-05T18:11:00.010-04:002021-07-05T18:17:01.064-04:00As Time Goes On<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JOgLS7y8QEQ/YON88Wq8EnI/AAAAAAAAppk/DSmIq1JNQtYywGex23bzxhJNBJN8jJB1ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/red.white.blue.stitches.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JOgLS7y8QEQ/YON88Wq8EnI/AAAAAAAAppk/DSmIq1JNQtYywGex23bzxhJNBJN8jJB1ACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/red.white.blue.stitches.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Time passes so quickly...and yet can</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">drag on at the same time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> How can that </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">be? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mYQWbqoUzTw/YON9JNxQAAI/AAAAAAAAppo/uDDsQNVGBnQ9JIKv37cmjev_CwErotE1gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/psycho.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mYQWbqoUzTw/YON9JNxQAAI/AAAAAAAAppo/uDDsQNVGBnQ9JIKv37cmjev_CwErotE1gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/psycho.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've survived the Covid-19 Pandemic, at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">least so far. Fully vaccinated and hoping</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">things continue to improve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sPtZSy9T5a0/YON9Wl9nOWI/AAAAAAAAppw/iXil5isK0DIb8WQ7lUlbXCyvscwDh8h0ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1121/king%2Bcake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sPtZSy9T5a0/YON9Wl9nOWI/AAAAAAAAppw/iXil5isK0DIb8WQ7lUlbXCyvscwDh8h0ACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/king%2Bcake.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We were so bored in February, that I made</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">a King Cake and we celebrated Mardi Gras!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywC1RPSXzjE/YON9euy7l_I/AAAAAAAApp4/cv7k3TuTV3QLhsOIzhl3BBwCZNn_fqpywCNcBGAsYHQ/s1175/cicada.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywC1RPSXzjE/YON9euy7l_I/AAAAAAAApp4/cv7k3TuTV3QLhsOIzhl3BBwCZNn_fqpywCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/cicada.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We survived the 17- year cicada invasion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This photo was taken at my in-laws' house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We didn't actually have any of these guys</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">at our own home, and I'm ok with that. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The noise was deafening!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SUC8lyLt-kA/YON9o0o8EUI/AAAAAAAApqA/WELdRM4GXjciaRUUC70E7yfluuU55jNYwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SUC8lyLt-kA/YON9o0o8EUI/AAAAAAAApqA/WELdRM4GXjciaRUUC70E7yfluuU55jNYwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We've enjoyed some beautiful weather, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">sunsets, and some scorching heat too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G01QJ9_nQTA/YON9w2WVWwI/AAAAAAAApqE/8ewKPwICgmUheFjWdE57TZtJ0xZqYHeZACNcBGAsYHQ/s1167/heron.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G01QJ9_nQTA/YON9w2WVWwI/AAAAAAAApqE/8ewKPwICgmUheFjWdE57TZtJ0xZqYHeZACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/heron.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Always enjoy seeing some wildlife when</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">we're out and about. I believe this is a heron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jzIIuyYTAdE/YON954tfu1I/AAAAAAAApqM/Mrmp9l_ZklAStalHKe5M6cpKxfQoUUaAACNcBGAsYHQ/s1447/flag%2Bstitch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jzIIuyYTAdE/YON954tfu1I/AAAAAAAApqM/Mrmp9l_ZklAStalHKe5M6cpKxfQoUUaAACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/flag%2Bstitch.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There's been some stitching...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--eJXDFvp0P0/YON-CHr528I/AAAAAAAApqU/LNkZtkhvmF4bLwZJslMiG766UW6UyWJ2wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/marblehead.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--eJXDFvp0P0/YON-CHr528I/AAAAAAAApqU/LNkZtkhvmF4bLwZJslMiG766UW6UyWJ2wCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/marblehead.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and some day trips. Above is the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Marblehead Light House on Lake Erie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's one of our favorite scenic places </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">to visit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kXNBJRPS6zE/YON-NLbH5oI/AAAAAAAApqc/sG8qpVALjCEkKKIxXvOBvdKRdLu-NJDZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/sailboats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kXNBJRPS6zE/YON-NLbH5oI/AAAAAAAApqc/sG8qpVALjCEkKKIxXvOBvdKRdLu-NJDZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/sailboats.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's so pleasant to listen to the waves and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">watch the boats sail (or zoom) by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhXaXU-00ps/YON-U0pw4vI/AAAAAAAApqs/zFgu__BWengTn_NoFHh309xsbEC7tnBcQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/hat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhXaXU-00ps/YON-U0pw4vI/AAAAAAAApqs/zFgu__BWengTn_NoFHh309xsbEC7tnBcQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/hat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And I am still journaling away in my little</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">English A6 Planner from Hobonichi. In June,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I traced fifties fashion drawings (to keep</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">the originals intact) that my mom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">did in high school. I cut them out and put </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">them in my journal. Lots of hats and gloves, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and tiny waists!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0vnFKpeIJ5A/YON-ckSCtiI/AAAAAAAApqw/QwxHKTIe3WcABgbGImva0N9PBMY2-LJFACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/hat.gloves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0vnFKpeIJ5A/YON-ckSCtiI/AAAAAAAApqw/QwxHKTIe3WcABgbGImva0N9PBMY2-LJFACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/hat.gloves.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Still recording weather, drawing my coffee cups,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and noting the activities of each day, whether</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">momentous</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> or mundane.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I hope you are keeping well, getting</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">back to 'normal' (whatever that may be)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and getting time to be creative.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0AjkT3eW6Pk/YOODGZMMSWI/AAAAAAAApq8/7dwI2cejrHA8M8r8iGX4H5wX2pTpd5OlACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/patriotic%2Bbird.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2048" height="99" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0AjkT3eW6Pk/YOODGZMMSWI/AAAAAAAApq8/7dwI2cejrHA8M8r8iGX4H5wX2pTpd5OlACNcBGAsYHQ/w176-h99/patriotic%2Bbird.png" width="176" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can see more of my journals on Instagram</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000">www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /> <p></p>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-3952741396738141292021-01-03T15:16:00.005-05:002021-01-05T22:03:35.921-05:00Christmas 2020 and Welcome 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WaYEki-GsoQ/X_IZpJqh9cI/AAAAAAAAmEM/I1Tcrw1hN80SwJtx07V57ykn-ccU1UA_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1326/journal%2Bstack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WaYEki-GsoQ/X_IZpJqh9cI/AAAAAAAAmEM/I1Tcrw1hN80SwJtx07V57ykn-ccU1UA_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/journal%2Bstack.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hello friends! It's been a while. I have some</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">catching up to do... Here's a look</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">at a stack of Hobonichi Journals, starting with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> my 2017 on the bottom, and 2020 on top.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fn7B93ctVSk/X_IZwZnj3TI/AAAAAAAAmEQ/UNPk-QtF0ksT65tWDiBSlOA16msVxHVyACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/christmas%2Btray.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fn7B93ctVSk/X_IZwZnj3TI/AAAAAAAAmEQ/UNPk-QtF0ksT65tWDiBSlOA16msVxHVyACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/christmas%2Btray.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There's been decorating, sewing, crafting,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">baking and drawing going on around here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JnXEMSTsE78/X_IZ5A7gk-I/AAAAAAAAmEY/pirHRh41rL0REH_DvJBkdDqbfnHOrtuTACNcBGAsYHQ/s1542/snowman%2Born.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JnXEMSTsE78/X_IZ5A7gk-I/AAAAAAAAmEY/pirHRh41rL0REH_DvJBkdDqbfnHOrtuTACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/snowman%2Born.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Happy with the way this little snow guy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">turned out!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FABJQHL8iXs/X_IaANMST7I/AAAAAAAAmEg/HiaS8SV7hSAgUbKHxmw_tPBVTa7ixWTTwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1529/angel%2Bdetail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FABJQHL8iXs/X_IaANMST7I/AAAAAAAAmEg/HiaS8SV7hSAgUbKHxmw_tPBVTa7ixWTTwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/angel%2Bdetail.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Close up of an angel on one of my</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hobonichi pages in December.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9PvRgbcTLU8/X_IaGvKgTNI/AAAAAAAAmEk/H5ZH3eB7g_Y7f-cKTfDijrAVdOSWxfs9QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/snowglobe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9PvRgbcTLU8/X_IaGvKgTNI/AAAAAAAAmEk/H5ZH3eB7g_Y7f-cKTfDijrAVdOSWxfs9QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/snowglobe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gUlxCgAqQS0/X_Iacc_7qlI/AAAAAAAAmE0/cWJQ4OpBi2sv3dog1baKVZB5dRXEbPCsgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1479/joy%2Bstocking.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gUlxCgAqQS0/X_Iacc_7qlI/AAAAAAAAmE0/cWJQ4OpBi2sv3dog1baKVZB5dRXEbPCsgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/joy%2Bstocking.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tMAoT3FjL_o/X_IaNQCzK6I/AAAAAAAAmEs/eT3VeSg7LB0VQM7cu31GKZLWjVT7Trb1wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/xmas%2Btree%2Born.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tMAoT3FjL_o/X_IaNQCzK6I/AAAAAAAAmEs/eT3VeSg7LB0VQM7cu31GKZLWjVT7Trb1wCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/xmas%2Btree%2Born.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UogMAdDCU9o/X_IaVcwI6_I/AAAAAAAAmEw/G7u16Q_klWMmqZ8AWJ85SdKVosEbfhbpACNcBGAsYHQ/s1716/coffee%2Bcake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UogMAdDCU9o/X_IaVcwI6_I/AAAAAAAAmEw/G7u16Q_klWMmqZ8AWJ85SdKVosEbfhbpACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/coffee%2Bcake.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Candy Cane Coffee Cake that</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I try to bake each year. It's filled with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">dried apricots and maraschino cherries.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mdIEP6FPiHY/X_Ia4BMVx7I/AAAAAAAAmFE/AtZtP48tnx8FrCW5HINf7utQ_cmoCWdWACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/xmas%2Btree%2Bdoodle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mdIEP6FPiHY/X_Ia4BMVx7I/AAAAAAAAmFE/AtZtP48tnx8FrCW5HINf7utQ_cmoCWdWACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/xmas%2Btree%2Bdoodle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTBtZl0qV5g/X_Ia-7CHKLI/AAAAAAAAmFI/YEwSm-IemR4Bj28eN5MHfGm_e5TzkWLgwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/cookie%2Bdoodle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTBtZl0qV5g/X_Ia-7CHKLI/AAAAAAAAmFI/YEwSm-IemR4Bj28eN5MHfGm_e5TzkWLgwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/cookie%2Bdoodle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We did not have a big family gathering this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">year because of the Pandemic. (My folks are 89</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and 87 yrs old!) But we did visit - masked up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and distanced - on Christmas Eve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9KRecogc9dM/X_IbESmSpFI/AAAAAAAAmFM/TYXbGmeTAjQKtwKNv6SKRv_ZPAky0aC5wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/reindeer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9KRecogc9dM/X_IbESmSpFI/AAAAAAAAmFM/TYXbGmeTAjQKtwKNv6SKRv_ZPAky0aC5wCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/reindeer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yb4zMJ4gG4I/X_IbNTX1COI/AAAAAAAAmFU/EsL3ctdJxr4G8BPbCssgWWCul0Wb88begCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/santa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yb4zMJ4gG4I/X_IbNTX1COI/AAAAAAAAmFU/EsL3ctdJxr4G8BPbCssgWWCul0Wb88begCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/santa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We had a Zoom session with my son and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">his family on Christmas morning, so we </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">got to see the grandchildren open their</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">gifts. Funny thing, the adults seemed to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">stay out of view of the camera! ha ha.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Understandable. I'm not a fan of having my </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">photo taken at the best of times, much</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">less first thing in the morning! lol.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JaFtbBo0leo/X_IbUE7l22I/AAAAAAAAmFg/dlir0xgx1rQIKJQ8GdS2neOCFI8pqDpBgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/pointsettia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JaFtbBo0leo/X_IbUE7l22I/AAAAAAAAmFg/dlir0xgx1rQIKJQ8GdS2neOCFI8pqDpBgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/pointsettia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Our daughter came to visit for a few days </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">after Christmas. So nice to have her here!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's kind of funny, when we do see anyone in </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">the family, there isn't much to talk about</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">because we haven't been anywhere or </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">done much of anything. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cq9oAjjxAhQ/X_IbbJICykI/AAAAAAAAmFk/okbNAfxPxT4fgW_cIVhxuUwyGxazxjH4wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/jingle.bells.new.year.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cq9oAjjxAhQ/X_IbbJICykI/AAAAAAAAmFk/okbNAfxPxT4fgW_cIVhxuUwyGxazxjH4wCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/jingle.bells.new.year.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I suppose I am a 'spoil sport'...the excitement</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">about the New Year doesn't ring true for</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">me. Change is a process, and it can </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">happen any time of year...but the holiday</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">reminds me that I should reflect on the events </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">of the year. I can make changes to improve</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">my life. Heard an NPR broadcast recently</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">that encouraged people to Seek Delight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sounds like a good idea...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_McTVjpwd8/X_IbhBeB54I/AAAAAAAAmFs/qHqWnCo-30wUIY4v5uujBSkep3AgwbTeQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/diet%2Bwagon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_McTVjpwd8/X_IbhBeB54I/AAAAAAAAmFs/qHqWnCo-30wUIY4v5uujBSkep3AgwbTeQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/diet%2Bwagon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The quote on the left just cracked me up!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So true this year. For me and possibly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">many others!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xgNpmgIA8-Y/X_IcRPjVqtI/AAAAAAAAmGM/VnIZ2oXAlM8X8n2Thuhh2Y-95fwFMDnEwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1463/xmas%2Bselfie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xgNpmgIA8-Y/X_IcRPjVqtI/AAAAAAAAmGM/VnIZ2oXAlM8X8n2Thuhh2Y-95fwFMDnEwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/xmas%2Bselfie.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A rare selfie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Don't expect this again soon! ha ha!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sharing a few tiny coffee cup (and toast)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">doodles today on my pages </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(did you spot them?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> for </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2021/01/t-stands-for-annual-review.html?m=1">T Tuesday</a>, over at </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/">Altered Book Lover</a>'s blog. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Join us for a beverage and a chat!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5AfFneOH__4/X_IcwcW6DqI/AAAAAAAAmGU/ZOoei_Z4JugWNLSJOlhrHhbkJYxqHa08gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/new.vs.old.2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5AfFneOH__4/X_IcwcW6DqI/AAAAAAAAmGU/ZOoei_Z4JugWNLSJOlhrHhbkJYxqHa08gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/new.vs.old.2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Old vs. new...my 2020 Hobonichi is </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">on top. The 2021 on the bottom seems so thin!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> This </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">comparison photo has become a bit of a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">tradition for me. Lots of things have been </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">glued and taped into my 2020, lots of doodles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and drawings reflecting lots </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">of life that happened. Here's to a happy, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">safe and healthier New Year in 2021!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DgcRAUhbr_o/X_IiwseQCxI/AAAAAAAAmGg/qeeR6K-zBOoRufnECkivNAa8YdZx3s_kgCNcBGAsYHQ/s458/flying%2Bredbird%2B001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="458" height="68" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DgcRAUhbr_o/X_IiwseQCxI/AAAAAAAAmGg/qeeR6K-zBOoRufnECkivNAa8YdZx3s_kgCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h68/flying%2Bredbird%2B001.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><p></p>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-90473698068626946262020-10-16T16:45:00.001-04:002020-10-16T16:45:29.148-04:00It's Fall 'Yall in My Hobonichi<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5yT-lig0Xg/X4n81Du9sEI/AAAAAAAAkao/j3QsB5b4MMMEA-LCBEjMnzB-7eA3RVongCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/marblehead.lighthouse.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QuVyKdpuNc/X4n9CcKYlSI/AAAAAAAAkas/K_U5FDzPXQcLwu0E6LEKuucL1OPgStZrwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/lighthouse.photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QuVyKdpuNc/X4n9CcKYlSI/AAAAAAAAkas/K_U5FDzPXQcLwu0E6LEKuucL1OPgStZrwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/lighthouse.photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have quite a bit of catching up to do here...so let's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">jump in! A photo, above, of Marblehead Lighthouse on</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Lake Erie, that we visited at the end of the summer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUUSsUkLey8/X4n_8cz6mCI/AAAAAAAAkcU/Tn6dGJ9HKfcNAgCiJyfHb6cC39C__MCZgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/marblehead.lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUUSsUkLey8/X4n_8cz6mCI/AAAAAAAAkcU/Tn6dGJ9HKfcNAgCiJyfHb6cC39C__MCZgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/marblehead.lighthouse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here's my little sketch in my Hobonichi A6.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">An A6 is about 4"x6", and this takes up about</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">the bottom half of the page.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JXlclDPTrsA/X4n9LDfIktI/AAAAAAAAka0/U_f5fXl48F042BpA_j2Zk_M9ymHhmHGxQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/fall.is.here.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JXlclDPTrsA/X4n9LDfIktI/AAAAAAAAka0/U_f5fXl48F042BpA_j2Zk_M9ymHhmHGxQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/fall.is.here.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Going into Fall...it's one of my favorite seasons!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbfbG3DTWU4/X4n9SKjOOxI/AAAAAAAAka8/Lh00O3muYNQzknSUd9ugo6BbHUS2OdHhACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/pumpkin.apple.bread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbfbG3DTWU4/X4n9SKjOOxI/AAAAAAAAka8/Lh00O3muYNQzknSUd9ugo6BbHUS2OdHhACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/pumpkin.apple.bread.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Not a whole lot going on. Baking and watching movies </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">on Netflix.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hWI1OX4J9BA/X4n9iwroYeI/AAAAAAAAkbI/HuyIFjwNU90mXXOqTCz1jpVvv8y74aQ_ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/moon.owl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hWI1OX4J9BA/X4n9iwroYeI/AAAAAAAAkbI/HuyIFjwNU90mXXOqTCz1jpVvv8y74aQ_ACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/moon.owl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-En35ORBvVgU/X4n9t9gyHcI/AAAAAAAAkbM/5yNnd6dU7k4YZTPGiY0aQeQ5_AJEKqt7QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/boo.yall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-En35ORBvVgU/X4n9t9gyHcI/AAAAAAAAkbM/5yNnd6dU7k4YZTPGiY0aQeQ5_AJEKqt7QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/boo.yall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Pumpkins, ghosts, and moaning wind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">in the trees...oh my!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jUYkdPphLdM/X4n90jZJHlI/AAAAAAAAkbU/BC91NsWp5D0hWOvrQ4x0X72HfV0VuHqtwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/mask.younger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jUYkdPphLdM/X4n90jZJHlI/AAAAAAAAkbU/BC91NsWp5D0hWOvrQ4x0X72HfV0VuHqtwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/mask.younger.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Does this mask make me look younger?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dXGdTYLKdzk/X4n99gKExII/AAAAAAAAkbc/n6W45QYOf448xjMrHabeoo3zyLpPSIvBgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/owl.baking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dXGdTYLKdzk/X4n99gKExII/AAAAAAAAkbc/n6W45QYOf448xjMrHabeoo3zyLpPSIvBgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/owl.baking.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ttV14yeZ8WU/X4n-Gjgx-ZI/AAAAAAAAkbk/B1V5lHlz8xQDkKO9hyVoKM9cbLt7RdCbwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/eye.pumpkin.jack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ttV14yeZ8WU/X4n-Gjgx-ZI/AAAAAAAAkbk/B1V5lHlz8xQDkKO9hyVoKM9cbLt7RdCbwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/eye.pumpkin.jack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I survived Cataract Surgery just fine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I was pretty cranky, though! The second eye</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">surgery is scheduled in November...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My life consists of doctor's visits, grocery runs,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and visits to our parents. Not very exciting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But glad we live near our folks and can help </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">out when needed. Have enjoyed a good number of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">lawn chair visits this summer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k-gq8KQlcYs/X4n-SQ8jjvI/AAAAAAAAkbs/RUR66ZRlkNw5zejMJvsY8xdSJOwq2UVdQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/moon.pumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k-gq8KQlcYs/X4n-SQ8jjvI/AAAAAAAAkbs/RUR66ZRlkNw5zejMJvsY8xdSJOwq2UVdQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/moon.pumpkins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I love the vintage-style Halloween cards and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">decorations. So those are the doodles featured</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">in my journal for October.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M-EIkvW8ukI/X4n-bjH-qII/AAAAAAAAkb0/TZIXP20of9sSJ5841lYFhpqfA2sV37_aACNcBGAsYHQ/s1511/pink.pumpkin.stack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M-EIkvW8ukI/X4n-bjH-qII/AAAAAAAAkb0/TZIXP20of9sSJ5841lYFhpqfA2sV37_aACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/pink.pumpkin.stack.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3vKQd5g7utk/X4n-recp8II/AAAAAAAAkcA/NLLqut6a3DgatGfE3Tj9h8sn0aTsqSQGACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/pumkinhead.skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3vKQd5g7utk/X4n-recp8II/AAAAAAAAkcA/NLLqut6a3DgatGfE3Tj9h8sn0aTsqSQGACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/pumkinhead.skull.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hoping the kids get to celebrate Halloween</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">in some fun ways this year. It's looking</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">dicey my friends. Stay safe!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ay3uo3wUed0/X4n-x8zmoJI/AAAAAAAAkcE/y1gv1UxolFYR6t790cZs7p0aTPKiDn1HgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1408/halloween.dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ay3uo3wUed0/X4n-x8zmoJI/AAAAAAAAkcE/y1gv1UxolFYR6t790cZs7p0aTPKiDn1HgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/halloween.dress.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vi8hjm0N4fU/X4oEge_by5I/AAAAAAAAkcg/5AumMlvWewoja9eU3X9seCaH7lHpmwErwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1611/ghosts.black.hats%2B001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1611" height="290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vi8hjm0N4fU/X4oEge_by5I/AAAAAAAAkcg/5AumMlvWewoja9eU3X9seCaH7lHpmwErwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h290/ghosts.black.hats%2B001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here's some Halloween fun from a previous</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> year. "Of course I can drive a stick!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5kPtvVNLwos/X4oFaMpmu5I/AAAAAAAAkco/f8SIyLTGu2gvNqFQNfeNDp4Oqud4JExqwCNcBGAsYHQ/s628/coffee.toast%2B001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="628" height="100" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5kPtvVNLwos/X4oFaMpmu5I/AAAAAAAAkco/f8SIyLTGu2gvNqFQNfeNDp4Oqud4JExqwCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h100/coffee.toast%2B001.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5yT-lig0Xg/X4n81Du9sEI/AAAAAAAAkao/j3QsB5b4MMMEA-LCBEjMnzB-7eA3RVongCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/marblehead.lighthouse.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-35859139480993622972020-09-18T11:29:00.010-04:002020-09-25T10:39:36.086-04:00Hobonichi Techo Pages- August 2020<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9SwcbeuTL4/X2TOYTsrECI/AAAAAAAAj2o/ysvTgoyaGaU3gn0xAwJ5-MkTpznk-sUTQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1628/Pooh.Taz%2B001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="1628" height="462" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9SwcbeuTL4/X2TOYTsrECI/AAAAAAAAj2o/ysvTgoyaGaU3gn0xAwJ5-MkTpznk-sUTQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h462/Pooh.Taz%2B001.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Above, revisiting pages from a previous year...</span></p></blockquote><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As I recently read, "the minutes pass slowly, the years</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> pass quickly!"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> Here's an attempt to post a video to my blog...please click on the link below to view </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">August 2020 pages in my Hobonichi Techo A6. </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/SXR3SxDoGQEwagCYA"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">https://photos.app.goo.gl/SXR3SxDoGQEwagCYA</span></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">They can also be viewed on Instagram</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://ww.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000">ww.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've been absent too long from the blog, and have not learned to use the new Blogger layout and controls. It's getting harder to learn new stuff! </span></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7Id6yxZNQU/X2TQLTaZjwI/AAAAAAAAj20/EGgEV5Xwsy4RqW7Q3ftKTE3ukG4qEOuSgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1985/log.planter.puddle%2B001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="1985" height="284" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7Id6yxZNQU/X2TQLTaZjwI/AAAAAAAAj20/EGgEV5Xwsy4RqW7Q3ftKTE3ukG4qEOuSgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h284/log.planter.puddle%2B001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pages from Fake Journal</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We are still doing fine here. Ohio is feeling Fall-like </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">today. I'm not ready for cold weather! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Life is moving on. We are in the time of life for elder care and all the difficult decisions that come with it. And I am scheduled for Cataract Surgery next month. Not necessarily looking forward to surgery, but am looking forward to better eyesight and less blurriness. I hear that it's pretty routine and usually very successful, so fingers crossed. A friend told me that the anticipation of the surgery is worse than the actual event. So I'm holding onto that!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> I hope you're doing well, staying safe, and staying strong!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i0wICn9AhJU/X2TSG_c2xII/AAAAAAAAj3A/S7bi-3czAy4QirGPj9DV4M3NGr1luIBiwCNcBGAsYHQ/s767/hot%2Bchoc%2B001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="767" height="159" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i0wICn9AhJU/X2TSG_c2xII/AAAAAAAAj3A/S7bi-3czAy4QirGPj9DV4M3NGr1luIBiwCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h159/hot%2Bchoc%2B001.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7472962960077924706.post-58644436155332969312020-06-23T09:45:00.002-04:002020-06-23T09:45:21.989-04:00Index Cards and Candy Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mixed media on index cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and snacks from around the world. It's been</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And of course, most Americans are familiar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">add a watermark to my images, so</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">like it used to?! And I sure wish</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I looked this young in actual fact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">and why didn't the watermark version</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I understand layers in physical art work,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">developing a creative habit, making art on an</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Index Card every day, for 61 days...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I decided to do a quick little tutorial about </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">the Harry Potter books and it's a friendly,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">gutter and for dividing the days of the week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ravenclaw House. In the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">upper right corner </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On my <i>second try</i> of mixing up this King Cake,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"It's a Zoo Out There!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think I may have used this same photo </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">before to draw a sea otter. I think he's so</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">and multiple sketchbooks too. After all, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Linking up with <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/08/t-stands-for-la-chinita.html">Bleubeard and Elizabeth</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">yes, I drew on the hem of the paper gown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">through it. The time spent waiting on the exam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pretending to be </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">someone else, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">living in that other </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">person's head </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and viewing things</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">from a different perspective.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Roz </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stendahl will not be coordinating the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">project this year, but anyone who wants to</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">give it a go is certainly welcome to do so.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Roz's blog posts are still viewable, and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">you can follow the links</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">on my other blog:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://cottonwoodcounterfeitjournal.blogspot.com/">Cottonwood Counterfeit Journal.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You're on your own...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and that's not necessarily </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">over at <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/">Alteredbooklover,</a> for T-Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy your hot beverage...</span></div>
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