The Story of My Life

A revisit of the journal page style that

I've used quite a lot over the years:

watercolor background, acrylic paints, collage

and mark-making on the borders. I 

like to juxtapose colors and texture.

Then combine with a quote that I like.

Hobonichi pages, not in order, of our 

daily happenings.  Sometimes the colorful

painted papers cover personal things 

that I don't want to share. Other times they

are just there as a border or for color.

Yes, I even talk to myself and remind

myself in these pages what I need to do

to have a better health check-up next time.

I've gained weight over the Pandemic.

Anyone else?

I tend to draw a coffee cup on most

every page...

and lots of doodles.

Mostly daily uninteresting stuff...

but also enjoying the ability to get out

and do some things that we've missed

over the last few months.

Hope you've had the opportunity to 

spend time with people you love,

and maybe even enjoy an 

ice-cream cone!

Thanks for stopping by!

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You can also see my art work on Instagram

www.instagram.com/dbcarey_2000

Summer Groovin'

Hi there...

been gone awhile. Enjoying the

summer that has finally arrived.

Above, is a photo of the bumper crop of

milkweed that my In-laws have saved

for the Monarchs. Can you spot the butterfly?

Yes, I'm still journaling in my Hobonichi.

I confess, I've been wooed away from

my blog by Instagram.

It is super easy to post there.

I had to break down and buy a new 

printer/scanner, and I don't have a clue

how to edit my scans with the new

device. *sigh*

I will have to call in reinforcements. Hopefully, 

my daughter can figure it out and show me!

Fortunately I managed a work-around with

phone photos that I emailed to myself,

saved to my computer, and then

posted!  

I've discovered some fun drawing

challenges on Instagram, and for the month

of July I'm celebrating hippie doodles with 

#ohsocutedoodles ,

and the 50th anniversary of Woodstock.

At 15 years old in rural Ohio, I was completely clueless 

about free rock concerts in upstate New York.

But I remember the great art, design,

music and advertising of the late 60's

and early 70's.  Groovy man!

  

IG: dbcarey_2000

Faking It

I'm doing a Fake Journal again this year.

Pretending to be someone else, 

living in that other person's head 

and viewing things

from a different perspective.

  Roz Stendahl will not be coordinating the 

project this year, but anyone who wants to

give it a go is certainly welcome to do so.

Roz's blog posts are still viewable, and

you can follow the links

on my other blog:

Cottonwood Counterfeit Journal.

You're on your own...

and that's not necessarily 

a bad thing.

Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth,

over at Alteredbooklover, for T-Day.

Enjoy your hot beverage...

Beach Adventures

When we left for our Florida vacation

on the last day of January, our driveway

looked like this, and it was four below zero.

When we arrived in Panama City Beach, it

was about 65 degrees, and the sun was shining.

Your really get spoiled when it's 

almost 70 degrees...

The time goes by all too quickly!

But alas, we had to return home to 

cold and gray Ohio.

When hubby picked up our mail at the Post Office,

I was thrilled to discover a wonderful envelope 

from dear Elizabeth!  Just look

at that fabric, scrumptious handmade papers,

and lovely tip-in pages!  So sweet

of you.  Thanks so much 

dear friend! 

Happy Mardi Gras to those who are 

celebrating... is it Spring yet?  In shock here

since it's currently 18 degrees and snowing.

 I got spoiled by the warm Florida

weather. 

Linking up for T Tuesday over at 

Bleubeard and Elizabeth's, where we share

a beverage and a chat. Have you noticed I

pretty much automatically draw my coffee

cup every morning in my Hobonichi?

Instagram: Dbcarey_2000

Cabin Fever

Things I did while it snowed. A lot:

- make several collages with scraps and

leftover stuff.

- keep looking out the window with coffee 

cup in hand... 

- play in my Planners/Journals

-doing #ohsocutedoodles challenges this month

- binge watch Netflix, and rediscover some

old favorites, like Warehouse 13 on Amazon.

- made homemade oatmeal bread

- ate way too much homemade bread!

- made vegetable beef soup

- reading

- walking in place, and zumba on YouTube

- fill out my Medicare Application online

- watching 'crazy Dad' videos on YouTube

- wearing lots of clothing in layers

- way too much time online

- had to look up Muppet images for the song

"I've got cabin fever." so fun!

What did you do in your neck of the woods?

Here in the U.S. we seem to be in for 

several storms.  Survived 5"-6" of snow this

 weekend where I am in Ohio, but I hear more are 

predicted...with rain, ice, snow...who knows?!

Stay warm people. Go make some art.

Planner Mash Up

It's a bit of a 'mash-up' today, of Planner

Pages that I've been decorating.  Above, is

the evidence of a more traditional style

planner that is dedicated to Harry Potter

style decorations.  I know, I know. You'd be

surprised how many adults out there are

obsessed. Anyway, I've had the bright

idea to have a 'Harry Potter feast' for our

grandkids this year, and fear I've bitten off

more than I can chew, as the saying goes!

A 'Hufflepuff' themed spread for the week of

Dec. 3-9. Hufflepuff is one of the Wizarding

Houses in the Harry Potter series of books.

Students in the imaginary wizarding school are

divided into Houses for living and educational

purposes. (There are some similarities to

 college fraternities or sororities, but the Houses

are co-ed with separate sleeping quarters.)

Sharing a few highlights today, since I've 

been so remiss in posting.

A few of the October drawings are

some of my favorites...

As we near the end of the year, it gets 

more difficult to write in my Hobonichi, as 

it has gotten quite chunky, and more difficult

to scan or photograph!  It's grown to 

about 2 1/4 inches in thickness.  Maybe

a few too many added layers of

collage?!

The December monthly pages in this mini

Happy Planner depict the impending Christmas

feast.  I even bought Christmas crackers this

year, which is a first.  Hope they have a nice

pop!  Click on the image, to see details of

the gold gnome in a tutu!

I don't make Christmas Cake myself, but my

son makes fruitcake, so we will have that for

Christmas Eve dinner. I also wanted to make

Treacle Tart, but the granddaughter wants

pecan pie, so we will see if it all gets done.

I made a treacle tart at Thanksgiving, (I just

used Karo syrup and the suggested lemon 

juice) as a kind of practice run, and

 thought that the cookie-like crust 

was a bit tough. Did I knead it too much?

Add too much flour?  Leave me your advise

please! 

Linking up for T Tuesday over at 

Altered Book Lover's blog, where we share

our beverage-related posts on Tuesdays.

Stop by to join in, or just visit!  My 

beverage drawings are hidden on some

of these pages. I think I counted six coffee

cups...did I miss any?

Thanks for stopping by...leave me a 

comment and give me your advice on 

making a more tender tart crust!

Tales of Camping

Just returned from a short

camping trip to visit

Son and Family...

(click on any image to enlarge)

we are getting to be physically

challenged by sleeping on

air mattresses in a tent!

A peaceful campsite by a river

makes all the effort worth it. Plus

good times with family!

I've been enjoying making Fall

doodles in my Hobonichi...

My daily pages do 'double duty'

as participation in iHanna's

"365 somethings 2018"

daily art project.

Linking up with the T party

over at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's.

P.S.  It ended up that our tent was relatively

dry when we packed up. There's usually

a bit of dampness from the dew, which is

fine. Sopping wet, not so good. This 

time we didn't have to set the

tent back up to dry when

we got home!