Give it a name ...

I AM STILL TRYING TO PERFECT ADDING IMAGES TO MY BACKGROUNDS.....I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN YET. CHRIS SUGGESTED
THAT I DO NOT PUT A NAME ON THEM BUT ASK THE VIEWERS WHAT THEY WOULD PUT AS A CAPTION, SO HERE YOU GO, NAME THIS PICTURE!
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It is hard to believe that 2009 is over and we are about to jump into 2010....
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I PRAY YOU ARE BLESSED THROUGHOUT THIS COMING YEAR WITH GOOD HEALTH AND PROSPERITY, AND THAT GOD BE FIRST AND FOREMOST IN ALL THAT CONCERNS YOU, THAT YOU GROW SPIRITUALLY, THAT YOUR TALENTS MULTIPLY, AND THAT YOU ARE A BLESSING TO ALL THAT YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Looking Back

This is one of my first attempts at creating some art with a message, using a combination of photos. The old house is a borrowed picture, the older
couple is my grandparents, the eyes belong to one of my grandchildren, the flowers are from our back yard and I do not remember where the butterfly came from. Making this was a lot of fun but very time consuming as I am still learning. Hopefully I will improve with time.
When I had finished it I wish I had included some type....the words LOOKING BACK would have fit at the top on the right....oh well, next time.

Merry Christmas 2009

HOPE EVERYONE GOT WHAT THEY WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS. SANTA CALLED ON HIS CELL PHONE EARLY LAST NIGHT AND SAID HE HAD THE FLU, HIS SLED WAS BROKE DOWN, AND THE REINDEER WERE ON STRIKE!
NOT THAT WE HAD A BAH HUMBUG SPIRIT AROUND HERE BUT CHRISTMAS SEEMED TO GET HERE BEFORE WE HAD THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY ALL ATE. SINCE WE WERE NOT HAVING COMPANY AND WE WERE NOT GOING ANYWHERE I DID A VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF DECORATING. I REALLY THINK THAT IS A MAJOR KEY, GET THE TREE UP RIGHT AFTER THE PILGRIMS LEAVE, LET THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC RING ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE, BAKE SOME GOODIES, GET YOUR CARDS OUT EARLY, AND IF THAT DON'T DO IT.....YOU GOT A PROBLEM, THE BAH HUMBUG SPIRIT HAS HIT.
WE DID NO GIFT EXCHANGE THIS YEAR, HONEY HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK, BUT WHAT WE DID DO IS THANK GOD THERE WAS NO CANCER AND ALL OUR NEEDS ARE MET.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. WOW 2010 ALREADY !

journals

The one on the left is finished.....all of the pages I have been showing you are in there. The other one is a little smaller, and not quit as many pages but I think it will be a good one to use.

I have already started working in it, just laying down some background stuff....I will post the pages as I finish them. It may be awhile as we are going out of town for a few days so I will be taking a little break. Hopefully I will be home and able to do a post for Christmas. If you are looking for any good (FREE) Christmas images try http://Lastdoordownthehall.blogspot.com

Something new going on there every day, love the site. See you all when I get home.

TREES,TREES now you see then, now you don't!

Well here are the pictures of the forest across the street from us. At this point they had already cut a big path down the middle but had left a few rows by the fence.

This picture was taken today, as you can see they came up to the fence, in fact so close that a tree took out our power line and we were without for an hour or so.

This picture I got out into the road and took the picture looking down the roadway. All of the nice trees you see in the background will be gone soon also. The good news is the owner is not going to sell the land for anything like a development......but the bad news is he is not sure what he wants to do with the land so it will probably not get replanted any time soon. I am so sad to see these trees go.

Mine and Others

I HAD SOME PEOPLE ASK ME FOR A FEW OF THE PICTURES I USED IN THE ALTERED BOOK THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SO I THOUGHT TODAY MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO POST THEM AS I ALSO WANTED TO POST THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. I TOOK THIS PICTURE IN OUR BACK YARD THIS MORNING. THIS BUSH IS CALLED BY DIFFERENT NAMES, ROSE OF SHARON, CONFEDERATE ROSE ???? THE NEAT THING ABOUT IT IS THE FLOWERS OPEN WHITE AND THEN TURN THIS LOVELY PINK.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CASTLE PICTURES,

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THIS HAS SUCH POSSIBILITIES,

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AND FINALLY THIS ONE OF THE WOODS, I HAVE NOT USED IT YET BUT I KNOW I WILL. SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY AND USE ANY OF THESE.

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TODAY IS A SAD DAY FOR ME, THEY ARE CUTTING DOWN THE PINE TREES ACROSS THE STREET FROM US. I HOPE THEY PLAN TO REPLANT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT IS SURE GOING TO SEEM STRANGE WHEN I PULL OUT OUR DRIVEWAY TO SEE EMPTY LAND INSTEAD OF THE TREES. I'LL TRY TO GET SOME PICTURES TOMORROW. SOME THINGS I REALLY LIKE "CHANGE" BUT NOT THIS!

I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT MY ELEMENTS 7 PROGRAM, ANY IDEAS? I NEED HELP!

When she said " I Do"

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE ACTUAL DAY AND THE "ONE TO FORGET" AND THE REST IS JUST FOR FUN. THE ONE OF TOM THE TERROR AND HIS WOMAN IS A REAL PHOTO, BY THAT I MEAN IT IS NOT ONE THAT I WORKED OVER. THE VICTORIAN DRESS ON THE LEFT IS ONE THAT LAURA FOUND IN THE VICTORIAN TRADER AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS PRINTED AND COLORED BY ME. IT IS FROM A GROUP OF PAPER DOLL DRESSES I HAD SENT FOR A WHILE BACK.
THE "ONE TO FORGET" IS THE SMALL ONE AT THE TOP ON THE LEFT, DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A VERY HAPPY BRIDE.....MAYBE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER FIRST CLUE
NEXT SPRING SHE WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR SILVER SO I GUESS AFTER 25 YEARS HE IS A KEEPER. NEXT SPRING HONEY AND I WILL HAVE BEEN TOGETHER 45, NOW THAT WILL CAUSE YOU TO THINK ABOUT HOW OLD YOU ARE!

Thursday pages

WE HAVE SOME FANTASY GOING ON IN THIS ONE ! I FOUND A GREAT SOURCE FOR PICTURES OF FLOWERS, THOSE SEED AND BULB CATALOGS YOU GET IN THE MAIL. I HAD A FEW GOOD PHOTOS I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU BUT I FORGOT TO MAKE A NOTE OF WHO THEY BELONGED TO AND SO I HESITATE TO POST THEM. IS IT ENOUGH TO SAY THEY ARE NOT YOUR OWN WORK OR MUST YOU STATE "WHOSE THEY ARE"?
CAN YOU BELIEVE I'M RUNNING OUT OF PAGES IN THIS BOOK, I HAVE TWO LEFT TO PAINT AND ONE THAT I PLAN TO WRITE ON. SO IT TOOK ME ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE IT. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT TIRED OF DOING THIS I THINK I WILL GO TO SOMETHING ELSE FOR AWHILE AND LET MY BRAIN REST. DO YOU LIKE TO STAY WITH THE SAME THING OR KEEP TRYING NEW THINGS?