Stillness

Merry Christmas Everyone

Under Attack

Attack of the ice storm...

Attack of the starlings....

 Attack of the school supplies...

Yes, that is indeed a robin in the middle of December sitting in an ice covered tree. Brrr. Then a thousand starlings flew in like a big black carpet, then flew away. The school supplies? Well, that's what I found on a trip to a teacher supply store. I keep forgetting that store is there. They sell all kinds of teacher supplies, but are open to the public. It's been a long time since my last visit, and I was surprised to see they now sell a lot of scrapbooking supplies. Plus mini file folders in different colors. And library pockets and pocket cards in all colors.  And narrow masking tape in different colors.  Not that I would buy any of that... okay, fine, I bought all of it.


Even the ice storm did not deter me from my plan yesterday. I just got a later start than I had planned. I sure didn't want to miss out on a day with my freakishly tall friend (who uses the word 'freakishly' a lot) and my freakishly sick friend (being cared for so lovingly by her freakishly kind husband). We made freakishly cool books. A fun time was had by all.

Christmas Goodies

This Christmas tree is just full of surprises. 

Some things will make you smile, some will entertain you,

and some will give you something to do.

So click on the different sections of the tree and see what you get!

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Drawing

[alternative pronunciations:  Drar-ing, drawin' ]

One of my biggest frustrations in life is that I can't draw.  I know how to hold a pencil, and I know what things look like. So why can't I put the two together and draw things?  I guess it's like everything else, if you do it enough, you will master it.  So I think I just need to make an effort to draw more.

Nevertheless, I can doodle enough to remind myself of things I don't want to forget.  Like this....