Closing Daybook

Having 2 personal blogs has been fun. However I am closing my daybook now.
All posts and art will be @ gemmashouse  from now on....
with love and good wishes to all.

Prayers

for  my dear friend

Ninnie Tharpe  

and

family

~

RIP

Jamie Tharpe Chancey

a simple womans daybook

working 8 hours a day

home briefly

make food to take to a party

Party party

home again

make food to take to another party

then off to photograph a virgin a day

which are posted here

~

then off to work again.

How are things in your world?

Gothic English novels

Inspiration avenue has a unique theme this week. We were asked to create something that
evokes a feeling or represents  English literature. In many of the gothic novels I have
read such as Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, Jane Eyre,to name a few, there is usually a full moon,
a rocky outcrop, a craggy coastline, stormy seas and a dark mysterious old house sitting on a hill.
This is my entry into IA this week. It was fun. To see the other entries go here.
Now back to my book.
:)

A simple womans day book

Outside my window..... sunshine and shadows

Inside....relaxed cozy morning

I am currently reading...The Sound of Paper

Listening to...Arcosanti Bells

On my mind...planning to deck halls with simplicity this year

Noticing that...the dust bunnies are multiplying again

From the kitchen...a fruit smoothie.

gratitude for you

Friends

Thanks for being you

xx

                                                        

Arles gate

While traveling to Arles France with virtual paintout,

I found an old gate

for inspiration.

Gates inspire me.

I love

 the spiritual symbolism

 associated with gates.

The link to the actual gate is here.

The southwest desert

welcomes all the snowbirds

and

other birds flying through.

Hail to thee, blithe spirit!

Bird thou never wert,

That from Heaven, or near it,

Pourest thy full heart

In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

To a Skylark.

Eleven's the number for me.

An auspicious day.
11.11.11
I am working on a painting.
Tall palm trees to represent the date
and
11:11AM and 11:11 PM.
It's not finished so I'm not putting it here.
It has about as many palm trees as
this street in San Deigo.
:-)

Hope everyone enjoyed their day of elevens.

Art Nouveau Angels faces

Art Nouveau angel face

The faces are made of sculpty clay, fired and painted.

Their wings are green and gold brocade

with swirls and flourishes.

The angels have wild hair

(the only style I know.)

These little angel faces ornaments I am making

fit into this weeks Inspiration avenue theme :

Art Nouveau.

They will have wires for hanging.

~

Strawberry Shortcake

Miss Strawberry Shortcake stopped by last night....always fun to see her!