happy mothers day....

i love being a mom.

it is the best job i have ever had.

my kids are the best.



i am so proud of the adults they have become.

it is a

happy mothers day.

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tthank you to my kiddos,

ash and rob

and

ian and sam

for making me such a happy mama.

i love you.

shattered faerie tale...

my latest paintings......

inspired by the news of the last week...

which started with something so beautiful.

a faerie tale wedding.

of a beautiful prince and a handsome princess.

in an exquisite church, decked out like an english garden.

we got swept away with it all.

we felt the love and the hope and the dreams of it all.

we escaped.

at least for just a little a while.....

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just to be yanked back into reality

with the killing of a hunted terrorist.

poppytrail...

~ vintage dishes

"poppytrail by metlox"

aztec collection, from the 1950's

made in california (just like me! yeppers, i am a native californian)

~ mom gave these to me

years ago

playing along with

kim klassen

for

texture tuesday

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welcome new followers and a special shout out to Mr. Lee's Mom!

have a great week ya'll.

~gorgeous "swamp jessamine" blooming on one of my arbors....

my favorite evergreen vine for the south.

do you stop to smell the flowers and appreciate the beauty all around you?

~why, yes i do keep my christmas lights up all year. it's so pretty at night.

i am so very, very fortunate to have such pretty things around me....

you never know when, in a blink of an eye (the eye of a storm)

ALL can be taken away.

last wednesday, terrible storms ripped through the south. it was a very long and dark day. at one point, i put my cats in our safe place, when the threat of a tornado was near. luckily, we suffered no damage. but my poor neighbors in alabama, well they suffered through devastating tornadoes...the likes of which we have never seen. my heart is breaking for the people who lost their homes, their livelihood and the LIVES of loved ones.

if you would like to help the people of alabama, even in a small way, i have included a link with a list of ways you can help.

http://alabamapossible.org/2011/04/tornado-relief-how-you-can-help/

and of course PRAYERS are always accepted.

i am joining suzan for project genesis where you can share ideas of how to create change.