"Gatherings" magazine feature!

happy
almost 
Spring!

i am just tickled pink to announce
 that i am a featured artist in the spring issue of

"Gatherings"
magazine

 "This issue is chock full of engaging articles sure to ignite your creative juices for Spring crafting, baking, decorating, celebrating and shopping. Our Spring issue- Artists + Artisans is a salute to creative makers who inspire these pages .Featuring a special guest post by Jen O’Connor of Earth Angels Studios, book reviews, color trends and much more!"

my friend Heather Spriggs Thompson,
 is the creative genius behind this wonderful magazine...we met through blogland and turns out she lives just a few miles away....small world isn't it!?
(yep, that's me sitting there in my living room...not wanting to have my picture taken...unwashed hair and all) 

and there's my humble abode...
in a magazine!
yay!

what really blows me away (to tears even), is the glowing and beautifully written script that Heather has added.
double yay!

and there's my messy studio and some of my paintings.
Heather made it all look so good!

 after this terribly long and cold winter, 
this gorgeous magazine, full of fresh spring-like images,
 will definitely put you in the mood for warmer weather,
green grass, flowers blooming and curtains softly blowing through the open windows...
remember those days?


 available in digital and print form...
 please visit

"Gatherings Magazine"
to order your copy
 and to receive a 10 % discount use discount code
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enjoy!

erin

diamonds in the trees..

March has come in like a lion.....

last nights ice storm
 has closed schools and businesses here...

and left sparkly gems hanging in the trees....
many branches have snapped from the weight of the ice.

i find the ice crystals to be quite beautiful....

it seems that old man winter keeps knocking on the door
 like that unwelcome guest that
won't.
go.
 away.
!


i am afraid the sweet little daffodils
 will not be opening their sunny faces
 for my birthday this week.

nature
keeps us on our toes
and
longing
 for
spring.

i hope you are well,
my friends.

erin

pretty valentine's roses for you...

i hope you have a fantastic day
filled with love and laughter!

i will be spending the day with my bestie who is here from Chicago,
bopping around town and country,
 and doing lots and lots of giggling.

mr. dan will make his "roasted roots" and grilled steak for our dinner tonight.

i can't think of a better way to spend my time than with these two fine folks.

love is in the air.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

erin

sweet lil lambs

so cute, right?

My friend Alice spotted these new born lambies on a nearby farm....right after being born 3 weeks ago....she of course pulled right over to see them closer....my kind of adventurous gal....

she also heard they would be moved to another farm very soon (where the grazing would be better)...
so on a very dark, cold, drizzly, muddy and poopy day.... yes, lots of poop.
we traipsed through the fields on this minny farm
and i photographed these sweeties.

enjoy!


(i dare you not to smile whilst viewing)

 are you smiling?

Farmer Franc and his friend Joaquin  (both from South Africa and with the most interesting accents)
 welcomed us to the mini farm and we are invited back at any time, to any of their farms!  yay.

hopefully it will start warming and greening up around here...
and for sure i will be seeking out these lil babes for more pics.
i can just picture them in a green field with spring daffodils blooming and sunlight streaming from behind...
can you picture it?

this has been a long winter...
i crave being outdoors more.
spring will be here before we know it.

erin



p.s.  do you take yourself on field trips?
 yunno, outings to get you away from the house and the job and the computer...
a field trip to refresh your soul and inspire your heart....
like visiting a farm on a cold day, or taking a drive through the country side...or how about heading into the city?
a field trip to take you away from your regular old life...
a field trip to connect you with others...
a field trip to connect you with yourself....
remember
 you?

take yourself on a field trip...

p.p.s. it turns out that photoshop is an amazing tool for removing poop from a photo...