~ A Mothers Love~

Garden Bench ~ James Tissot

A mother is the truest friend we have, 

when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; 

Child Braiding Crown~ Adolphe William Bouguereau

 when adversity takes the place of prosperity; 

when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us;

 when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, 

 and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels 

to dissipate the clouds of darkness, 

Mother and Child ~Jessie Wilcox Smith~

and cause peace to return to our hearts.  

~Washington Irving

 Happy Mothers Day

 to My Mom,

My Friend.

Hope your Day is Spent Surrounded

 by the People You Love Most!

 Happy Mothers Day
 to All of You!
Have a Wonderful Weekend !

~Home is Where All Journeys Begin~

 

Hello Sweet Friends!

"Home is Where All Journeys Begin"

is one of My Favorite sayings.

You Might Recognize This Theme from my Fall Blog Header.

I Really Love the Art of Jessie Wilcox Smith 

and this Particular Sweet Girl is 

One of my Very Favorites of her Work.

I decided to Make her into a Journal.

It was Fun to Make  Envelopes with a Little Treasures inside. I added Mother of Pearl Buttons to the Book Marks.

I Had a a Botanical Artists Journal in Mind when I Created it! 

Hope  You Enjoy  the Journal and 

Maybe Even Find Something that Inspires You!

 

I am Linking Up with:

Thank You So much Debra!

 Thank you Very Much Courtney!

Thank You as Well to Karen
for Provided Us With Such Wonderful Images
to Be Creative with !

I Haven't had as Much time these Days to do Posts. 

My Father has been Not feeling Well 

and will Need to Have Surgery after Easter.

I am trying to Help as Much as I Can. 

Its Hard to see your 

Parents getting Older and Frail.

Thank You all My Friends. 

I Know you all Understand.

May You All Have a Wonderful Easter 

with your Dear Families and Friends!

XOXO

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Images from the Graphics Fairy 
You Can Find the Music Sheet Here,
and the Bird Here, Eggs Here, Nest Here

~Spring Cleaning ~

 Flowers
~Jessie Wilcox Smith~

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
~Jessie Wilcox Smith ~

When the Fairies come Out
~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite~

Spring
~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite~

~*~
This weekend was spent mostly Cleaning my Studio/work corner. It was nice to sort through everything and Organize it. Now most everything has a place and a Label. This is Kinda a New Something for me because I tend not to be the most organized person around. I think I drove my poor Mother Crazy when I lived at home. She Loves to organize and sort. She is my Girl when I need to go through my closet or cupboards! "Really!! you want to go through your Closet?! I will be Right Over!!" Lol! I really do appreciate her and her help!
My sister Julie is just like her. Julie is Mentally Disabled and lives with my folks. Julie Loves to Do Laundry! My Mom and Dad have the WHITEST Whites in town! Maybe even the Pacific Northwest! Julie Pesters me all the time to come over and do Laundry. To her it is the Equivalent of winning  Power Ball ! She is such a Good Kid! I call her a Kid, when she will be 58 in August AND my Older Sister! If you ever met her you would know what I Meant. My Husband Mark tells her to go get her wallet and gives her all of the Change in his Pocket for doing Laundry. She doesn't want Paper Bills... Just coins. She might have at any given time 25 dollars in change in her Wallet. Believe me when I say she knows Exactly how many Pennies, Nickels, Dimes and Quarters are in there! She is Great!  I Fondly call my Mother and Sister Frick & Frack!
Have a Happy Tuesday Everyone!
I have Procrastinated Enough and need to get back to
Finish my Studio/work corner! Lol!

~From my Friend Carol Anne ~