Thankful {things I love} Thursday...

What a wonderful surprise I had the other day, when I found the latest Stampers' Sampler

magazine poking out of my mailbox.

 

A few of my watercolour envelopes were inside.

 

I love creating these ~ they are super easy and make sending a note to a friend & loved one just that little bit more special ♥

All you need are a few Manila envelopes, watercolours & favourite stamps. I use the pages of damaged books that I've picked up at garage sales and charity shops to create in a lot of my art work, and for the envelopes, they were turned into flower petals, leaves  and hearts :-D

Embellish with some ribbon and buttons and slip a lovely handwritten note inside xo

 

I am so Thankful to  have my work published in this amazing magazine! 

GRATITUDE

can transform

common days

into

Thanksgivings

turn

routine jobs

into joy

and change

ordinary opportunities

into blessings

~William Arthur Ward~

Gardening Helper...

 

 

Every leaf

speaks bliss to me

fluttering from

the Autumn tree

~Emily Bronte~

***

 

Happy Autumn!

My favourite Season ...

crisp air

comfort food

wool sweaters

turtlenecks

country drives

boots

leaves twirling in the air

quilts

dinner by a roaring fire

long walks with the crunch of leaves underfoot

fall fairs

scarecrows

candy apples

acorns

hot chocolate

flannel sheets

hot water bottles

frost

Thanksgiving

pumpkins & gourds

 

 

***

I love it all ♥♥♥

*I am such an Autumn Girl*

Sunday Serenity...

 I love to think of Nature

as having unlimited broadcasting stations

through with God speaks to us

everyday

every hour

and every moment

of our lives

if we will only tune in

and remain so

~George Washington~

***

This adorable little chipmunk was playing a game of hide and seek with me on a recent walk through the woods with Archer :-)

I spotted him, walked up a little closer to take his picture, and he would hide in one of the nooks and crannies of this fallen oak tree.  I never knew where he would poke his little head up again :-)

Patience paid off though, and I managed to get a few really cute photos of him

D

A Receptacle ...

Ah ... September.

Moving into my favourite season ~ Autumn.

This past weekend, we were at a Craft Show and spotted PUMPKINS at each fruit stand we passed ♥

The garden urns have had their Summer plants removed and replaced with Burgundy Chrysanthemums. I am just itching to get out the Scarecrows & decorate the wheel barrow with bales of hay & stalks of corn :-) 

We also went to see WAR HORSE - the most magnificent show I've seen in a long time! Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, I am looking forward to reading the book.

I've had horses on the brain ever since & was thrilled to find a lovely rusty horseshoe for sale at the craft show.  Not sure where to hang it yet, maybe on the fireplace mantle with the open side upward for luck :-)

We  saw "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" at the movies.  I loved this movie. It was sweet and funny and you left the theater feeling good.  The cinematography was stunning!

 This gorgeous spiders web was created on our front porch.

What a work of art!

***

The artist

is a receptacle

for the emotions that come

from all over the place:

from the sky,

from the Earth,

from a scrap of paper,

from a passing shape,

from a

Spider's web.

~Pablo Picasso~



Tasha Tudor Day ♥ ...

 Joyfully celebrating the life & art of  Tasha Tudor today.  This is my 4th year participating.
  A wonderful idea of Clarice @ Storybookwoods
who began the tradition of Celebrating Tasha's Birthday
  (Aug 28 1915 - June 18 2008) with other
bloggers who share a love and respect for Tasha.

I cherish & take joy in  my collection of  children's books written and illustrated by Tasha as well as those written on her life and garden.

Her style of art is such an inspiration to me.

  Her love of dogs, nature, and home is evident in her beautiful watercolours.

I always loved the simple knitted shawl Tasha wore around her shoulders & knit one similar.

Tasha's favourite dog was the Corgi ... while mine is the Black Labrador Retriever ♥

 My yarn holder and constant companion ...

 I feel a kinship with Tasha ...

 loving the company of blossoms everywhere ...

and taking joy in the little things ...

 and gathering joy wherever I go ♥

and when I read this quote in my Tasha Tudor's Garden book by Tovah Martin ...

"Her hands are always busy

and her head is forever filled

with dreams"

xoxo

On A Bright & Sunny Afternoon ...

 some weekend pics ...

Who has not dreamed a world of bliss

On a bright, sunny noon

like this?

~William Howitt~

Texture Tuesdays...

~Writing down my dreams~

Kim Klassen Texture: Dream-It

***

If I fall asleep

with a pen in my hand,

don't remove it ~

I might be writing

in my

dreams

~Terri Guillemets~