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Gratitude PostCards – Week 31

Here’s this week’s card:

It says: never ever ever ever give up. never.

This card uses a template from The Crafter’s Workshop (as well as a few others.) and acrylic paint.

Gratitude PostCards is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and the postcards I use here.

2013 Sketching – Week 27

My goal for 2013 is to make three sketches a week. If I make more, great. If I don’t, that’s ok. Trying to keep the pressure low while still encouraging myself to draw.

Finally trying to get back into the groove of things. Here are the ones I’ve done in the ladt few weeks:

that’s it for this week.

Sketching is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my sketching journey here.

Gratitude Journal – Week 29

Here’s this week’s gratitudes and celebrations:

Before:

it says: if you do not love you, how can you expect others to?

and here’s what the page looks like with all the gratitudes and celebrations:

Just another excuse to create art and remember the present that is my life.

Gratitude Journal is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal other details here.

Weekly Diary – August 3 2013

Here are some photos from this week:

This was our week to take the monthly Tiburon trip. Before getting there, we stopped by the city to visit Jake’s cousin on his tugboat.

I tried really hard to get a good photo of all the boys.

but it just wasn’t meant to be.

Nathaniel’s life jacket was a few sizes too big.

but he was having fun anyway.

David liked it, too, I think.

They were both pretty curious and it was both interesting and fascinating being there. Thank you, cousin Dominic.

When we got to the hotel, I snapped what I think is one of the best photos of David.

I tried to get some of Nathaniel, too.

but he wasn’t as accommodating.

I snapped some anyway.

he’s such a cutie patootie.

the next day we decided to go to Sausalito. We started with a lunch where the kids got to use the orange squeezing machine.

Nathaniel got a turn too.

he loved putting the orange in.

right at the top.

and then letting it go and watching the machine squeeze it.

then we went to the Bay Model which is a model of the whole San Francisco Bay. The kids absolutely loved it.

they wanted to see every single corner.

and then it was time for family shots.

nathaniel adding his own flavor of course.

lest he seem unenthusiastic.

and tickle time of course!

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

David’s Gratitude Postcards – Week 16

here’s this week’s card:

and the back:

this one was for father’s day.

there we go.

David’s Gratitude Postcards is a weekly project I am doing with my 8-year-old-son for 2013. You can see a detailed post on our goal other details here.

Before this week’s art here’s the important reminder: Please remember, this is personal and hand-made and thus imperfect. If you want perfect art, do not buy mine. Also one more reminder that these are pretty small. 5.5inches by 5.5inches. That’s about 14×14 centimeters). You will just get the original piece of watercolor paper with my art and signature in the back. No mounting, no frame. I don’t want to misrepresent anything. I will put a paypal button under each (you can pay with credit card or paypal.) the button doesn’t update so you will have to click through to see if it’s sold out. I will try to update them as quickly as I can and remove the button if it’s gone, but just in case. Each piece will be $35. That’s US dollars. If you have questions please leave a comment and I will reply as fast as I can.

With that here’s this week’s art:

it reads: the perfect balance does not exist. we are all doing the best we can.

sold thank you

SixBySix is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and other details here.

The Savor Project 2013 – Week 30

and here’s this week:

I have a bunch of pages from Turkey so I will share them two at a time.

these are all from Bodrum, Turkey.

See you next week!

The Savor Project is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and other details here.

Gratitude PostCards – Week 30

Here’s this week’s card:

It says: find the silence in the noise.

This card uses a template from The Crafter’s Workshop (as well as a few others.) and acrylic paint.

Gratitude PostCards is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and the postcards I use here.

A Book a Week – Code Name Verity

I read Code Name Verity was another book club pick (different book club) and another book I wouldn’t have picked up on my own. It takes place during World War II and involves graphic and painful scenes that involve young women. And it’s historical fiction. Even though this book was on all the lists for one of the best books in 2012, since I swore off reading depressing stuff, I never even considered picking it up.

But alas, it was meant to be.

When it got picked for book club, I knew I was going to read it. This, too, was hard to get through. Especially the beginning which is quite historical with its descriptions about planes. Overall, there was too much graphic violence and sadness for me. The book has some wonderful moments and messages about truth and friendship.

But not enough to make up for the horrors.

Gratitude Journal – Week 28

Here’s this week’s gratitudes and celebrations:

Before:

it says: capture the magic of everyday moments.

and here’s what the page looks like with all the gratitudes and celebrations:

Just another excuse to create art and remember the present that is my life.

Gratitude Journal is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal other details here.

Weekly Diary – July 27 2013

Here are some photos from this week:

We went to our friend Geoff’s son’s birthday and they had a science show where the kids got to feel and taste dry ice.

Nathaniel was too scared to taste.

so he just felt it with his hands.

then they got to make slime (ew!).

had some yummy food.

and it was time to have fun with the pinata.

David tried pretty hard.

and did some good damage but didn’t get candy.

after they broke it and the kids ate a ton of candy and got sweet goodie bags, we headed back home. We then decided it would be fun to go to the pool. We spent some time in the big pool and then the kiddie pool.