Fall into FUN!

I found this image while searching "fall leaves" this morning...I love it.
It's available from http://www.corbisimages.com/

I'm thinking I'm going to mimic this same image with me and my family!  I love the fall season!  Crisp air, apples, and leaves!
Bundle up!

Start of something new....what an adventure!

I'm really loving my painting class.  Learning how the paint blends and the power in a brush is great. My teacher the incredible Yueh-mei Cheng is a wealth of knowledge.  She says she teaches from the "eastern school" way of master and apprentice. 
I feel inspired by her words.  With hope I will be able to create my own masterpieces!

Here's my surrealist cupcake painting.  Yueh-mei says "Why cupcake?" 

I will speak of this later! 
Started with a blue underpainting....I will post finished version.

Every girl needs a pretty pair of shoes!

These would make me feel like a princess..maybe even a bit like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz!  Dorothy knew how to rock a great pair of ruby red slippers!!

 Website Info: http://www.peteralexander.com.au/tem/PA_catalogue.tem?Level1Click=catalogue_Spring2010

How To Be Alone

Early work...

Freedom Means?

 A couple of posters I did last year...or maybe the year before...

Chew on this...

Attack of the 70 ft. Woman

Discovered this great photoshop work by "Ifux" via Deviant Art.  I love her RED dress too!!

http://ifux.deviantart.com/   
This work is beyond creative....I love it! 
(Not the clowns though!  Never the clowns!)

Sometimes a picture says it all

Postcard:  "Wish you were here with us! Love, Trevor, Sophie, and Jill"

The kids and I went to the beach last night...Lake Superior has been so beautiful this year.  I enjoyed swimming with the kids, collecting beach glass, and relaxing in the sand with a good book.
I love playing with Trevor and Sophie but I have to admit the view from the beach is the best....watching them play together and hearing their laughter. It's my favorite thing in the whole wide world!!

The evening sunset...guiding us home from the beach.

"The August Break"

http://www.susannahconway.com/the-august-break-2010/

What a great idea....everyone loves photos, especially random ones...I took this one this past week. It was the view from our back deck and it was incredible. The clouds were moving quite quickly, in fact each photo I took was only seconds apart and the clouds seemed to be getting closer to me.  Yeah, OK I'm a cloud watcher! :)

A delightful beverage

Discovered this tasty package design..how cool is this?  The beer is brewed by Grimm Brothers Brewery and how appropriate is this label design?  

Excellent!  Nothing like a great brew with a little fairy tale to go with it....

What a HAPPY blog to visit...I shall return daily!

Click here to visit: thelightfantasticphotography.blogspot.com/

These photos are the definition of happy!
Please visit her incredible blog!

Wow...what a great idea for quick searches!

Pieces Inc.

How incredible is this website?? 
You visit, you search by subject, word, color, style, whatever....

I love it!! I shall visit all the time!

Thank you Pieces Inc. for making my searches quick and fun!!

Monday made better with just one little thing...

Yes I hate Mondays just like a lot of other people do...it seems to creep up and have a way of ruining a perfectly fun weekend.
My weekend was completely full from camping out in the backyard with the kids, having my mom and sister Jenn over for a delicious dinner and summer fresh berry dessert, to cruising along Lake Superior with Copper Harbor being the destination.  
The kids and I are were very excited (well maybe just me) about the Fort Wilkins State Park Civil War encampment/reenactment weekend.  Canons exploding, old time music being played, history to dig into!

After a fun-filled weekend and a weird sleep pattern, Monday morning arrived way too early.  I did stumble across this little gem and it made me smile and remember my fun weekend.
Thanks for sharing Puglypixel.com


Have a great week!!

summer harms: the three amigos

summer harms: the three amigos: "i hope you all have seen the masterpiece that is three amigos. it's one of our faves, for grant especially. a few weeks ago, grant and his ..."

Birthday shoes!!

So I received these incredibly fun shoes for my birthday and although I've worn them a couple of times, I need to figure out the best way to rock these bad boys....

Besides the fact that they are red, they are totally comfortable, classic, and wayyy cool!

They deserve more time out of my closet!  Thank you Mark AGAIN for these shoes that represent me and my personality so well! 

Get your own at:  www.journeys.com

They have EXCELLENT customer service too!!

Lady in red...

Angelina Jolie has always been a favorite actress of mine...I don't care what anyone says, I think she is incredible!  Check her out here via Coco's Tea Party blog post:


"...Angelina decided to wow us, wearing a red Versace dress for the Moscow premiere of Salt." 
Original post: Angelina in red!

I dream of a red Mustang and an endless road trip...

 Here's my dream car...
 
Even if the drive was boring, the dashboard camera footage made it seem enjoyable. Perhaps it was the music...I enjoyed this very much.
Ohio to Minnesota Time Lapse Video By Dave Lucius

Sunday Sentiment {7.25}

Sunday Sentiment {7.25}

couldn't of said it better myself....well I do love the look of daisies even more.
So happy!

Darn it! My kitchen is already set!

I may just have to steal a few of the ideas from this great post! I love how friendly the kitchen is.  Like a big jar of jelly beans with a never ending supply of red ones!

I love it!!

Retro Kitchen

Something made me smile

http://vivienneart.blogspot.com/

 I absolutely love this work by Vivienne Strauss.  Makes me smile and remember my childhood.  Her use of color and the subject matter...so light and fun!  Must remember to check her blog often!

Time to plant some roots.... Red ones!

Our new home is so beautiful.  We are loving the country life. Still unpacking and organizing but we've all agreed to take our time and not rush it.

I would like to get to one of the local stores to pick up some geraniums for the front porch.

Nothing says "Welcome" better than a big pot of red geraniums!

I am hoping the stores still have them in stock...I guess there's always next year.  Or, perhaps I could go artificial....oh my, what would Martha say? Fake is fake...tacky, you think?

BTW:  A great new show is "Tacky House" with Tom Filicia.  His eye for decorating is amazing! Great taste!! 

http://www.thomfilicia.com/home 

I love this photo from:  http://littlebrownpen.blogspot.com/search/label/color

Nichole Robertson's Paris color series is great!! I dream of taking my own trip to Paris and leaving with millions and millions of my own photos!

Everyone deserves a cool place to cool off in the summer

W

Ready....set....JUMP!!

Where did I find this image? I can't recall.  I would love a pool exactly like this in our backyard! I love this shot of the children enjoying themselves.  A few of my favorite things in the world are swimming and taking long bubble baths.  This pool resembles a giant bathtub.  Perhaps one day I will have a pool like this to swim in while taking a bubble bath.  Dream big!!

Others inspire me...

blogspot:  http://wherethesidewalkbegins.blogspot.com/

Love this photo! Too bad the bike was not bright cherry red!  Then I'd really be smiling!

The cutest aprons! Why not make cleaning fun?

http://www.carolynskitchenonline.com/Apron1.html

I especially love this one!!

My sweet family!

I wake up every morning thankful I am surrounded by such wonderful people!

I love my family!

If we had planned for the photo, I would of dressed us all in RED!

Googly-Eye Buildings....oh my!

My front yard needs a couple of these...

This gorgeous chair is available at Wal-Mart for only $119! I need at least two for my front yard! What a great way to welcome people!

I love them!

Only Red Furniture!

This site is great!

so OK, the name lured me in.  I would love a house full of red furniture. Most people love our big red couch when they see it but it's seen it's better days.

A red leather couch....wow....mommy needs to play the lottery!! :)

Strawberry Shortcake was a favorite of mine when I was younger...I remember my younger sister Jennifer collecting the characters as well.  This past weekend was spent in Chassell, MI enjoying the Strawberry Festival, the 62nd annual event.  Mark, my sisters Jennifer and Sandra and my nephew Michael enjoyed the parade (minus the nasty clown) and of course the strawberry shortcake afterwards!  Nothing like fresh strawberries to make shortcake taste sooo berry delicious!  

Great weekend spent with family and treats! I'm already looking forward to next year!

The FIRST of many!

 

The start of a happy life of blogging about all of my favorite things....most of which are RED!

Learning a thing or two about keeping up a blog on a daily basis so please be patient!

Cheers!!