Home Sweet Home

Song - Home by Jack Johnson

 

A friend recently wrote to me saying that I left you all hanging back in Paris!  And that would be almost two months ago!  Yikes - sorry about that. But I have truly had my arms full......

 

 Our new grandson Charlie arrived on May 20th to the delight of all! And...

 

Just a few days later Mr. B flew to Colorado to pick up our new Westie puppy - Maggie!

 

 

 

 

So I am now painting in a "puppy safe" zone!!!

The deer recently discovered how to get into our backyard and destroyed my newly planted veggie garden as well as most of my rose bushes. We put in some extra fencing around our property and I moved some of my veggie garden into our old chicken coop area. That area has been a garden dumping place for years now and it's so nice to have it all cleaned out......

 

 

...well, I still have a few pots to clean before putting them back in place.

 

Hope to see you again soon!  I've missed you all.....J

 

 “Life takes you unexpected places, love brings you home.”

 

 

 

 

What's Up?

 Song - Working for a Living by Huey Lewis And The News

My grandson Henry has been reading to his YaYa......

 

 

 

He has been helping me water my garden, especially the potted plants.....

 

 

and he has been painting all of our outdoor furniture too!

 

 

 

Before you think I am working him too hard.......

don't worry as he also gets to relax in the warm spa with his daddy Andy.

ME?

I decorated for Halloween.....

....and spent some much needed time in my studio to finish this painting of a white Dahlia....

Unfurling  30 x 30

Valentine's Birthday

Song - I'm Yours by Jason Mraz

A bouquet of flowers for all of you on Valentines Day

And a Very Happy Birthday to my sweet Mr. B

who is simply adored by his grandson Henry

(and a few other people!)

"You hold my heart in your hands. Please don't clap"

--unknown

 

Muahahaha......

Song - The Addams Family Original Theme Music

Sunday morning we woke up to this.......

yes, it's R A I N !

A good, hard rain that raised our backyard creek within minutes.

Oh but the flowers and soil were happy...

But we needed to head to San Francisco 

to pick up our son who was flying in from attending a wedding in Austin.

And no one remembered how to drive in the rain!

There were lakes and rivers flooding the freeways.

I was able to snap a few shots of Alcatraz and Coit Tower from the bridge.

There was even some sunshine in the city.

When we returned it was time for some serious pumpkin carving!

Jon

Mr. B with his "special" tool

Tyler

Ashley

Andy

We had lunch and put on Halloween songs and carved away!

Everyone of them came out great!

And Grandma Betty came by for a visit with her favorite horsey grandson!

"When witches go riding

 And black cats are seen,

The moon laughs and whispers

'Tis near Halloween."

--Author Unknown