First Sleigh Ride

This was a tough but very special painting for me to do this year. Mother found this photo of me and Daddy from 1958 (I was 8 years old) and I remember it so well. We had to gone to Fries, VA for his Aunt's funeral in Feburay and woke up that morning to find a beautiful snow storm. Hard for the adults but us kids were awfully excited. I had never ridden on a sleigh and this was my first with my Daddy. I knew I had to paint it this year and although it was filled with love there are some tears mixed with the paint on this one. Of course, I had to paint in Tatiana and Matilda Mae because that's what my Christmas Cards are all about. For those of you who do not know, when I'm long gone I have requested that all my "Yorkie Paintings" donated to the Yorkshire Terrier Resuce to rainse money for all yorkies!! So, here's 2010!!!!!

Art Tonight

I had a good/sad art class tonight. Working on my Christmas Card and let's just say this year's will be a little different. Of course, Tatiana and Matilda Mae will be in it but it's also a tribute to my Daddy. So I cried a little in class tonight.......

The Frost is on the Pumpkin!!!

And it killed my flowers!!!! Oh yeah, we had the first "freeze" of the winter on friday night and it was just lovely! I always like this as it ushers in my favorite time of year - winter! Snow would be nice but for now I'll take this great weather. After a very busy and exhausting weekend of gigs Kenny and I sat on the deck in the sunshine today and I made a fire in the chimnea and we ate Chinese Take Out! The fire was fantastic. Kenny did a little yard work I rested! Ha. Got a busy week ahead - art, gig on wednesday and back to Columbus on Thursday - so I need my rest! We will be doing Beluga every other weekend starting in December and Belloo's every other weekend so it will be nice to be home a little more. Now I've got this Wednesday Piano Bar gig that I'm not sure I really want to do but I'll try it a bit. It's just going to take up a lot of time in the middle of the week and if it wasn't a Classic Piano Bar I would not even attempt it but the owner really wants us to do it so we told him I'll give it a shot. But I'll need some wednesday's off too. I'm already looking forward to Thanksgiving and having both of our Mom's here with us. I think it will be so good. It is hard to even think about a year ago we were planning our trip to Florida when Daddy had his heart attack. I guess that was on my mind a little tonight and during a TV show I just missed my Daddy so much and the tears just started. It's an overwhelming feeling of saddness and Kenny still has it too about his Dad. We lost them in the same year 11 months apart but feels like yesterday. I think I'll always have times like this....I am looking forward to getting back in the studio this week. Shane had to cancell last week so it's finally back to work on my Christmas Card Painting. Oh Lord, I can't even THINK about Christmas shopping right now - I have NO idea what I'm doing this year and don't know when I'll have time to do it either! I finally did sit down tonight and knitted a pair of TV slippers and I do like them. I do know I don't have time to knit a lot for Christmas! I'm thinking another vacation would be good!!! But for now, I'm going to enjoy my little slice of winter because it's back in the 70's by tuesday!!! Ah, but tonight I'll be cuddling with the Tatiana and Matilda! Oh and Kenny too!!!!!

Where was I

Oh yeah, posting pictures of the last 2 months! Anyway, it was a great 60th Birthday and even better vacation. Our little cabin in the woods was just what we needed. The stream and the firepit was wonderful and we sure enjoyed our campfires. Having mother come for a couple of days was great too. Let's see, after that we shot another video at Belloo's - hope to have that edited soon - and had a great Halloween weekend too. Right now I have NO voice - did three nights in a row and just hope I'll be alright by Friday. After Kenny and I voted today (and our candidates won in GA) we had a nice Mexcian Lunch and then I came back and decided since it was the first really cool and cloudy day and the fact I'm so tired, I lit the fireplace for the first time this season, got on the couch and knitted. I made a lovely scarf and hat with the yarn I bought for my birthday - in a real yarn shop! It's a big difference than knitting with Michael's yarn! I didn't have too much of it but it was nice. I'm trying to be very very quiet and get my voice back. And I do hope I can get back in the habit of blogging. I do miss it and it's nice to go back sometimes and see what you were doing. Hope I haven't lost my few "follower's" so I'll be back soon.