So long Summer...............

With the Hurricanes and all, I guess we can kiss our sunny days goodbye and go ahead and welcome Fall. As I walked in the garden this morning it was still bursting with color but soon we will have to bring in the Tropicals for the winter and the color will soon cease. All will be shades of orange, red, chartreuse and gold and then poof the leaves will be all gone and nothing but a blanket of white will greet me when I pull the curtains back. Many long months of all white. Terrible for a Artist!!

I noticed the Golden Finches of summer are beginning to get their rather drab little costume of feathers for winter. Sad because they are like ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. They have been eating so much thistle seed the last couple of days.

This morning as I looked out upon my beautiful little 'secret garden' that few have been invited to see, I noticed on the fence a big, blue, Morning Glory. I thought for sure the dogs had dug them all up but no, they left me one plant. This true blue flower made me so happy. I just can't adequately describe my feelings when I saw my surprise today. I love that sort of surprise, I really do.

So, with the gloom hovering and much to do today I will close here................

I went for a blood test...........

After my routine blood test yesterday we were trying to decide what to do next.....he had taken a whole day off work just for 1 minute of blood letting......

So we thought it would be a good thing to go donate blood at Mayo Clinic. We did and it wasn't big deal at all. I had a good vein and the blood came quickly and when we were done we could sit out front and have fresh baked cookies and juice or coffee or whatever we wanted. They were so nice to us and gave us little gifts of tee's and pens and things like that. We helped 6 people just with our little donations. Felt good and hope it helps someone, truly. That is what is most important.

Later he took me to a salon and I got my first acrylic nails. What a fun thing to watch! I could do that all day long I think. I love the detail work and it reminds me of making temporary crowns years ago. Anyway, I have some nice white nail tips in a square shape and now I can't do a thing. I feel totally helpless. Luther! open this jar.........Luther, Open the baby gate........Luther!!! I will bet he will be cussing himself over and over and over for encouraging me to go through with it.

So many pens and so little time

Well, I have gotten in way over my head with the Pen collecting......Thanks to Robb.
I am enjoying all he is teaching me about flex and softness of gold nibs.
I have quite a few pens to choose from now....one for my every mood.
I have fun changing inks and mixing my own colors.
My latest acquisition is a Sailor Pro Gear with a 21K nib. Smoothe as buttah!!