THE STORY OF HOW WE BUILT OUR RANCH HOUSE IN ART JOURNAL FORM!

This May 21st our home will be 44 years old.  I think it's goin' stand!

I've been anxious to get this story told and illustrated in my journal! Finally made it!

And this is how it all come about!

Sister Judy said it is much easier for those that look at my blog on their phones to show the single pages. So that's why I doing this!

I sure didn't do us any favors with this drawing!

I tried to find where I had put our blue prints and couldn't so had to go thru the house and draw them again!

Our cabin was used for a milk barn after we moved down, also a chicken house, had turkeys and pigs too! Then it was cleaned out and disinfected good and finished a little for a bachelor pad for son John when he became disabled and then the best of all it became a Precious Mom's Cottage. Alas the floor is falling in now so I can't use it! And the cabin that was built for Mother & Daddy was later sold and ended up burning to the ground!

As you see we took the wall out between the back bedroom and pool room and now that is my Art Studio/T.V. Room

 Maurice was 39 yr's old, Maurice's Dad was 79 and Uncle Earl his brother was 80 yr's old at this time! P.S. I have correct the journal to say: In the new year of 1975!

I got in on some of those delicious meals sometimes!

I gathered almost all the light fixtures and enough bricks to brick in our entry/hall. Many of them have the brick yard name on them.

I really missed city life for a good while, and still like to go back every now and then. But for now I like the quiet rural living and this beautiful home built with LOVE!

"A pleasure is not full grown until it is remembered" C.S. Lewis

44 years May 21, 2020

Home Sweet Home may it ever be so humble, there's no place like Home!

Quarantine Days are just more time to do the things we love!

Walking

Playing the keyboard.

And Piano, solos and duets! Hope your days are full of pleasures too!

HAVING FUN MAKING LITTLE ACCORDIAN BOOKS

Facebook friend Kecia Frazee Devency shared how to make these little accordion books. Mine are 2 1/4" x3" or 2"x3". I have figured out a little simpler way I think. They are so much fun there will a lot more coming I'm sure.

This is the side with some trim on the folds.

The inside pages on one side.

And the other.

Of course I had to do one with my favorite primary colors!

Side view with fold trim.

One side of booklet.

The other side.

Was so pleased to receive this precious book illustrated by my favorite children's author and illustrator Tasha Tudor. one of my faithful blog followers, Marilyn Lynch surprised me with this SPECIAL GIFT!

And as a bonus! It is signed by Tasha Tudor!

Husband snapped this picture of me on the porch doing my Bible readings, Prayer Time and Writing in my Journal.

Duty Calls Rain or Shine in this case in Fog!

Thought you might like to see the  outside of our enclosed back porch.

Did a Vanessa KikKi Johanning style page in my journal. I will write a little bit about her in the blank area.

Did this one about Maurice & I playing Duets. I hope you all are finding some fun things to do during this quarantine time too! Praying for all to stay safe and well!

IN THESE HARD TIMES, THANK YOU LORD FOR CREATIVITY!

My art studio is full ceiling to floor, but it's my little sanctuary!

Friends were talkin about their chickens and fancy chicken houses so I did a painting of my imaginary flock!

More ceiling to floor art!

Fun for all seasons!

Art outside too!

I like to share art too, so the Lord inspired me to send postcards during these scary times!

I try for 3 up a day.

All different.

Sorry, hope I am not boring you!

17 so far.

The three of us got out the other day to drive around and take things to be recycled. 

I ordered from The Cellar Door Books in New Hampshire this copy of a precious 3"x4" handwritten book by Tasha Tudor which she created  years ago to allow her children to order clothes for their dolls and stuff animals secretly made by her for payment of buttons! They surprised me with her 2nd little book of miniature valentines the children could order for their dolls, stuffed animals or friends!  You can see why I love it and her creations so very much.  I have several of her books and even a letter from her in my collection! I hope you are find thing to do that excite you too! Happy Spring!!

A NEW NORMAL

Spending more time at home, I'm changing things a little bit here and there.  I added a few more lids. And Maurice took out the wall a/c unit that we haven't used for years and I added a picture.

Spring touches on table and chandelier. Tasha got in the picture too!.

Something happened to my chip and I can't turn the pictures now! I guess you will have to turn your computer or phone. Sorry! The new Normal is more reading by the stove.

More Painting!

And More Computer Time!

I did have a project this week. To clean the accumulation of "must keep" things off the enclosed porch. As you can see, most were not "must keep" any more!

I cleaned as I went along so now we are ready for "porch sitting" too!

I not only have a "Blue Bottle Garden" but porch too! As you can tell it was a rainy day!

Sorry!  Normally I have pansy's planted in all the containers by now. But the quarantine has changed a lot of things!

My precious "Mom's Cottage" up the drive from the house sits so lonely! Makes me sad! The floor is giving out so I can't go in, and the garden has poison ivy which I am terrible allergic to so I can't even weed it! But I walk up and enjoy the spring flowers and give it love talk about daily.

Spring on the Seasonal Kitchen Shelf

On the kitchen table

And a little Love Gift!

We were able to go to The Dinner Theater before the Quarantine.

So glad sister Judy is able to go with us too! Praying for all my family and friends during these scary times. But I know who is in control Right! God Bless Us all!