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POPs of GREEN

It’s ALL ABOUT GREEN House Beautiful Says so!  (and speaking of House Beautiful – oh boy oh boy do I have news for you… but being the superstitious person I am,  I have to wait until I know for sure before I go blabbing!) I felt a bit more in my element last year when it was ALL… Read More POPs of GREEN

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I HEART YOU

 I teach an after school photography class to kids, grades 3-5. Nothing fancy, my goal is to get them to see photography as another means of expression, an art form. Most of the time…they teach me WAY more than I teach them.

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2011 TOP 10 TUTORIALS!!!

….the 2011 TOP 10 Makeovers! 10. Front Hall/Entryway Changes….      Hands down, the most heavily trafficked area of our house is the entryway and front hall.  This area serves as Mudroom, and every single downstairs room is accessed from this entry hall. One of my most recent makeovers was the repainting of the Hall Pew, with my newly discovered… Read More 2011 TOP 10 TUTORIALS!!!

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"BILLY" – I GOT YOUR GOAT!

“BILLY” the goat30″ x 30″acrylic on canvas PAINTING is happening…if not much blogging and not much cleaning!I have stories to tell…and will tell them soon, for now, “Billy” is my first new completed painting and I am now in gear….painting gear…keep your fingers crossed that I can do this 8 more times!

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BARN over MINNESOTA!!!

“BARN OVER MIAMI”36″ X 36″ACRYLIC ON CANVAS This painting, a personal favorite, sold today on etsy (see me doing a whoop whoop dance!)and is headed to Minnesota!!!  There are few paintings which are TOTALLY me as this painting is.I still am enamored by the whole concept…(don’t get me started on the telephone)…that I could post a painting…… Read More BARN over MINNESOTA!!!

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CALLA-LILLY moves in…

Calla Lilly30″ x 40″ While I prepare for my upcoming show… My sweet Calla Lilly has moved into the “Kids” living room, I love her there…I never want her to leave…Later…on my way out the door..…I looked back into the roomand apparently, someone elseloves Calla Lilly…or at least the sofa she watches over… my buddy…

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SNOW DAY!!!!

Finally! Our First Snow day… On Monday…March 5th! The daffodils are shivering  under a blanket of white… …and everyone in My Old Country HOuse is still in their jammies!!! I LOVE IT!!!