Artist lesli devito has reluctantly found herself rasing her family in an old country house. Much to her surprise, she loves her rural home and enjoys sharing her adventures with her readers. There are always makeovers to be done and animals to paint. Come along for the ride. Green acres here she comes!
my Lois C Mitchell figurines – I love these little Primitive people! When I was growing up, the longest I lived in a single residence was 3.5 years. The longest I lived in any state was 7.5 years. I hated moving…new school, new friends…new everything. But now, as an adult and a parent, I cannot… Read More TIS THE SEASON – HOLIDAY DECORATIONS – START AT THE BEGINNING- BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS!!!
I have the tree up and a whole blog half written to accompany it but I am in the weeds today and flying out the door to nab a few gifts. Buying the gifts immediately puts me in the spirit and I NEED need some SPIRIT!!!! But here is a sneek peek of the tree!… Read More TREE SNEAK PEEK!
The full TREE reveal will be tomorrow… but for now….don’t cats make sleep look delicious? off to bed….
Hi friends! Do yourself a favor and check out this AWESOME new online “magazine” called “DOCICA” I know, I know who has time to read more blogs but this is an amazing publication. and, there is an article on me!!! Little ole me! check it out! I am on pages 97-99 here My Boy. Charlie… Read More This Chica is in DOCICA!
…bear with me, I AM going to take you on a House tour…but first I need to vent… You know what I hate… …being gone for a few days with my High School Girlfriends and missing my kids and then coming home and getting this: …from Mr. 15 – “hey Mom, is Dad picking up… Read More HOUSE TOUR -WWCD AND THE ENTRYWAY…
– My DraggyDandy Raggy Vines! I confess…I have a “LOVE/HATE” relationship with Holiday decorating. There, I said it. With three kids, who are getting bigger every day… decorating for the holidays means More work… MORE stuff, MORE clutter, MORE clean up. But more than anything, I think the reason why I get a bit apprehensive… Read More Jill’s Craft Show – Holiday Decorating – and a TUTORIAL – My DraggyDandy Raggy Fabric Vines!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I am watching the MACY”S parade and thinking about how I have so much to be Thankful for this year. My Kids…. My Family… my Home…. my Friends…my Health my Dog…my painting… my new dishwasher… …life in general… And one of the things I am really Thankful for is YOU! My Old Country… Read More HAPPY THANKSGIVING – MACYS AND THE PARTY BEGINS!
I LOVE YOU FOR LIKE EVER! The running joke around here is that “Mom is the only NON Italian in the family” Ha, Ha, LOL, very funny. My husbands’ family is 100% Italian, my children are 50% Italian and me… well my maiden name was “SMITH”… so, lets just say… “I’m British”! So in honor… Read More THE UPSTAIRS HALL AND A UNION JACK DRESSER!
All of my paintings are ONE of a KIND. But there are a few of my paintings that I have done, and have been inspired to do multiple renditions of. These paintings have some kind of “something”, that even though I myself paint them, I can’t even explain. Mostly, they just make me smile. Here… Read More SWEET PEA, PEONY CALLA- LILLY – KALOPSIA II AND I JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THESE LADIES!
I have wanted to paint a close up of a Rooster for a while. Many of my friends have chickens and I have taken countless photos of them. So why not now! I started this painting, one night, painting for my current show, it was much too late, and it was not working out very… Read More ROCKY the Rooster and Run Forrest run!
