Return of old friends

Sometimes I don't welcome winter with open arms but this year it feels so different for me.  I am excited for the the snow we have been getting here in Bend  it makes me want to climb into my studio and start working like a mad woman.  All of my summer clothes go towards the back of the closet and all my pretty scarves and mittens come out. Rivers start flowing at runnable levels which makes Adam especially happy and I am happy for him :) Adam and I start making hearty meals like white bean chili, broccoli mac n' cheese, and matzo ball soup. And HOT TODDYS...yum!  In fact I am sipping on one right now as I am writing this.

The return of old friends makes me really excited.  Our Blue Heron and King Fisher start showing up regularly in our back yard.  The other day I woke up at 7:30 and went straight to the back window and saw a beaver swimming around in the river.  I know if I get up then and go to the window he will be there; I think he has a routine.  

I am also really excited for the Holidays.  In August I gained new and wonderful family members in the Mendel family and in December Adam and I will be visiting them in Georgia. Can't wait!  We are also going to celebrate Thanksgiving with my sister and her husband  who we really don't get to see often enough. Can't wait!  

I have so many reasons to be excited for Winter and so many reasons to be thankful!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Upcoming Show

I am getting ready for an upcoming show and guess what?  You are all invited!  It's at Kim Jones house it is her annual Art Party, I will be there with my handmade pretties downstairs.  There will be lots of other great artists as well as an abundance of food and drink.  I hope to see lots of people there and it is great for all your holiday shopping.  Plus I'm going to have some new work that hasn't been posted on Etsy yet.

Today not only am I getting ready for the show I am preparing for a trip to the coast!  I am super excited!  I will be joined by Adam (my husband) and our friends Waylon and Justine and their little girl Emmaline.  Adam and I are hoping to get some coast boating in if the weather behaves.  Last time we went coast boating I think we made some of the surfers upset because we were catching all the waves ( don't worry we were probably a football field lengths away from where they were) so I hope this time we wont run into any of them.  I haven't been in my boat for a while so we'll see how I do with my roll.

Until next time...