NaNoWriMo 2012 - Day 12

NaNoWriMo Day 12 - I fell way behind on my writing this weekend and accepted this will be the trend. Full house = less words. Today was catch up day and I wrote like the wind! Word dumping is becoming rather addicting as I am finding myself waking with the urge to hit the page as if it calls me from my sleep. The blank page is no longer blank. Words are dancing, mingling, playing amongst themselves. Some of it may be drivel, but I assure you, with enough time and attention the words will come to order and work themselves into something grand.

I am posting two quotes today. The first in honor of the weekend struggle to the page, the second in honor of a record day of writing.

"Ink and paper are sometimes passionate lovers, oftentimes brother and sister, and occasionally mortal enemies."  ~Terri Guillemets

"Write. Start writing today. Start writing right now. Don’t write it right, just write it – and then make it right later. Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one. Be wary of ‘writing rules’ and advice. Do it your way." ~Tara Moss

playing with my word magnets

Beauty

I snagged these beauties at the local farmer's market.

Aren't they gorgeous?

The one on the left is called a Teddy Bear Sunflower.

Perfect!

Have a brilliant weekend!

Friday

I'm paying bills this morning.

How uninspiring!

I decided to head over to my photo files

to find something to play with.

Look what I found!

Yum!

Now I'm hungry.

Have a delicious weekend!

Poo on You!

Have you ever heard of the superstition that if a bird poops on you, it is good luck and money will follow? If this holds any truth, I am in for good times and a mega windfall! Check out what I woke up to a few weeks ago. This is our bay window.

Can't quite make it out? Step in a little closer!

Ewwwww!!!! Yup. That is all bird poo!

Poo induced or not,

I will take luck (and money) any way I can get it! 

~ ~ ~ ~

In other news, I had a spurt of creative energy during my recent hiatus and have created some new encaustic pieces. They will be listed in my Etsy shop very soon.

Have a brilliant weekend.

Swallowed Whole

Do you ever have days like this?

Where you feel like you're being swallowed whole?

I've had a few weeks of that now.

Can't get ahead.

Going nowhere.

Dazed and confused.

Feeling like I'm being swallowed whole.

Dori was a smart fish, but sometimes
"Just keep swimming" isn't enough. 

Sometimes you have to swim harder and faster!

Perhaps it's time to stop swimming altogether.

I think it's time to get in the boat and start driving!

 On to an adventurous weekend.

Because I said so!

 

 

Play Day

A magical play day.

Visions of dreams.

Good eats, loads of laughs, art abound, all around.

hey

play

day

Imagination awakened.

Heart light.

Happiness flitting about like leaves in the wind.

hey

play

day

Weekend gone.

Play day done.

Back to the daily grind.

hey

play

day

Look back now

on shadow self

wondering where she went.

hey

play

day

Life lacks lustor

during everyday tasks.

Back to the daily grind.

hey

play

day

Make new mission.

New life position.

Make every day a play day.

hey

play

day

play day with a friend

Weekend Inspiration

Need some motivation for your life?

Some inspiration?

Love life. Live happy.

Weekend

What a whirlwind of a weekend!

I'm exhausted.

We'll catch up later.

In the mean time, enjoy staring at the pretty lights.

I certainly did!

Fantastical Fun!

A

weekend

full of

fantastical fun!!!

Ferris Wheels.

Fabulous Finds

 

Fun with photos.

What did you do with your weekend?

 (I searched for a good quote about weekends but found none worthy of adding. Instead I will search the comments to this post for brilliant weekend ponderings. Care to indulge me?)

 

Photo Friday

Lately I feel like this...

when all I want do is this...

;0)

Happy Friday My Lovely Friends!

Wishing  you a weekend full of laughter.

(both pics taken this week - chicken at the fair
and lizard at the zoo)

What A Weekend!!!!

I had a whirlwind weekend

full of

busyness

fun

inspiration

laughter

enjoyment

exhaustion

fulfillment

joy.

There were

epiphanies

quiet moments

great conversation

and love.

I was trying to capture a moment to share

 but it seemed an impossible task.

 The weekend sits in me as a

discombobulated flurry of good feelings

and I would rather like to keep it that way.

Rather than explain,

I will share a glimpse.

Pardon the picture quality.

My P&S (or should I say POS) camera

is very temperamental lately. Grrrr!

This lovely old building...

 housed this lovely art show...

with lovely live music!...

 

A visit to my friend's flip home almost ready for market.

Yay Crimestoppers!!! Thank you for hosting an electronics recycle!!!!!

YOU ROCK!!!!!

 

 Oh yeah!!! Junk shopping.

How cool is this bike?!!!!

Aaaaaahhhh books!!!!

 

Family...

 

...and fireworks!!!

 

Little friend's birthday. He LOVED the cape & mask I bought him!!!

 Cactus LOVE!

I hope you had an amazing weekend as well.

Care to share???

What A Weekend!

A list of

Awesomeness

from the weekend.

-1-

My rummage sale RoCkEd!

Earned enough to pay a bill.  ;0)

-2-

Found this awesome jewelry here.

I'll take one of each please!

 

You can find out more about this diverse and creative soul here.

(pictures c/o Mr. Lentz - the artist)

-3-

Spontaneity is awesome.

Lit off some small fireworks with the kids.

No pics included as I was living fully in the moment.

We were by the road enjoying our little show smiling and laughing.

A car drives by. He honks and joins in the celebration.

It was a small show of small fireworks.

I adore happy, spontaneous, fun people.

The happy honking lit my heart and made me giddy.

Thank you Happy Honker for joining in the celebration!

Yeah, I'm weird like that.  ;0)

-4-

Father's Day.

Father's Day was awesome.

My husband is such a great dad.

He is so good to his family.

I love celebrating that!

Double sweet.

Celebrating Father's Day with my StepDad.

He is two years into living with stage four terminal lung cancer.

The pills he is taking are little daily miracles.

I am so thankful that he is still here with us.

Having him as a father has enriched my life more than I can describe.

-5-

Tadpoles turning to tiny frogs.

Awesome!

and sweet!

-6-

You!

Yes YOU have made my weekend Awesomeness list.

Thank you for your prayers for my son.

After a week of pain and a lot of lost weight,

he is doing awesome!

You guys are awesome and I am thankful.

For your readership, for your friendships, for you.

YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!

Treasure Hunting

Weekend in pictures.


Thursday's find.
Found this basket full of beautiful threads and yarns
with bonus blue ball jar for $1.50!!!!

More Treasure
 Does anyone have a clue what this is?
It's some kind of loom (I believe).
I have a strong feeling I know what to do with it.
When I weave a gorgeous blanket I will share the results.
Fun find for only $0.75

I'm a sucker for cute.

These vintage looking hangers will be perfect for my daughter's room.

I paid a mere $0.25 each!

 I love old signs etc... 

Right now I keep my growing collection in the garage.

Some day I hope to adorn my potting shed and greenhouse with them.

This old grape crate end was only $0.25

complete with crooked nails sticking out the ends. ha!

My ultimate favorite find this weekend.

I adore old cameras!!!!

Aren't these just grand?

I paid $5.00 for the pair!

I'm swooning over here.

 

Nature Treasure

  My chives are in bloom.

They are so wonderful!

I love the purple and green together.

Nature's color pallettes.

Always magnificent.

Hubby made me an herb planter.

Isn't it fun?!?!?

Two nests.

Two tries.

Two failed attempts.

The birds were nesting like crazy around here this spring.

In the trees and in the bird houses.

For some reason, the majority of attempts were failures.

 Hubby carved me this bird house out of cedar.

A chickadee claimed it within a day of hanging.

They build their nest with moss.

If you peek up underneath you can see the vibrant green moss peeking out of the floor boards.

I was lying on my back for these next two pictures.

Trying to get a bird's eye view.  ;)

One with the chive blossoms in focus, the other contrasting with the house in focus.

Here is Lennon watching me from inside the house

wondering what the freak is doing rolling around on the ground outside!

 This morning's sunrise.

Hope you had a fun filled weekend.

Are you keeping your eyes open to all the treasure in the world?