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Made a new frame for my chickie. I am not sure of the color. I think I am going to change it to a richer brown.  That is what is so great about paint. You can always paint over it if you don't like it.

Well, see you tomorrow, Wednesday is my girlie night. My sisters, daughter and nieces come! Although everyday is girl day to me!  I love my girls! Alway have lots of fun!

GIRL POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                      AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

                                      I AM FRIGHTENED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My daughter gave me her old sewing machine. This is one thing I have not mastered. I am serious! When I was in high school and we had Home Economics I was terrible.  I had to make a jumper. We were supposed to put a zipper in it. We were allowed to take it home and do it. We were supposed to wear the it the next day.  Back then polyester was all the rage. Well anyway, I just sewed the back of that jumper up. Who needs a zipper???? I just squeezed my skinny ass in it.  It looked great. But Mrs. Bass my Home Ec teacher did not think so. I think I got a C. I also tried to make a halter top. Oh my. It had 2 sides  for the breasts. One side was a Double D cup  and the other was a A cup. NOT SO GOOD. Something about me and sewing machines do not go together. It was pretty bad because my mother was the best seamstress in the world she made all our clothes growing up and prom dresses, wedding dresses, Our dads coats. She was awesome. Me not so much. It did not rub off.

But things are going to change around here!

I will tell you I will master this thing. I don't know what I am going to do with it. It may not be traditional sewing but it will be some kind of sewing.

FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY!

Yummmmmmmm!  I ate myself a bowl of cherries.

That is one of my favorite things about summer. A good bowl of cherries.

Just a silly piece I did at the beach.

I did find out you can't mix watercolor paper and wax pencils and acrylic paint and markers. I think it is the watercolor paper that just doesn't mix. Everything smudges. Oh well that is how you learn.

When I was at the beach I made some affirmation cards. I listen and read a lot of Louise Hay. I love her simple message.  You must love yourself (I mean really love yourself) and with that everything will fall in line. It is the hardest thing to do. Just look in the mirror and say "I love you" and listen to all the negative things you say to yourself. If you were talking to a friend you would say kind things to them when they were feeling bad about themselves but when we talk to ourselves we are so hard on us. What's with that! We must stop!  Be kinder to you!!!! Love yourself!  Make some affirmation cards and put them around the house. Start saying them out loud. They may seem strange at first but after awhile they become easier and easier to say and BELIEVE.

I know, I know I shouldn't have bought a house because of the fountain on the side porch. But I couldn't help my self. Isn't it  cool. I can't believe what shape it is in after all these years. Steve said he is going to make it a constant stream of recycled water after we do the many other things we want to do. One more thing on the list. We are having a blast though.

Here is a picture of my wonderful Mr Fix It Guy. Steve can figure out just about anything. He is amazing. Still Floats my boat after all these 24 years that we have known each other. He just bought his Harley. I tell him he looks like a geek on it.  But he thinks he is Steve McQueen.