As I have mentioned before, my word for this year is CREATE . Painting with watercolors is one area in which I have been experimenting. Michael's has a really inexpensive line of art supplies called Artist's Loft . I bought the watercolor paints and a few brushes as a way to get started without much investment. (Everything is around $5-$10.) Being a part of Alisa Burke's on-line class called Create Daily , has awakened my senses to the many opportunities to create quickly . Sometimes we get caught up in the idea that we must have large blocks of time set aside to be artistic . Surely, we think, it takes an afternoon to paint, collage, journal or compose a few lines of poetry. Well, if you are seeking perfection, it does. But if you are seeking to revel in your simplistic ability to create something imperfect instead of nothing at all , there are moments of creative inspiration everywhere you look! On this particular day, I opened my daily poetry em
Your crepe myrtle is beautiful! And the gnome seems to take his job every seriously ;-) We don't have as basketball hoop right inside the door but I know some people who would love it :)
ReplyDeleteCan I send my boys over to play a little ball in your entryway? It would make my dinner-prep much smoother...
ReplyDeleteI like the little gnome! What a sweet story to accompany him!
ReplyDeleteThe crepe myrtle is gorgeous! I have never seen one up close, enjoyed your nice up close picture! The basketball hoop looks so fun, and I bet your boys love it!
ReplyDeleteOf course not everyone has a basketball hoop in their living room silly...
ReplyDeleteOnly those with rambunctious little boys who would find something else to run around and shoot things through. Definitely a smart addition to the entry decor!
Blessings, Debbie
We have a basketball hoop hanging over the doorway in our hallway at my parents' house! Before we moved, it was in the family room. So many good times!
ReplyDeleteNote that Rosie uses the present tense. However, since painting the hall, the hoop has not been there (also, may have something to do with all the boys growing up and moving out *sob*).
ReplyDeleteIt's in the garage on a shelf -- you can see it when you walk out there. A little visitor (3 yo boy) was walking out there, saw it, and said, "You need to put that hoop up!"
So yes, I know where you're coming from with that hoop!