Life with Fishlips Day 2

As I sit eating a bagel with cream cheese piled high I ponder 'Life With Fishlips.' 



Where am I headed in life? 

Recently I took the leap of faith to join the ranks of 'seniors who don't work'. 

I have plans...

Do a bit of remodeling on home - paint inside/outside, new flooring, move sink to island, install gas line so I can have my dream a gas oven & burners (HEAVEN for all the baking & cooking I plan)

Return to college come August 24th at UAA - expanding ones knowledge is my life time goal


Volunteer in a program with Providence Hospital here in Anchorage 'No One Dies Alone' - giving back to the community means there is gratefulness

In September I will return to the working world but only 2 days a week - keeping skills sharp & extra cash for traveling plans.

Travel near and Far - San Francisco to the Culinary Institute of America once again to learn how to create and bake bread, Eugene Or. to see dear friends get married, San Diego to celebrate my birthday on the sandy beaches, to Europe over Christmas break

Write on my blog daily - this is the hardest thing to do.  Is anyone reading my words? I am boring?  Is subject matter dead?

Expand my photography website - even harder to do. I need growth in this area I feel I see the same flower over and over: I am a bit hysterical on this one point. 

Join like minded people and increase my inter-circle of friends - being single, introverted, and with just a dash of craziness about life means: I can be very intimidating to folks. 

Christmas Thoughts, Gifts, and Plans

                            As October wines down, thoughts jump ahead to Christmas.

I love Christmas!  A great excuse that allows me to step out of my normal sane self and make gifts for all those I love.

Over various years my gifts have ranged from quilts, fleece embroidered blankets, quilted handbags, to jewelry.  Each have been passionately made for many in the annual list of 'who gets gifts'.

Last year I sent my family my artwork… I sent off 8 photos in large format size “16X20” and all where sent in one package to my mothers’ address, since Christmas is normally celebrated at her house with my family members.  

My mother is wonderful & We all love Mom dearly!  We feel blessed that she is here, has a full & busy life, plus is doing her own thing in her own home! Now the problem with my dear mother is: she still has all these art pieces.  She never gave them to those who were to receive them.  None of us children ask anymore why she does these things ~ we just shake our heads...

This year I’ll be sending artwork out once again.  But to each family member's home so they may open their gift and keep it at their home LOL unless of course they think it would look better over at Mom’s house.

 

 

Out of the Box

On Facebook every day I read through 100’s of posts.  I follow quite a number of folks and around 325 follow me.

One of those that I follow; a fellow artist over in the UK had a drawing of  

"Makanda doesn't want to get back in his box!"

I know exactly as he feels.  I had put myself in a box and once out of it I do not want to go back in.  I’m enjoying running around in my photo folders playing with different effects on various photos that are not my usual fare: they are not floras. 

 

These will also go into my sketchbook challenge because I love water.  There is a creek that runs through my back yard and, I’m just a mile from Cooks Inlet.  I’ve always lived near water – it must be part of my circle of lifetimes.  I search for places near water.  I’m happiest when I can visit places with water.