Still Missing You

Grace Adell Robinson Nuckolls
November 6, 1913 - March 26, 2007

My Inspiration, My Mentor, My Grandmother

I miss you!

Source of Inspiration

We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
~Aristotle


Inspiration. It can come from so many different places and in many different forms. I think some of my best ideas came for taking long, hot showers. Then there are the times that inspiration hits in the most unlikely place, where I can't find a piece of paper or pencil to jot it down. So I've taken to carrying my dayplanner with me everywhere. I know we live in an age where everything is going to electronic devices, but for me, nothing beats scribbling on a piece of paper with a pencil, some mighty idea that has just popped into my head.

I have recently been working on doing a makeover in our bedroom. Or maybe I should rephrase, finally Getting to our bedroom. With all the moving, sometimes it becomes quite depressing to spend so much energy in prettying things up, when you know that you will eventually move again one day. It could be 2 years from now, or it could be next month. But I've slowly come to realize, that with the right about of items, (not too many, not too few), you can carry most any ambiance with you anywhere you live. So I have embarked on creating the look and feel I wish my home to portray, and in the event that one day, I luck up and happen to live here:


we can move right in and feel at home!

So, where do you get your inspiration from? Other blogs, magazines, television, or some favorite artist or decorator? Maybe Mother Nature herself is your greatest form of inspiration. You must admit, she has a stunning array of colors to offer, her own private box of Crayons. And she has humor, however much we disagree with it sometimes.

Inspiration for me can come in many different places. From the crumbled up piece of paper to a leaf fluttering down from a tree. Trash is a good source of inspiration for me, just because it forces me to think outside the box and find a solution to the problem of "What in the world can I do with THIS?"

And Flickr. I just love looking at all the creativity and inspiration there. You can see some of my favorites here.

August so far has been full of inspiration. I am working on a few things right now, hoping to have some wonderful things to share with you soon. And I have been slowly adding new items to the shop, be sure to stop in a say "Hi".

And may you Be Inspired

~♥~

July Review

Wow, I can not believe that July is over. That school starts next week. That this year is just flying by so fast!

Since I didn't seem to blog quite as much as I wanted for the month, I thought I would do a quick little review of the month.


4th of July

I actually never play with the settings on my camera. However, since we were sitting in the grass, waiting on the fireworks, I started playing around with a few of the on photo settings

I love this one with Dane's one eye-ball!!

We had a birthday in the family. On July 28, 2003, we adopted Indy from the Animal Shelter in Longview, Texas. And after numerous excursions and adventures, he's still around and a loved member of this family!

Dane's Sunflowers

Definitely want to save some seeds from this one.

And what's July without ICE CREAM??!!


Hope you had a Great July! Summer is almost over ...time to start thinking about Fall. (And with the temperatures in the 100's, I'm ready for some cooler weather!)

~♥~

Summer Rain, Summer Pest

Do you remember the fun of playing in the rain?

The thrill of get all your clothing soaking wet.

And rain in your eyes

Not having a care in the world

And wanting to spread the (wet) love!

Running for the shear fun of it

And watching life go by

Ah, Sweet Summertime!!


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Now for the PEST!

I was so proud of my squash this year

I recently purchased a little bell pepper plant to add to the mix

Things were going so well..

Then this

Look right below my finger...you will see a little hole

from this nasty guy. Larva for the Squash Vine Borer


And while I was investigating, I found these.

Mexican Bean Beetles larva

*sigh*
Keeping fingers crossed that I got to the second pot before too much damage was done. And since I'm the only one in the family that even EATS squash, it's not a national emergency. But still, those pots were looking SO pretty! I do love the pretty yellow of the squash blossom.

Hope you have a great weekend!

~♥~