Breakfast In The Garden

Wandered about the backyard this morning.

Must have been breakfast time.......

Look who I caught in my Fig Tree....on the lower branches no less.

They're to stay on the one's I can't reach, that's the deal.

hmmph!

He's hiding between the 2 figs, little devil!

Sunflower seeds anyone?

Even a Goldfinch stopped by :)

Fishy's are hungry too!

Fall Backgrounds

The weather seems to be changing just a bit. A little cooler evenings...

Our mind turns to warmer cozier colors. The reds, oranges, browns of Fall.

Changing seasons means time for a change in backgrounds.

Here's a few to get you in the mood.

Grab a cup of tea and enjoy =)

Bathroom Makeover

I've finally finished the hall bath makeover!

It was looking a little tired...or maybe I was a little tired of looking at it ;~)

Enough of the Miami Beach Peach and Teal.

Goodbye stenciling....

Hello Jade Sea and White!



What a little paint can do!

The wall basket started out a dingy pink from a Yard Sale (.50), painted white and filled with Starfish, it looks right at home.



Brought a port hole from another room in the house and inserted a photo I took of a Jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.



Changed the Switch Plate from Shells to "Bead Board". A little decoupage goes along way.



Shells, Sea Glass and Soaps in my Grandmothers Mason Jars.



The Sandcastle from the Thrift Store (.50), the dome from a Garage Sale ($1), and the vintage aqua Fransicanware Saucer from an Estate Sale (.10) A look you love...priceless!



Some things moved on, some stayed and went white.....the Conchs from Key West...Keepers!

It has a few more tweaks but for the most part it's done!

~~Coming~~

What you can do to cabinets that you can't paint....

If you enjoyed this post, you may enjoy these :)

Lots of home decor items in my shop

Chocolate Calculation

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH

Don't tell me your age; you'd probably lie anyway-but the Hershey Man will know! YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH

This is pretty neat. DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read. Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 ..

If you haven't, add 1758.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should have a three digit number

The first digit of this was your original number

(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).

The next two numbers are

YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK,

SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

The Chocolate Calculator.

Pictures From A Typewriter

Humbling to view the pictures below. Imagine the mind and determination!

"Pictures from a Typewriter"

He lived at Rose Haven Nursing Home ( Roseburg , OR ) for years. Paul Smith,the man with extraordinary talent was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921 with severe cerebral palsy. Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech and mobility but also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoid of a formal education as a child.

"When typing, Paul used his left hand to steady his right one. Since he couldn't press two keys at the same time, he almost always locked the shift key down and made his pictures using the symbols at the top of the number keys. In other words, his pictures were based on these characters ..... @ # $ % ^ &* ( ) _ . Across seven decades, Paul created hundreds of pictures. He often gave the originals away. Sometimes, but not always, he kept or received a copy for his own records. As his mastery of the typewriter grew, he developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal drawings.

"This great man passed away on June 25, 2007, but left behind a collection of his amazing artwork that will be an inspiration for many..(These pictures are unbelievable. Strange we should just now be hearing about him. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.)

Can you believe that this art was created using a typewriter?