Taking a leap

At the beginning of the New Year I made a a few lofty goals/resolutions.  One was to take Kelly Rae Robert's online class Flying Lessons: Tips +Tricks To Help Your Creative Business Soar.  A few weeks ago I got an email saying this was the last time she would offer the ecourse, thought about it for half a second, and decided it was one resolution I really wanted complete.  It just started this past Sunday and I'm on board.  I have a creative business right? I have a blog, an Etsy shop, and a workspace to call my own...not a bad start but I lack goals and have so many fears about possible failure and success that I rarely get anything off the ground.

Today, driving home from the day job I noticed a hitchhiker on my wiperblade.  Kept thinking at each stop I made that he would take his leap, but he didn't.  Instead he stuck with me all the way.  Once home, I snapped a quick pic and left him him peace. 

I took a few minutes to read online about grasshopper symbolism and found this interesting bit of mythology:

green grasshoppers indicate fresh starts (new beginnings), as well as the concepts of youth, rejuvination, sentimentality, nature, adventure, growth and health.

Well then...

Summer is sailing away

I am constantly amazed by how fast time moving.  September already, kids in school, fall sports in full swing, and I'm finally posting pictures of creations made weeks ago.  

Have to say that these boats would still be unfinished if not for the fantastic advice of PatinaMarie...thank you Tina for sharing your ideas.  

Step back in time

Had a free thirty minutes today before the kids got off the bus, spent that time browsing in the National Photo Archives.Want to step back in time to 1940's?

Mr. Mraz

Last week Bob and I went to a concert...no, really!!!   Pretty sure I haven't seen a concert in 10 years, though I'm also pretty sure there are others who can dispute that. Bob gently insisted we get tickets the day they went on sale (way back in April), spent some serious cash but we had good seats.  Be still my heart...I adore this man and his music...

and
then
I
forgot
my
camera!

Let me tell you cell phone cameras just don't cut it...oh well.

Kentucky State Fair 2012

Kiddos entered 4-H photography in the State Fair so we made the drive to Louisville yesterday.  It has been so crazy here we almost forgot about going at all; luckily Thursday happens to be the only evening of the week we have no where else to be (shh keep that under your hat or the kids social secretary will find out and toss more on our plates)

 Of course we have to share this years' newest deep fried State Fair food adventure...Girl Scout Cookies...ew?!?  Maria said she'd pass on trying them but Robert was really curious about deep fried Thin Mints.  I think the jury is still out, he ate 3 of the 4 but stopped once I assured his that just because we bought them didn't mean he had to eat them.

The weekend is upon us, looks like more heat and no rain.
Have a great one,
Angie

Google for the 19th Century

Found this great little book over the weekend, it's 3.5 x 5 inches in size and was meant to carried around for information on-the-go.  I have come across booklets like this before but they were in really bad shape so they became ingredients in my work. This one though Bob jokingly referred to as 'Google for the 19th Century' and declared it too pristine condition to take apart.  

Now that it will be sitting around the house, it must have a purpose so I'm considering making it a weekly feature. Did you know that in 1894 if you wanted to live in a debt free city your choices would be Bradford- Penn, Chillicothe-Ohio, Port Jervis- NY, or San Jose-Cal?  

Cincinnati had a pretty substantial amount of debt at almost $22 million or $86.20 per person.

Because I'm a goob I really did 'Google' city of Cincinnati debt for 2012...it's $990 million.

On a side note, wanted to share that I've been sprucing up the studio a bit.  Bought these closet doors last fall when we moved in, they hide the furnace.  With the break in the summer heat I took a day to repaint them from brown to white and added some nice deep cork for future inspiration boards.  Later I'll add some  pretty glass knobs and hopefully hunt down a couple perfectly sized metal baskets to attach.

Playing Catch Up

This last week has been a whirl wind! In a nutshell... I had a birthday, kiddos went back to school, and my brother added a son to his growing family. Mother Nature has given us a reprieve, cooler days and nights but still no rain, that means no yard work to do but walks and bike rides have lured us outside. The 'part-time' job has provided many hours out of the house, Mondays are long days, sometimes squeezing 10 hours in just to free up the rest of the week.  In between all of the above I sneak off to the studio to make a few things.

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