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How Friendships are Like Furniture

Recently, I had the opportunity to redesign a desk for a sweet girl named Sydney. This little desk was so much fun to do.  I found it on the side of the road just like most of my treasures.  Someone loved it at one time, I could tell because it had been painted with cheerful colors.  Furniture is somewhat  like friendships we get tired of them because they bore us so we toss them to the side.  When all that...

The Intangible Benefits of Art

Kids are amazing artists. They don’t worry about what others think when it comes to their art work.   I’ve taught for many years in a private studio and in a private school and kids are all the same when it comes to art.  The most rewarding thing is to see a child’s face when they finish a piece and realize what they accomplished.  It is breath taking, worth more than I could ever pay for the art piece itself....

Blue Happy Monday: my days weren’t always happy

Mondays for most people are without a question one of the hardest days of the week.  This rang true for me so many years.  I would live for Friday, love Saturday, stress over Sunday because it was almost Monday.  All the days in between were spent waiting on Friday.  Oh my goodness what a terrible circle to get into. I pretty much hated life I never felt relaxed enough to enjoy my family, friends and home. It has been a...

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Shopping Trip to Denton Texas Square

Road Trip! Here we go to Denton, Texas!  This little town is home of the University of North Texas and they are proud of it.  We arrived at the Denton town square about 9:30 and was amazed that the parking was so great.  Guess that should have been our first clue that most of the stores don’t open until 10 or 11 – oops my bad! No big deal we found a great cafe to have coffee and breakfast treats....

Cooper and Cherry Make Me Oh So Blue Happy!

In my house there are two fuzzy little buddies I dearly love.  One a little on the not so bright side and the other a cry baby diva.  Everyday I wake up early – if not on my own I wake up to Cooper my male shih tzu  pawing at my face wanting me to rub his tummy.  This is my morning routine, first I cuddle with Cooper for a few minutes then we both get up and get Cherry...