Simple Joys and Color Swatching

 Howdy friends! 

Taking a breather today and looking back on the past few days. 

Sweet joys that came along my way... 

Like... retiring the paint brush I used on our bedroom and bathroom 

so it can live in my art room and ... get a face. It's not every day 

you can date a brush on the back with  a pandemic and art 

an expression.  

 and then ... 

there's school supplies.

This time of year... ohmysweetword. 

Perusing the isles of pencils and pens, and 

markers and paper and notebooks.. 

what's not to love.  

I brought this indigo blue tie dyed affect notebook home. 

Is it affect or effect... I can never remember?  

The colors look like ocean waves... like...

the perfect storm.  That pretty much 

describes this pandemic doesn't it?  

 Going through our closets and tossing old clothes I came upon these. 

Myguy's jeans that  he used to wear when we were   riding motorcycle. 

sigh.  I couldn't donate them.  I just couldn't.  

So many wonderful rides... that I loved every second of.

Those mountain roads... curves and hills... 

cold spots......  So I kept them out to grab a seam ripper and get the leather 

tag off an save the rest for a future project.  It's a really cool denim with 'lots 

of whiskering.. and simple joyful memories.  

 Then there is this... 

the coolest stamp from my friend who creates art kits.  

This stamp will be a go to for me.  

 These papers came from her as well... 

Made in Italy.  Luscious, gorgeous, audacious papers I relish in.  

What?????? I know; it sounds weird right?

 And my latest passion:  

Pencils... graphite... charcoal... 

So simple...  

but completely wonderful.

 And of course fountain pens... with beautiful 

inks that just beg to be written with.  

 And the joy of creating a new insert to 

document  all the stories and to do's 

for August.  

And for our "word of the day" that a friend and I 

are documenting.  We are taking turns 

every day to dote on a word.  

So far we've had: luscious, relish, audacious, and today: is my turn: Selah.

 and this little joy: a  sketchbook insert too.  

For you know... a place to play....

 Joy in coming across this cut out of my Gram... 

and hanging her in the window next to her lone earbob

that she tried to fix with turquoise thread.  

And Blakelea asking me yesterday who dat is and why she have wings on her?

 Watching her scoop up Mrs. Beasley in my art room and

 asking if she could play with her.

"Yes my love... with all my heart yes." 

 Our first banana bread together... and telling her all about her great Grama Colleen

who  lives in heaven with Jesus and Addie.  

That it is her recipe we were making and her old banana bread pan.  

Such sweet ... Simple joys.. and so much love.  

And so much flour still on my floor.   :)   

 For squeals and laughter and little girl giggles 

-being chased by a three year old on a mission to soak you 

through to your soul.  

 For handholding  and the joy that she could give a rip 

if i looked like a dork wearing boots with capris... 

coz we were simply joyfully TOGETHER.  

magazines, and journals and gluesticks and markers... 

artjournaling with a friend... and one canine companero.  

 snuggles and cuddles and her two chocolate milks to finally 

get this little princess  to sleep. 

 and the joy of finally deciding on carpeting after dreaming and planning and 

painting.  

 for another step forward....

JoyFULLY.. 

L