Can it REALLY be???

Almost the end of November? Really?

I'm finally recuperating a bit after the workshop last weekend. Doing two sessions in one day really took the starch out of me, but it was a very good financial result for the Arts Alliance.

My own two wreaths that I made for samples are being put to use. The one with succulents is attached to one of the very old wooden wheels by our entry door. It has to come down for watering, but I like it in this location.




The other, made with spider plant and coleus and planted front and back, was meant to hang in a window like this:

I'm finding though that I don't like how much dirt and moss falls to the window sill. The only reasonable window in our house is in the back hallway which is a travel zone - just to the right of the back door and the hangers for jackets, etc., and just to the left of the dog door - so it gets bumped and jostled. Consequently I'm thinking maybe I'll let the back die off and use it as a table center piece for Christmas. It will be fuller and fluffier by then. Hmmmm.




Letting sleeping dogs lie. . . well, this is part of my morning routine. Whichever dog gets to my studio first curls up next to me. This time it was Buck. So, Cocoa got the pillows at the other end.


Outside both dogs have places they like to station themselves for guarding. For some reason Buck has adopted a new spot on the bank near the propane tank. That's a very recent development, following a couple of incidents of a bear in the garbage and much smelling by both dogs in this vicinity. Guess it now needs guarding.


My big job for the day? I'm going to finally go through all the stuff I accumulated while getting ideas for this house. I have notebooks full. Really. Finally I've come to understand that if we ever move and build again I'll want to start over anyway. So, out it goes.

I'm one of those people. You know the ones. Can't seem to live without a project, preferably several, going on at all times. Mine lately have all been about landscaping. Time though to start on the project for this year's Sofa Art show. This time it's Sofa Art goes Vegas. Should be fun.