Well...Goodie, Goodie! I have just been tagged by my sweetie pie Sam to play this loverly game called the "Name Game."
Here's the rules:
Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog post containing your own middle name game facts. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog. I'll post my picks this evening!

Joanne
Megan
Lani
Mica

So here goes....Zinnia will have to do, because you will have to pull my middle name out of my stiff dead hand before I'll tell! Hee heee!

Z-I-N-N-I-A

Z is for Zoo. If there aren't enough animals in your life, come on over to my life, and you will have plenty. While we have only domestic animals such as a dog, several parakeets, fish, and frogs, I also have a child who wants to be a wildlife biologist. So, our bookshelves are lined with animal, bug, and reptile encyclopedias, we have an endless supply of animal documentaries in our DVD stash, and we have model dino's, sea-life, and reptiles all over the house. My eldest child volenteers at a wildlife rescue where she handles boa's and other large reptiles, parrots, and cockatoo's. I maintain all the credit for encouraging our family to love nature. So, if you like animals too you will like my house.

I is for Interested. I am interested in almost every subject as long as it isn't complaining. I make for a very good listener because I am interested in what people have to say, and what they think and feel about other interesting things. I don't like complaints unless it is the venting kind of complaints, which are the type that have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Emphasis on END.

N is for noise. I like chatter, sounds, music, the sounds of the kids talking to their friends, or the whispers they make when playing with their toys. I like the chatter of my birds, and the familiar noises at night like the train going by, the humming of the AC, and the sounds of an occassional car passing by the house.

N is for NEVER.There are some things that I will just never do. I will not harm another human being unless to protect myself or my family. I will never cheat a friend. I will never stop telling my kids I love them no matter what. I will never parachute out of an airplane. I will never attempt to reason with a toddler or a teenager. I will never clean the house when I am in the middle of a good art project. I will never promise my husband that I will not bring home another animal.

I is for Insomnia. Which I never have, and probably should have listed in my N word list.

A is for Art. I love art. I love to create it, appreciate it, study it, and share it.

The Purpose

Elixir of Love

A Special Series





I just had the wonderful opportunity to do a special order for a wonderful customer who submitted her own vintage photo's for me to use in this one of a kind series. These are not for duplication, but I just had to share my pleasure at how wonderful they came out. Each one unique, as a rose, and so full of mystery and charm! Thank you Deb for giving me creative discretion on these. I truly enjoyed making them and sharing them here on my blog.

Many thanks to Lani Kent of Healing Expressions for giving me my first ever blogging award; the Rocking Girl Blogger.

How exciting it is to have friends and supporters to encourage and inspire us along our journey. These friends are special because they share the best parts of themselves with others. That does not mean to imply that we don't all have our ups and downs. But, fair-weathered friends they are, angels and wise councelors too! Come visit these outstanding blogs, they are sure to inspire you too!

Here are my five picks. Five amazing women who have encouraged and inspired me...

Christy Meyers of CCsWhimsies.

Sandy Wood of Sam-I-Am-Creations.

Iva Wilcox of Iva's Creations.

Colleen Moody of A Seasonal Mood.

Bonnie Jones of Bonnie Jones Studio.

Back to School for the kids...and me too!



Oh...it is just around the corner. I can feel it coming already. School is starting and my kids will be back on school time again. The good news is that I'll have my studio time back on track. I might even miss hearing, "Mom? Mom? Moooommmm!" in the middle of the day.

There isn't any bad news. Only that I am heading back to college for my fall semester. Still working on that degree, chipping away at it one piece at a time. Which brings me to the subject of time. No worries! No matter how old you are, you are never too old to learn new things. After all, we are NOT old dogs trying to learn new tricks. Humpf! We are women. (Roar). I can't even believe how fun it is to be in class with the younger students. They are so GREEN around the ears, and full of youthful energy and enthusiasm. Many of them are just a bit older than my oldest child. I love it. I just have to remind myself that there is time. Time enough for all of it, as long as I don't try to do it all at once.