Bummer

Anybody having trouble posting on my blog?
I am!  I tried to make a follow up comment to Jana and Alisha-----and, evidently, "I" won't let me post.  How rude is that?!
Of course, if you, too, are getting bumped off everytime you try to post - - - you can't tell me here.
Oh bummer

I just went in and dinked around with my settings.
Did it help?

Any suggestions?
Email me

Want Mo?

 We found a

Mo's Restaurant

 for one of our dinners

 As usual, it was crowded

but the wait staff was cheerful and

the kitchen crew hustled to feed the hungry tourists

 Here is the peaceful scene out our window....

no problem enjoying the waiting time

 There are a few items I just have to try when I'm at the coast.......

clam chowder is one....

 and whatever seafood sounds good at the time........

prawns and shrimp, this day

All of it was yummy

After filling my tummy and my To Go Box

I got a good look at my very appropriate dinner ware

I gave my little glass friend some fancy fins before I sent him back to the kitchen

Kitchen Privileges

We took turns fixing the meals we ate in our rental house

Yes, I really did take my turns
Do you like the tomato-red decor?

I'll tell you the truth

Tuscan cantaloupe is deeeeeee-li-shus

And Oregon bing cherries are bigger and sweeter than what we get here

It was a tasty week...more later

Rock My World. Part 2

Oh yeah, I found some smooth rocks with enough surface for some lettering

I brought in about as many as would fit in the small pocket of my pants

Wash and dry

Bring on the acrylic paint

What doesn't show so much is the chocolate and almonds as treats in the background

the swish of paint

the munch of sweet

life is good

Ah . . . .word rocks

They rock!

I am in love with the serenity rock

For one thing, it is one of my favorite words....and favorite concepts

such a favorite, in fact, I chose it as one of my LONG term goals a LONG time ago

but just look at it.......it practically glows!

I couldn't wait to find a unique and fun place to stash it

In fact, I was excited to take a walk with my message rocks

and tuck them each into its own niche........

each waiting to surprise someone

and maybe be taken to a new home

So what word rock would you wish to find along your path of life?

Rock my World. Part 1

I may have talked before about my word rocks

Years ago, I gathered these rocks from a stream bed

Uh huh, I looked for smooth rocks that "spoke" to me

I took them home

and wrote on them in gold......

*words I love

*qualities I want to grow in me

I've had them as decor and reminders in my home----off and on------for maybe a dozen years

They still bring me pleasure

Last December, as I started this blog

I discovered another rock word lover

I am inspired by her sharing heart

I decided it was time for me to offer inspiration to others

I figured I could find some smooth rocks near the ocean

So I packed

a bottle of purple paint

and a white paint pen

just in case

Servin' up some art play

When I entered my vacation bedroom, I discovered an empty tray on a stand

Ah hah!

Looks like prime territory for holding the play supplies I brought

Just the right size for my art stash

Who says you need to get all the way dressed to start your day?

Half dressed, half jammies

a drawing pad

and go for it

Look at this rich abundance---and the lovely tray..... I feel so blessed

Lots of choices for art play

some lines, some curves....

and sometimes, a splash of color

I especially pushed MY try-a-new-experience-envelope with my new Koi brand water color travel pallet

(a posh splurge from Dick Blick.com)

PLUS a new discovery: water color crayons

Spread some color....add some water

Oooo-eee . . . Try not to scare myself with judgment . . . just play with it and enjoy what emerges

Coastal Greeting

I'm the kind of person who thinks it is entertaining

to read the material I find in my motel room or vacation spot

just because it is . . . .

But some of the reading at the beach is sobering

Beside the ocean, tsunami warnings are posted

along the beaches, roads and on paths that lead up hillsides

Inside the room

is a list of instructions and an evacuation map

Just in case you want to know

If you feel an earthquake, do not wait for instruction:

Head inland, immediately!

Yikes