Father's Day

The people we love.

Put a Top On

Remember I bought the table top at a yard sale? It all seemed weird because it came with a box and appeared to have never been used. It was waiting for me to find and buy it. So, Randy fabricated a removable top system I imagined (he always works out the kinks in my thinking - he was a big help on the door yesterday).
Ta Da! We have a cute patio table. We need card players!!!!!

Can you see the doctored leg? The table still had possibility even though it had been damaged. It reminds me of a person who got a pin after a break, or a knee or hip replacement.

A New Life for a Chair

Last summer Pi took me to Jackson Iron and Metal. When I was there I got a load of cool stuff including one of those 50's style metal bouncy chairs. I like these chairs and I have tried to buy a few in the past, but I was too slow at a yard sale and new they are out of my budget. When I saw one at the metal dump I grabbed it up hoping to give it a second life. While prepping the piece I had my doubts that it could be saved, but look at it now! It's cute.

I wanted to paint it something surprising like orange and yellow, but Randy wanted it to be red. It's cute that he likes red accents.

My Other Project

The repurposed junk table isn't quite done. It's looking cute though, aye?

Sneak Peak II

I'm making progress on my second door. I hope to have it done by the end of the week.

It's the Pits

Randy and I went searching for an obscure county park. We took a wrong turn and ended up at this place. It has a "dune" kind of feel. I was surprised to see the swallows had built nests in the sand. It seems like an unstable building material. However, I stepped in a puddle and got sand on my shoes and it harden like cement. I had to soak them to get the sand off.

Um nooo that's not a baby bump. That's my baby Buddha belly that Randy likes to bump. I had a full stomach, we just left a graduation party.

Wud you call me?

Arianna came over and had eggs on toast with Damma. Humph!

Heaven

For several years I have been trying to visit my friends Dale and Ester to see their award winning irises. I finally made it over there yesterday. The cool weather has been perfect for the flowers so that they are staying in bloom longer, happy to show off all their charms. Irises are women in couture ball gowns. When a polite wind blows they gracefully accept a dance.

I have learned that is is worthwhile to get to know growers of specific species. I learned so much about irises. I now have a better understanding about flower form, soil preparation, weather conditions, fertilization, maintenance, cross pollination, seed production, hybridizing, and photography.

My favorite part though, was the romance. I can't tell you haw sweet it is to see a man so in love with flowers. My father loved roses and it was the sweetest thing to see him smitten by roses and so eager so buy them for my mother. One Valentines Day when he was so ill I drove him to every flower shop in town so he could buy her roses.

I asked Dale if he was sad when the irises faded, and he said yes he was and that he would be so happy if they stayed in bloom all summer.

He sent me home with an arm full of flowers. They smell so sweet.

It was such a beautiful MAGICAL time. Weather conditions were perfect.

I also learned a bit about peonies. Dale has a nice collection, even a yellow variety. He had some beautiful colors, but some don't smell or they smell icky. I now know I only want the sweetest smelling ones.

On my way home I drove past a yard sale that had a round table top. It is just too weird. I have been talking about that I want a dinning table "for two" to put on the patio. I know it seems like I could just go and buy a table, but I have this old beat up Duncan Phyfe tripod table leg I have been wanting to paint and convert into a patio table. I priced out table tops at Lowe's and had in my mind committed to purchasing it even though it was more than I wanted to pay. The one I bought at the sale was nicer (it's oak) and cost almost half as much as the one at Lowe's. I think the yard sale people were surprised it even sold.

Yay for me (and my fantasy). It's nice to not have to cut my losses on another dream.

Sneak Peek

I have had a slow start to my summer. Things gradually moved in the right direction on Saturday. I began working on my art. This is a picture from my planning album for the Galaxy Door. I had a great time arranging the parts. I LOVE the organic process of creating art. I am a huge fan of the genre Magical Realism (Laura Esquivel and Gabriel Garcia Marquez), and I like to keep my eyes open to the moments when I have crossed over into the magic realm; when I create (these large pieces in particular) I feel like I have stepped into a new dimension where a sweet magical charm is cast over time and action.