A New Beginning . . . (whether we want to or not.)

One Sunday morning a few weeks ago, while having coffee on the porch; this little guy appeared.

Well, we heard his little chirps first and those of his little birdie Mama squawking encouragements from a nearby tree. At first we thought that there was something wrong with him, but it turns out he was just learning how to fly for the very first time.

Yes, we got to witness a brand new little birdie learn to fly!!! Before there was even an attempt of flying though, he was just hanging out right in front of the porch and he was very photogenic as you can tell. Then there was a whole bunch of attempts for lift off, lots of little hops and little runs until finally some short little flights and then - - - off he went!

I wonder where he is now?

One Handed Gocco Print

Finally (and I am going to try to contain my excitement about this) I busted out my new Print Gocco!!! Oh man, I love this little gadget! There are a ton of very cool and friendly Gocco fans out there too. It's like a lovely little family.

So, this is the first attempt at a print and I am happy with it. I have lots of other ideas and experiments I want to try. I was a little chicken on the first try because I was thinking I would do something wrong and mess up the whole thing - but I didn't!!!

So, because all of these artist were very helpful and inspirational for me, here is a list of places I visited to get me geared up to use the Gocco -

I actually bought my Gocco from this lovely Etsy artist and her great tutorial on how to use it.

Also this tutorial from The Small Object.

While you are at it check out this for some serious Gocco inspiration!

Oh, and by the way . . . this little print is available in my etsy shop!!!

Now I Know . . .

Well Folks, Now I know and I am going to impart my newly acquired wisdom on to you all - - -

While cleaning a drinking glass don't put your hand in it, just don't do it.

I ALWAYS did that and last Sunday evening . . . well let's just say it was my very first emergency room visit and my very first set of stitches (6 to be exact.) The good news is, the doctor that stitched me up said that I earned a gold star for being the bravest and most well behaved patient of the day. I told him a gold star would be lovely, as long as it was followed by a nice chilled glass of chardonney. Which it was. I think Ed deserves a gold star too - he watched the whole thing!!!

I have to say that I have been really enjoying my vacation from all things domestic, no cooking or cleaning for me until I start to heal. The only thing that is driving me a little batty is - no sewing or drawing or painting or anything artsy!!! It's downright torture!!! (Although, I have been caught sneaking attempts at drawing and sewing. . . )

So, now we (meaning me) all know, get yourself a bottle brush and keep your hands out of the drinking glasses!!! (That's enough left handed typing for one day . . . )

Happy 4th of July everyone!!!

Before I head off to the big family picnic, just a post-show update . . . the show this past weekend at Twin Lakes was great!!! The weather was absolutely beautiful and everyone was so friendly! Our spot was deep in the woods and so, it was a lot like camping for four days. I loved it!! The photos are from my booth, the first one is just me being corny. They were taken yesterday, last day of the show, and I was feeling kinda silly. A big thank you to all who stopped by and a big thank you to all of my wonderful family and friends - I couldn't do it without you!!!

Hope everyone has a great day, eats lots of good food and watches some sparkly, loud fireworks tonight!!!