An update and a project revealed!

Thank you all so very much for your thoughts, prayers and good wishes for my Mom's recovery.  She's home now and making slow but steady progress ... and I'm slowly making my way back to the online world!

Remember that project I told you I was working on?  Well I can finally share it with you!  Heather Anderson from Post Road Vintage emailed me a few weeks ago and asked if I'd be interested in collaborating with her and a few others to put together an e-zine on farmhouse decor.  Heather has done an amazing job putting this beautiful 'zine together ... and it's yours for FREE!

To receive your copy of Homebound, just sign up here ... http://postroadvintage.com/2011/11/homebound-giving-thanks.html.  Your magazine will be delivered right away and, as a bonus, you'll also receive weekly decorating advice!

I'm just thrilled to be part of this little magazine!  If you love farmhouse decor, I know you're going to love this!

Thank you ... and a break

Hello dear friends!  Just a quick note to say thank you for your lovely comments on my last post ...your support means so much! 

I'll be taking a break for a week or so .... my Mom was hospitalized on Tuesday.  She's been having breathing difficulties for several months and things got very bad last weekend.  After a second visit to emergency, they finally admitted her.  I'm spending my days at the hospital and to be honest, as much as I love photography and blogging, my heart just isn't in it right now.  Once I know she's feeling better, I'll be back.

See you soon!  xo

Thank you Artful Blogging!

It's a good thing Jennifer Jackson Taylor couldn't see me jumping up and down when she emailed me in August asking if I'd be interested in contributing an article for the Winter issue of Artful Blogging. Interested? Of course I was interested! After the initial euphoria wore off, I realized that I would actually have to write something. While I may have days where I dream of being a writer, let's just say that I think I'm better at the photography part.

Somehow I managed to take a deep breath and reach deep into my soul to write about my blogging experience.  But to actually see those words, along with my photos, in print makes me giddy with excitement.  I still have to pinch myself to believe it!

Thank you Jennifer and everyone at Stampington & Company for publishing such wonderful, creative and inspiring magazines.  Thank you for creating a place where ordinary artists, bloggers and crafters have an opportunity to share our stories and our art.  And thank you for letting me tell my story.

'Tis the season ...

Nope, I'm not talking about the holidays ... cold and flu season is here.  Barely a week after getting our flu shots, a nasty cold entered our house and has refused to leave.  Nothing much can be done except rest, drink lots of fluids and hope that once the colder weather arrives, the germs will be gone.

The photo above is a sneek peak at a new series I'm working on.  I'll share more in a future post but expect to see barns ... lots of barns.  :)

I'm also working on another exciting project that I can't share with you just quite yet.  It shouldn't be long though and I think you'll like it.  Hopefully it will be ready before the holidays.

And as a few of you already know, I'm featured in the Winter issue of Artful Blogging!  I'll be sharing more about this next week but needless to say I'm thrilled beyond words.

See you soon!  xo

Frosty morning

I awoke the other morning to find that a heavy frost had covered everything in the garden.  Before the sun had a chance to melt its beauty, I grabbed my camera and headed outside.

The frost had left a dusting of icy crystals, sparkling like tiny jewels in the early morning sunlight, on the remaining flowers and fallen leaves.

It was somewhat bittersweet because as beautiful as the frost looked, my garden began to wilt under its touch.

Another gardening season has come to an end.