grandpa

hello friends!  how are you?  did you have a nice holiday weekend?  rick had gigs this weekend, so he stayed home busy with work while i went up north with my family to my family's cabin.  my grandpa lives down the road from our cabin, so going up north also means spending time with him - something we all always look forward to.

we were all just up north at the cabin a few weeks ago in april to celebrate my grandpa's 92nd birthday (see cutie below).  the person he is and the way he lives his life inspire me.  he's almost a century old, for starters - and he still drives and lives on his own.  he's irish catholic.  a teamster and a WWII vet.  he's loyal.  he's tough as nails.  he's survived things most of us couldn't imagine living through.  he's a fighter.  and a sweetheart.  i love him dearly.

the weekend away with my family was a lot of fun, and i'm thankful to have been able to spend that time with them and my grandpa.  now that i'm back home, i'm back to work, getting ready for the berkley art bash next saturday.  i still have a lot to get done, but i'm really looking forward to it! 

hope you all had a great weekend - and that you have a wonderful week!  much love!

berkley art bash - june 11

hey all!  taking a quick break from reorganizing my art area to let you know that i'm going to be taking part in the 10th annual berkley art bash on saturday, june 11th from 10-6.  i was really excited to be accepted into this art fair - and then when i saw the above ad with my "anchor" artwork on it, i was all smiles.  i really hope you can stop by!

back to cleaning for me... and then, hopefully, some painting!  hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  much love!

sunshine days

hey all!  hope monday is being nice to you.  feeling pretty good after checking some things off my list of to-dos.  also - the sunshine the last few days has been so fantastic.  i think the nice weather has definitely lifted my spirits.  spring may have finally arrived in michigan - and we michiganders are loving it.  everyone's outside, cleaning cars, planting flowers, walking, biking, bbq-ing...

on saturday, k and i went to plymouth's green street fair.  lot of vendors selling or promoting green, eco-friendly, and/or organic goods.  pretty fun.  we didn't buy anything (other than chicken fingers and corn dogs), but just walking outside in the sunshine, chatting with a dear friend was wonderful. 

mother's day was spent at my mom's.  we all spent the day working in my mom's yard - raking leaves, picking up sticks, moving bushes.  again, great to be outside, getting my hands dirty with the fam. 

here's what i was up to a little earlier today:

planted some flowers

cleaned off my super-cute adirondack chairs

filled the bird feeder hanging on this tree - only a few weeks ago the limbs were bare

off to start dinner... maybe we'll eat outside in our freshly cleaned yellow chairs... probably safe to say that spring is definitely here.