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Today, we got up early and set out for Carolina Beach. It was a pleasant one and a half our trip. Our first destination was Carolina Beach State Park. Here are a few pics. After dipping my toes in the Cape Fear River, we decided to ride up to the ocean front. Unfortunately, like our…
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While I much prefer a paintbrush, today I am playing around with drawing on my desktop computer. Ever artist has their own choice of software. Mine is Autodesk Sketchbook. Why, you ask, because it is simple to use but still has enough tools for just the right touch. Here’s a piece I just created. Maybe…
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Starting a new painting today from a photo. A little background on the photo. The original photo was a tin type owned by my paternal grandmother. Some years ago I photographed all of her tin types while she was still living. I scanned the images into my photo enhancing software and converted to black and…
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There are a lot of components to creating art. Lately, I have struggled to even be motivated to create art, but then I realize that is just the devil trying to derail me. So, back in the saddle again, I make a few strokes to finish this piece that has been sitting on my easel…
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Well, this has been an eventful week, to say the least. The first half of the week, we were steaming in heat because our HVAC system died, but we were very humbled on Thursday when our vendor came and installed a new unit. We don’t realize until until we have to do without how much…
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Another of my crafting loves is lap quilting. I actually took a class at my local community college in the early 70’s. I didn’t learn paper piecing and such unnecessary techniques. There were no sewing machines even in the classroom. Our tools were just fabric, batting, scissors, a needle and thread. We did everything by…
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The first tool of writing is research. As a geneologist, I am an expert at research. The truth is if you look hard enough and in the right places, you can find just about anything. I am taking this whole novel thing slowly and in steps so my readers will be able to see and…
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Normally I would be hugging my sofa on a day like this but after spending numerous days inside from the extreme heat hubby and I were ready to escape. Today we were going to the Hope Plantation in Winsor. NC to photograph the old mansion. So here she is. Nothing fancy but still grand in…
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As if I don’t already have enough to do, I’ve decided to get back into writing. For me it is not enough just to throw some words on paper, I have to feel and know the characters. After writing the first twenty pages, I decided to sketch out two of the characters which may appear…
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Yes, I’m awake again. Insomnia is not only common at my age but almost routine. I have learned to live with it. So, to fill those hours that I’m awake. I’m trying to break the bad habit of getting on my phone and replacing it with a book or quiet embroidery. Counted cross stitch embroidery…