... It Happened!...

Well, it has happened before my eyes...no matter how hard I try to put on the brakes and slow it down...My babies are mature young adults now and there is nothing I can do about it!!! I am such a mother hen and have always tried to keep them under my loving protection. If you have ever watched "Gene Simmon's Family Jewels" that's a glimpse into my psyche. They are so sentimental when it comes to their kids and hate to see each new phase of young adulthood...just like me!! I don't have a tenth of the money they have or visit the playboy mansion but I can connect with them... strange but true ...I must have some syndrome or something... "motherhen-itis" ?

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My youngest, Rebecca, went and got her drivers license today...I should be happy but can't she just ride her big wheel? I know they have to grow up and I'm so happy they are both healthy and well -adjusted but I'm still their mama and it's all so bittersweet...Letting go is so hard...

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Here's a photo of my hubby and my two little babies, Jacob and Rebecca, from earlier this year...

Take Care,

Tina

... Ebay Listing ...

After taking a little break, I finally decided to stop resting on my laurels and get something listed!!

I was so happy with this little round headed pumpkin ...I had to get her out into the public!!

So please scoot your booty over there if you get a chance and check her out...She's so sweet!

Oh and she comes with a quaint little chalkware cat!!

I have lotsa stuff coming out August 1st...so please check back...

Take Care,

Tina

...Progress ...

This has been a day of accomplishment! I have so many things that I want to get done but sometimes the beach or the "lazy's" get in my way!! Well not this time, I spent the whole day concentrating on chalkware...It's one of the many things on my "To Do " list...

Mama and I used to do ceramics when I was younger and we would sit and clean our pieces and get them ready to be fired. It was so much fun and I always wanted to own my very own kiln one day. She ended up buying one but I had moved away from the area by that time and I hardly got to use it. I think chalkware is so similar to ceramics and today it all came back to me...I had plenty of time to reminisce and a huge pile of chalkware to paint by the end of the day...

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I have a lot of things to list next month and a show to do at Notforgotten Farm in September. Naturally I'm running behind because I never stay on track... It's so nice to know your own foibles!

Take Care,

Tina

... Midsummers Daydreams...

Summer is winding down.

Fall is right around the corner...

Time is always flying!

...Sorry, This is America...

I only apologize for getting political...NOT for how I feel. This Nazi-style government that is currently in charge is making my blood boil and shoot out my eyes!! They pass things in the middle of the night and in secrecy...Things they do not read and dump hundreds of pages of amendments into at three in the morning. All of these things are designed to strip us of our Liberties and give them to the government. A government that wants to micro-manage every part of our life... Sadly, theses are not exaggerations. If you keep up with what they are doing ,which is hard because it's moving at rapid speed...and you do not listen to state run media...They love their savior... It's in plain sight...Open your eyes...Please...

Take Care,

Tina

... A Tree with Soul...

When we moved to our home here in NC around two years ago, it didn't take us long to discover this amazing image of a face growing on one of our trees. The image was formed by moss and lichen. The tree is in our front yard and the image faces the front of our house... What is so amazing is the clear image that you can see and the fact that it is still here in the same condition it was in when we moved here...I want to assure you, the camera does not do it justice. It is so noticeable to the naked eye and so hard to capture on film. Looking out the window and seeing it is creepy sometimes...I wonder what we'll unleash when we start chopping down some of these trees. They seem to be uncharacteristically human.

...Okay, I have been watching too many horror movies lately!!!!!

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Take Care,

Tina

...A Wonderful Beach Weekend...

If you would have told me two years ago that I would be a frequent visitor to the beach scene...I would have thought you were crazy! It's so funny how we put ourselves in a box and stay inside our "zones". Since moving here to NC two years ago, I have broke out of nearly every "zone" I had placed myself in...I could credit it to confidence or boredom but I'd like to credit it to age and wisdom... Where I used to fret over what I looked like and who saw me...I now block everyone out and think of myself. It may sound a bit selfish but I like to think of it as wise. My sole purpose is to enjoy myself...beyond that, who cares! Yes people...somewhere along the line...I became Liberated!!! We are all on our own journeys in life and this road is one I'm happy to be on... Oh, the Crystal Coast was beautiful as you can see above!

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Take Care,

Tina