A POSTCARD, UNFINISHED STUFF, AND A SALE

Going through a wooden supply box, I came across a couple of unfinished pieces.

First, when we went up north last summer, I took a pack of watercolor postcard blanks.  This is a watercolor of a great old barn in Eagle River, all filled out with address and message, but never sent!?  So, it'll go in the mail today!

Then, an unfinished barn from a picture I took while on one of our summer drives in the country.

And, last of all, a view of the old blacksmith's shop turned restaurant (The Anvil) taken from our table on the patio. 

And finally -

Accordian Watercolor Journals 

are 

on sale at 33% off.  

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Thanks for looking!

-Nan

ENGLAND, SPRING, AND FLOWERS

I think it might actually be SPRING in Wisconsin!  That has me thinking about gardens, grass, and leaves on the trees . . . all three of which would be a welcome sight around here.  I've gotten away a few times this winter and it STILL seems like it's been an exceptionally long winter.

Spring makes me think of my mom and how she always welcomed it with open arms.  Winters are hard on the elderly and she was no exception.  While I was painting this journal page, I was thinking about her and the fond memories I have of going to England together.  She loved that country so much - and would often tell me how she would be open to moving to some cobbled little village and living there for two or three months . . . all by herself!  Oh, how I miss that amazing lady!

 Yesterday, I enjoyed a visit to the Milwaukee Art Museum with a good friend.  It was the last day of, "ART IN BLOOM", featuring beautiful flower stands, flower art, and everything that related to spring, all set amongst the paintings in the museum.  Such a fun day - thank you Gwen! 

We're going for a high of 62 today!  That will feel incredible and I plan on poking around my gardens looking for signs of life.  

This quote says it all.

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:  when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."  -Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

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