A Watercolor Study

this is a watercolor by my friend yixiazi ... he's very good ... xoxo

bird in the hand ...

this is a video of a painting i did this past spring ... around that time, a starling got trapped in my bedroom wall, of all places ... so i cut a hole to let him out ... i wondered if he would take his escape or stay where he believed he was safe ...

... he flew ... :)

xoxo

moons & melons ...

it's almost the first quarter moon ... this is what i was able to photograph earlier this evening ... just before dark and then after dark ... when the moon was the most gorgeous vivid orange ...



and i'm totally loving the garden ... check out those juicy melons! ...

xoxo

2 girls, 1 shirt

what do you do when you wake up early and it's just a little bit chilly? ... you share a shirt!

(wow, we both have some serious bed head ... lol)

xoxo

green smoothies

this is my granddaughter alexandria, who is almost two, with a green smoothie mustache ...

allie stayed with me last night and i made green smoothies for us ... i used the juice of 1 orange and 1 grapefruit, about a pound of greens from the garden, 1 banana & about 3/4 of a pound of frozen mango ... they were so good ... and allie agreed ...

i think it's a myth that we have to trick small children into eating what's good for them ... i've seen again and again that allie, if given a choice of a variety of foods, will choose the fresh, juicy fruits and veggies every time ...

my daughter and son-in-law aren't vegetarian (yet! ... i'm working on them!) ... but i've even seen allie ignore fast food french fries in favor of watermelon and strawberries ...

so here's to beautiful granddaughters & green smoothies!

xoxo

my exciting life

i started my *official* 100 day raw food challenge yesterday ... i'm really committed to it ... yummy food, too ... i've had watermelon tomato soup, macadamia nut cheese (it's kind of like cream cheese), green smoothies, lots of bananas, cucumber soup, raw strawberry pie ... and i've got a big batch of raw onion "bread" in the dehydrator ...

i got wood ... yes, i did ... i got a bunch of 1x3s today so i'll be making canvases tomorrow ... using power tools ... wish me luck (power saws freak me out just a bit) ... i'll be making some big canvases ... at least 3'x4' or 3'x5' ...

AND, i have some lovely printmaking and silk screening supplies coming soon ... yay ... i have lots of ideas for all ...

below is a list of the books i'm reading this week ... yes, i'm a total book geek ...

101 prints; the history and techniques of printmaking ~ Eppink, Norman R
Anatomy of the cell.~ Afzelius, Bjorn
Authentic happiness : using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment ~ Seligman, Martin E. P.
The biology of belief : unleashing the power of consciousness, matter and miracles ~ Lipton, Bruce H.
Molecular biology of the cell ~ Alberts, Bruce
The sex life of flowers ~ Meeuse, Bastiaan
Sex, lies, and handwriting : a top expert reveals the secrets hidden in your handwriting ~ Dresbold, Michelle
The wisdom of yoga : a seeker's guide to extraordinary living ~ Cope, Stephen
The wisdom paradox : how your mind can grow stronger as your brain grows older ~ Goldberg, Elkhonon
Your favorite Seuss : 13 stories written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss with 13 introductory essays

listening to nina simone ...

that's about it ... my exciting life lol ...

xoxo
lisa