Thanksgiving Pic

So good to have everyone home this year.  And so nice my sister can photoshop so we could come out with one pic in which everyone looks good.  Love the age of technology :)

Summer Project

It did take all summer, but feels great to have a freshly painted, clean house.  The ladders were the hardest part as the rungs were thin and to balance put a lot of pressure on my feet and knees.  Boy did they hurt!  I was grateful that Shad and Janet let me borrow their tall ladders and were so patient with my turtle-like speed in making progress.  I think I did a good job!  So glad I'll never have to do that again...................

Seth's Continuation

Look who's finished middle school!  Seth will be going on to Chatfield High School next year.  This young man will have no trouble making friends and navigating the social complexities of high school.  Hang on Shad and Jane, these 4 years are going to fly by!  By the way, doesn't Shad look great in hats?

Xena and Chloe

Paul went to England to spend time with Aisha, so guess who came to stay?  Chloe!  Xena and Chloe are getting to be best buddies.  I don't think we can let Paul have her back............

Nice Pic of Paul

Paul is in his 3rd year of medical school and will be applying for an intern job in the fall.  This is his application pic - nice one!

Summer Project - Painting in a whole new way

Finally after years of talking about it and looking at it, the house is getting a face lift.  Sometimes you just have to jump right in and start; don't think about it too much.  It's taken a month to get this far!  I'm just going square by square and here we are with 2 sections done.  Alison occasionally comes out to help with the fun parts - the trim!  This house has an abundance of trim.  I am so joyful to be done with the roof.  Now let's see if I survive tall ladders..............Ignore the ugly blue door.  That will go away very soon.

Grisaille of Alison

Have spent hours trying to get this grasaille of Alison to look good, but finally gave up when it dawned on me that I wouldn't get the right look with the craft paint I was using.  Good enough for now.  I can work off of copies of this and try some different techniques using glazing.  The photo was taken of her in Thailand by her friend, Lisa Harrington and I feel it pretty much captures her.