One of the saddest days of my life.........

I don't know how other people feel when they lose a pet, I'm guessing the same as I'm feeling.  I lost my little Remy.  He came to us from a rescue, he was broken and needed a special home.  One that would love him and care for him like you would a small child or baby.  We only had him for a few years.  He had degenerate spine disease and he could no longer walk on his own.
We found a wonderful place that makes doggy wheel chairs and promptly purchased one.  He didn't like to use it much but it was there for him for outings
Because he required so much care I became extremely close to him, and now I feel empty and lost.
He was the best little guy I ever had and he will truly be missed.  I ordered a tombstone for him and he's buried in our back yard so he's close.  I hope to see him again in heaven where I'm sure he is.  If love could have saved him, he would have lived forever.
My favorite picture of him and the painting a wonderful artist did of him.

Painting by Charlotte Hey

Giving Thanks to our Soldiers and our family

My niece finally returned from a 6 month deployment.  Living in poor conditions and eventually moving into a tent.  It was hot, filthy and unpleasant but she did it.  She left her newly wed husband and all her family for us all.  She is my hero and I fell blessed to have her as a niece.  My other niece is also serving our country and is doing very well.  Being in service of our country my  nieces have both excelled.  I am a proud Aunt....
Here is the quilt I made for Donna's welcome home and as a thank you.  I owed her a quilt because I made a quilt for Michelle's first born...  :)  Getting a quilt out of me.... well it's not something I do much anymore for anyone but myself so I hope they love their treasures.

So little time SO much art to be made!

Okay there are so many art forms out there to try and for some reason I'm trying them all.  When will I learn....NEVER!
So there the documented life project...I'm working on figuring this one out and how to be creative enough to do this.  Not quite there yet.  Here are some of my practice projects so far from pencil to water colors.  Learning to use water color pencils but I have just ordered gelatos and I'm anxiously waiting for them to arrive.

And of course I was turned on to ATC or QATC to be exact... and I'm starting to finally really trade.  Here are some of the ATC's I've made so far.

This one here I'm mailing off today to a very dear friend.  I hope she loves it as much as I loved making it.

And this one, I left at the Retreat I went on a month or so ago.  A few of us made these for the proprietor of the Retreat "Retreats by Margie".   Carla Kennedy suggested we all make one and leave for her.  I enjoyed it so much I've sent Margie a couple more and have received a couple from her too.  What fun it is, and I must remember to thank Carla for turning me on to these little treasures.

I've made several more but never even thought of taking a picture....now I wish I had.  Oh well, such is life.  I love so many forms of art and I'm finding that the altered pages and ATC gives me a chance to incorporate a few of them all in one tiny little piece of art and that my dear is also a tiny piece of who I am that might be around long after I am gone if I do a good job!