October Celebration!

Fall is a wonderful time for celebrations.   Golds, oranges,
that wonderful cranberry red leaf color. Fires in and out of doors.
Leaves crackling under foot.



The way the sun shines upon us at this time of year, a warm hug.



A Birthday Celebration for our second child, Douglas, now a young man.
Merci Beaucoup Dear Father. How blessed I am.

*** UPDATE ~ Birthday Boy chose real German brats from the Wurst Kitchen!
*** they also have great hot dogs and Italian sausage.

Hugs,

Mary

October Celebration!

Fall is a wonderful time for celebrations.   Golds, oranges,
that wonderful cranberry red leaf color. Fires in and out of doors.
Leaves crackling under foot.



The way the sun shines upon us at this time of year, a warm hug.



A Birthday Celebration for our second child, Douglas, now a young man.
Merci Beaucoup Dear Father. How blessed I am.

*** UPDATE ~ Birthday Boy chose real German brats from the Wurst Kitchen!
*** they also have great hot dogs and Italian sausage.

Hugs,

Mary

Today is the day, the Saturday before Easter, that my family decorated eggs.   My Mom would "cook" up a huge batch of eggs so that we all had several to decorate.  I had one  older brother and 4 younger sisters.  (We had a lot of fun!)  For our own family we had the same Saturday tradition.
I remember the very first time my daughter Caitlin  was old enough to color Easter eggs.   I was in the Kitchen with the eggs all ready, and getting the dyes in the coffee mugs ready for her.  In she comes ~ about 2 years old, with her paint brushes!!!!  She wanted to "paint" her eggs just like she saw  the "Easter Bunny" depicted doing!!!  So I let her do it this way and they turned out beautiful :)  A few years later,  my second child, Doug, liked to dunk his eggs... as much as possible :)
#34 Easter egg .... ready and waiting in the Easter basket!




Links ~
Amy

Hugs,
Mary

Today is the day, the Saturday before Easter, that my family decorated eggs.   My Mom would "cook" up a huge batch of eggs so that we all had several to decorate.  I had one  older brother and 4 younger sisters.  (We had a lot of fun!)  For our own family we had the same Saturday tradition.
I remember the very first time my daughter Caitlin  was old enough to color Easter eggs.   I was in the Kitchen with the eggs all ready, and getting the dyes in the coffee mugs ready for her.  In she comes ~ about 2 years old, with her paint brushes!!!!  She wanted to "paint" her eggs just like she saw  the "Easter Bunny" depicted doing!!!  So I let her do it this way and they turned out beautiful :)  A few years later,  my second child, Doug, liked to dunk his eggs... as much as possible :)
#34 Easter egg .... ready and waiting in the Easter basket!




Links ~
Amy

Hugs,
Mary

Chocolates and Bikes! yum!

Today I want to take a moment to share a recent client my son did work for.  Doug is making his way in the world of photography and was presented with the job of shooting Easter candies for a wonderful candy shop.  You see, YOU, no matter where you are can be placing their cute chocolate bunnies or nests into your Easter baskets.  The chocolate shop is called Anna She.  Anna is a REAL person trained in art and European candy making.  On the opening page you can see my sons work in photography and again with all of the Easter Collection confections!  Photographing food is one of the toughest things to photograph.  At culinary schools they even offer classes/degrees in this.
*** see links at bottom please***

"My Bike".  How many times did you say this while growing up?  For me, this phrase was part of my  daily language.  I had only two bikes, growing up. My first was a used bike, nice soft tires and the perfect size.
My second was a new, beautiful blue, Sears and Roebuck Bike that appeared along with three identical blue bikes in our living room on a Christmas morning.  My sister Kelly awoke early that morning, PEEKED out into the living room (more like put her entire body in the room!) and immediately came back into our bedroom and began to excitedly tell me what Santa had brought to us all!  ooaaahahh  I moaned and put my head under my pillow so as not to hear anymore details.  Oh, I was thrilled, but would have been more thrilled to actually find out for my self when we could get up.   Later, while riding those same bikes I found out just how much I loved that sister of mine.  It was now summer, a new big home and we were to ride down  to the shops ~ a 4minute trip easy.  We had barely left our house  when I suddenly saw my sister  fall head first over her handle bars. It seemed like slow motion.  She landed in a tangled heap, I do not remember what hit the ground first, maybe hands then head???  I was so very worried about her.  I probably even threw my bike down to the street to get over to her. (we always put down our kick stands to support the bike upright.  Amazingly and Thankfully Kelly suffered no wounds!

Sometimes we take someone for granted; they annoy us or are our opposite in some traits, they  99% of the time win at the game of Fish...  I am so thankful for that early opportunity for me to fully realize just how much I loved Kelly and each and every sibling of mine ... even more today.

Today, I still have a blue bike, a gift from my K.C. our first year of marriage. It even has a nice wicker basket on it!

#25 "My Bike"


Anna Shea Chocolates
"I'm Stitching"

Hugs,

Mary

Chocolates and Bikes! yum!

Today I want to take a moment to share a recent client my son did work for.  Doug is making his way in the world of photography and was presented with the job of shooting Easter candies for a wonderful candy shop.  You see, YOU, no matter where you are can be placing their cute chocolate bunnies or nests into your Easter baskets.  The chocolate shop is called Anna She.  Anna is a REAL person trained in art and European candy making.  On the opening page you can see my sons work in photography and again with all of the Easter Collection confections!  Photographing food is one of the toughest things to photograph.  At culinary schools they even offer classes/degrees in this.
*** see links at bottom please***

"My Bike".  How many times did you say this while growing up?  For me, this phrase was part of my  daily language.  I had only two bikes, growing up. My first was a used bike, nice soft tires and the perfect size.
My second was a new, beautiful blue, Sears and Roebuck Bike that appeared along with three identical blue bikes in our living room on a Christmas morning.  My sister Kelly awoke early that morning, PEEKED out into the living room (more like put her entire body in the room!) and immediately came back into our bedroom and began to excitedly tell me what Santa had brought to us all!  ooaaahahh  I moaned and put my head under my pillow so as not to hear anymore details.  Oh, I was thrilled, but would have been more thrilled to actually find out for my self when we could get up.   Later, while riding those same bikes I found out just how much I loved that sister of mine.  It was now summer, a new big home and we were to ride down  to the shops ~ a 4minute trip easy.  We had barely left our house  when I suddenly saw my sister  fall head first over her handle bars. It seemed like slow motion.  She landed in a tangled heap, I do not remember what hit the ground first, maybe hands then head???  I was so very worried about her.  I probably even threw my bike down to the street to get over to her. (we always put down our kick stands to support the bike upright.  Amazingly and Thankfully Kelly suffered no wounds!

Sometimes we take someone for granted; they annoy us or are our opposite in some traits, they  99% of the time win at the game of Fish...  I am so thankful for that early opportunity for me to fully realize just how much I loved Kelly and each and every sibling of mine ... even more today.

Today, I still have a blue bike, a gift from my K.C. our first year of marriage. It even has a nice wicker basket on it!

#25 "My Bike"


Anna Shea Chocolates
"I'm Stitching"

Hugs,

Mary

Now Introducing~

Yes, my Son, Douglas. Intelligent, smart, funny and fun, caring, compassionate, giving and talented in many fields! Above is one of my favorite photos of his! I love it and THE only reason I would dream of telling you how YOU can get this photo is that he can make another one for me! :)

This photo represents one more facet of his style. another favorite of mine are his night shots which also include industrial locations. You can see and purchase his work at Doug Holcomb.

Doug was asked by his boss to take photos of real estate that they were conducting business on and they eveloved into being used for his new website, Schramko Real Estate If you are wanting to delvelope or purchase real estate in the Chicago market, Chris is the one to see. An excellent businessman in a tough field. He is the best!

So I have more great news coming!

Hugs,
Mary

Now Introducing~

Yes, my Son, Douglas. Intelligent, smart, funny and fun, caring, compassionate, giving and talented in many fields! Above is one of my favorite photos of his! I love it and THE only reason I would dream of telling you how YOU can get this photo is that he can make another one for me! :)

This photo represents one more facet of his style. another favorite of mine are his night shots which also include industrial locations. You can see and purchase his work at Doug Holcomb.

Doug was asked by his boss to take photos of real estate that they were conducting business on and they eveloved into being used for his new website, Schramko Real Estate If you are wanting to delvelope or purchase real estate in the Chicago market, Chris is the one to see. An excellent businessman in a tough field. He is the best!

So I have more great news coming!

Hugs,
Mary

Petit Chandeliers

My son douglas took this photo for me. There are more goreous photos to come. He is amazing! They look like they are in the holiday issue of Marie Clair Ideees!!! But No they are not. They are soon here for YOU! They are accented with a choice of Aqua or soft pink Swarovski Crystals.
I actually needed to show the color choices better, so Doug took these shots (mine were Blurry!) He even set it up. I was very busy and I just asked him if he would take pics of them and could he please figure out how and where on his own!!! AMAZING Doug! Thank you very much!!! He does not have his pics up yet on flikr, but I will let you know when he does.
Speaking of amazing photography... Karla has a friends glallery showing at her blog. (after you see this do not miss her latest post (Monday, 13th) about her tag sale finds!
So I am back to the petit studio. : ) I will be putting things up on my etsy shop hopefully Wednessday night, if I am lucky. I a have amazing kids....Caitlin found some cute boxes for the necklaces...but I ahve to see how soon they can get here!
As summer winds down let's let it go with a lot of FUN! Let me know what you will be doing!

Petit Chandeliers

My son douglas took this photo for me. There are more goreous photos to come. He is amazing! They look like they are in the holiday issue of Marie Clair Ideees!!! But No they are not. They are soon here for YOU! They are accented with a choice of Aqua or soft pink Swarovski Crystals.
I actually needed to show the color choices better, so Doug took these shots (mine were Blurry!) He even set it up. I was very busy and I just asked him if he would take pics of them and could he please figure out how and where on his own!!! AMAZING Doug! Thank you very much!!! He does not have his pics up yet on flikr, but I will let you know when he does.
Speaking of amazing photography... Karla has a friends glallery showing at her blog. (after you see this do not miss her latest post (Monday, 13th) about her tag sale finds!
So I am back to the petit studio. : ) I will be putting things up on my etsy shop hopefully Wednessday night, if I am lucky. I a have amazing kids....Caitlin found some cute boxes for the necklaces...but I ahve to see how soon they can get here!
As summer winds down let's let it go with a lot of FUN! Let me know what you will be doing!

New Roof

This is a picture Doug took of the screen printing that he did for his girlfriend's GrandParents 50th WEDDDING ANNIVERSAY! They are a very sweet couple. Doug and Monica worked very hard on the program, place cards, menu, invitations... all of the necessary prining! It looked beautiful when finished. The mass where they re-newed their vows was beautiful, and the reception was a tremendous amount of fun! I have never had a goal of being married 50 years but I do have a goal to live as long as I am needed here and to "look" good when I am older. "Look" good means Beautiful white hair, with a glow in my cheeks and a "skip" in my step, and I can remember where I just "skipped" from! Hopefully helping out with grandchildren and whom ever needs a hand. And of coarse that my honey is next to me/ me next to him.

I am very busy getting organized and starting the projects for you! I have found some beautiful charms for the necklaces and some pieces for the collages. : )

But the news today is NEW ROOF! It is going to be a beautiful roof on a simple roof line. Ok, the real news! Have you ever seen roofers? I had an early sampling yesterday while they did my neighbors roof. They are talkative and excitable! They speak in the language of their home country which I do not know if it is Italy, Russia or Poland! They are energetic, very hard working and oh so cute! I usually do not notice or care about those things but these men, of all ages, are having so much fun! I wish you could hear them talking! They laugh and joke all while they are non stop working! Yes they are tone and tanned, all by good hard work, BUT the clincher is that they have a gusto for life. OOh so nice! I wish this wonderful recipe for life for US ALL!!! Have a great Friday!

New Roof

This is a picture Doug took of the screen printing that he did for his girlfriend's GrandParents 50th WEDDDING ANNIVERSAY! They are a very sweet couple. Doug and Monica worked very hard on the program, place cards, menu, invitations... all of the necessary prining! It looked beautiful when finished. The mass where they re-newed their vows was beautiful, and the reception was a tremendous amount of fun! I have never had a goal of being married 50 years but I do have a goal to live as long as I am needed here and to "look" good when I am older. "Look" good means Beautiful white hair, with a glow in my cheeks and a "skip" in my step, and I can remember where I just "skipped" from! Hopefully helping out with grandchildren and whom ever needs a hand. And of coarse that my honey is next to me/ me next to him.

I am very busy getting organized and starting the projects for you! I have found some beautiful charms for the necklaces and some pieces for the collages. : )

But the news today is NEW ROOF! It is going to be a beautiful roof on a simple roof line. Ok, the real news! Have you ever seen roofers? I had an early sampling yesterday while they did my neighbors roof. They are talkative and excitable! They speak in the language of their home country which I do not know if it is Italy, Russia or Poland! They are energetic, very hard working and oh so cute! I usually do not notice or care about those things but these men, of all ages, are having so much fun! I wish you could hear them talking! They laugh and joke all while they are non stop working! Yes they are tone and tanned, all by good hard work, BUT the clincher is that they have a gusto for life. OOh so nice! I wish this wonderful recipe for life for US ALL!!! Have a great Friday!