Weekend Chatter

    Hi everyone. Happy Sunday. Last week was a very busy week  (dog surgery, doctor's appointment, mother-in-law rushed to the hospital/ mother-in-law visit, some walks, a Friendsgiving lunch, a movie, a hockey game, daughter and son-in-law visiting, a hacked credit card, the hubby coming down with a terrible head cold, and  a few other things, including one I had to say no to because I was already busy) so I am hoping I can enjoy a quiet Sunday and even a quiet few days early in the week. Why is it some weeks get overly  crazy like that and then there are a lot of quieter weeks in between?  It would be great if things just spread themselves out; at least I think so.

     The first thing I have today  is a page for Wendy's On, In or By the Sea challenge at Art Journal Journey Here's some more sailboats. I'm not sure I like the water on this one as much as I did on the page I shared this past Thursday, but I don't mind it.

     I made this page by painting and ink spraying the ocean and the sky as well as the waves. The sailboats are also hand made. I drew the base of the boats on white paper and cut them out. I also cut the sails out of some colorful paper.  I did have to play with the water a bit because in order for sails to be out there needs to be some wind. I thought the best way to show that was to try to show some motion in the water.

   The flag with the quote and the seagull are images I punched out of an ocean set of images. 

     And here's a few photos from a few things last week starting with the greenhouse.

     We had some heavy rain Thursday night and that was good because (besides the fact that we needed it) we noticed there was a bit of a leak someplace along the ridge line of the roof. Although it needs to be fixed, it's better to know so it can get fixed. I also cleaned up my mess over in my husband's workshop and brought all my planting supplies into the greenhouse.

     David at Travels with Birds suggested last weekend that I get some cracked corn to put out for the wild turkeys who visit. I did that, and one afternoon they were back, mostly in the area where I spread a lot of corn.

 A few of them ventured into the yard, and at least I could get a better photo of those .😏

    This past Friday night was the Border Battle in college men's hockey, a big rivalry between my and my husband's alma mater and my daughter and her husband's alma mater. This time around the game was held  at the University of New Hampshire.

       It was a very exciting game, as these games almost always are. My family has an annual rivalry game get together, and we have a little family fun. Of course when my and my husband's team wins it's even better- hee hee-😉.  My sister-in-law sent this next photo meme to us regarding the game. The Maine black bears took away the fish which is what the University of New Hampshire throws out on the ice after they score their first goal. I personally feel bad that a fish gave its life just to be thrown out on the ice at a hockey game, but it's their tradition. 

 Today I want to make some reading time since with my past busy week, I've barely cracked open a cover. Here's a meme I came across last week that not only spoke to me but made me smile:

    I hope it makes you smile too. Enjoy your Sunday and the start of the new week.