A Few More Museum Photos

Hi everyone. I have few more photos from the Wright Museum  to share with you today. 

Back in September my husband I visited visited the Wright Museum of WWII, which is more of a museum of American life in those years, but also did have some military exhibits too. Today I will show you some military views.
I enjoyed the local connections this museum made to places in the general area where I live.
Like the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. I didn't know they used to build submarines since in my time their mission is to refurbish nuclear subs.

 And Fort Devens, Massachusetts is now known simply as Devens. This is the base where my dad went out from in 1942.

 This map listed all the forts/fortifications. There were so many in seacoast New Hampshire, some still there and some I don't know anything about.

And the Boston Duck boats are always a fun ride.

And there was also this model from a shipyard over o the Maine Coast. This is showing Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
And here is some prisoner of war materials from a man who lived in the town south of my home.

And a few uniforms for you.

Did you expect them all to be about women in military?
(I was bad and didn't take any of the men's uniforms. )

There were a few military vehicles also.
And one of the most fascinating military parts (to me) was an art exhibit they had. Here is one example, as I somehow didn't get any other photos.  The artist , Thomas Sanders, took modern photos of these veterans  holding some object that told a bit of their war story. I love stories, and these are more poignant as this generation is soon to be history themselves.

The exhibit was called the Last Good War.
I know the local stories may not be of interest to you , but I hope you enjoyed today's photo visit.
Thanks for stopping by.

Childhood Dreams

Hi everyone. Today's post is a pre-post since my daughter has decided to be around for a few nights this week. (And will be back this weekend also.) It's good to have her around since she hasn't been here for a bit, but she does keep me busy, especially since we both  are still going to work. (smile)

So today I have another page for Eileen's fun Dream challenge at Art Journal Journey. 

My page today looks at dreams in 2 different ways, or whichever one  you prefer. Are the adult women eyes looking back on their childhood dreams, or are the children dreaming of the women they will be as adults?

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday.

T Stands for Baking

Hi everyone. Tuesday is here again.
  I had a nice relaxing weekend and kept myself busy without having any commitments, which was great. My last few weekends have had a lot going on.

One  thing I did this weekend was make some chocolate sourdough bread. 

Let me offer you a slice. Not sure you can see the inside very well in this photo.

The bread is coco based, and then I altered the recipe a bit by adding whole chocolate chips rather than melting them and then adding them. I also added some walnuts.

I lightened it up here but not sure this photo is any better.

And since it is Tuesday it is  time to link up our drik related posts at

Here's my baking mess. (Plus all the counter clutter that I just pushed aside rather than putting away.) But can you just make out the teapot on the right (it is blue)  and behind my bowl an almost empty Diet Coke bottle? They are my entry to T day this week.
Stop by Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog   to join the T Day fun and see what everyone has been up to.
And how about bit of art today also. I want to remind everyone that the Animal Magic challenge is still going on at Try It On Tuesday.

Here's a page from my autumn board book with this vintage owl book page.  I created a frame for the page with some torn pieces of wood paper, added some blue plastic "dots" as well as a metal key and tag which I painted with some brown paints to make look a little more worn and vintage. All this is put down on a light brown inked background, which is just peeking out around the owls.

Hope to see you at Try It On Tuesday with some Animal Magic.

And  before I forget. several of you asked if I liked the Downton Abbey movie that I mentioned seeing last post. Yes, I did very much enjoy it. And so did my husband. who can be a tougher critic. It was very well done and a good story also. I guess the only thing I will say is that if you aren't familiar with the show,  skip the film, as it would be hard to pick up who was who. Does it need to be seen in big movie format? No, but it was a lot of fun to watch an extra long episode on the big screen.

And also wishing you a Happy T day.

Weekend Catch Up

Hi everyone. Hope you are having a nice weekend.

It is quite chilly here. Look at the first frost on my husband's truck's windshield Saturday morning.

I had a blissful Saturday with no commitments. I did go see the Downton Abbey movie also. (Which the teenage ticket seller insisted on calling Downtown Abbey Who am I to argue with a teenager?) 

And I brought in my winter clothes and bedding from the attic.

This is the mountain that got brought in and later got moved in front of the washer. I went through it first and did manage to make 3 bags to give away.

At least I can wash it as I go.

And I have a journal page for Eileen's Dream challenge at Art Journal Journey. I am also liking up to Moo Mania and their Count Your Blessings Challenge. Dreams are a blessing in life, aren't they?

I made my page by first painting the leaves with acrylic on my journal page. Then I used a brown marker to create the veins and stems.  I also used a mica based acrylic paint wash over the leaves to give them a bit of shine.  The background is colored with 2 shades of blue Gelatos. To give the page a bit more motion I used bits of a black and white striped napkin. Finally the quote is from a piece of acetate quotes I've had forever in my stash.

And I will wrap up this post with a few photos from my morning weekend walks.

 My heirloom chrysanthemums are now blooming,

 A view of the sugar shack which has been quiet since early spring.

 The leaves are turning but are not at peek yet. But there are some bright berries with all the dying back foliage.

 They were out the other day and remarked the snowmobile trails. I don't snowmobile, but the trails around here connect to Maine, Vermont and even up to Quebec, Canada. Or at least I have been told.

If you are checking in and it is the weekend, enjoy whatever is left of yours. 

Thanks for visiting.

A Bargain!

Happy Friday everyone. The autumn chill is here, and this weekend is definitely going to be  quite crispy. Think I will need to dig out some warmer clothes because unless it warms up, we are really getting into autumn weather.

Look at the bargain I found at Hobby Lobby last week.

They had a whole bin of Copic Markers on the discount rack for $1.99 each.

What?  Aren't they usually like $7 a marker?

So I picked up some fun colors that I didn't have. Not all the markers in the photo. (The photo is the bin at Hobby Lobby before I picked out the colors I wanted.)

And then I went up to the cashier to pay. And the amount the cashier said my bill came to didn't make sense, but it was the end of the day and the woman behind me in line was talking to me while the cashier finalized my purchases. So I didn't really think about it too much. But then when I went home and looked over my receipt I realized she only charged me 99 cents per marker. 

And to think I only went into Hobby Lobby to get some extra steps walking.

Really! 

(Hobby Lobby is right next door to the grocery store and that's where I actually needed to go.)

So my art today is some colored pages. 

I had stenciled some backgrounds for my Art Journal Journey challenge last month, but then I never got around to using them. They made a great coloring page to play with my new markers.

Hope you like them. You may end up seeing them again if I ever do anything else with them.

Thanks for visiting today.

And happy weekend!

More from the Wright Museum

Hi everyone. It is Thursday here and I am surprised this week is going so fast. I thought this was going to be a long week at school,  but no, my work days are flying right by. Right now 2 of my classes are in  my least favorite unit of the school year, which usually slows time way down, but luckily things are moving right along.
How about another photo trip back to Wright Museum? If you remember the Wright Museum is the museum about life during 1939-1945 in the US. I visited back on Smithsonian Free Museum Day in September.
How about some classics first?

New Hampshire and Vermont next door have some great ski mountains.

Wow, ski equipment has changed. These bindings almost looks unsafe.

And how about a little tribute to all of us who were/are educators, both  active and retired.

The little sign says The safeguard of democracy is education.

I should included this poster in my last museum post where I showed the other Victory gardens.

And for those of you interested in fashion. The gardening woman on the left looks so classy compared to what I wear in my garden.

And you might be familiar with this popular image. But I found it interesting to read that this image didn't become such a symbol until the 1970's, even though the image was created during the WWII years.

You can read about it here. (Sorry about the angle of the photo)

I still have more photos for another day.

Thanks for visiting!

A Second Look and More

Hi everyone.
It is October second and that means it is

time today for a second look at a previous post over Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog. It is Second on the Second.

Here's my second view from a post originally published on October 16, 2015.

This is a slightly spooky architectural October page.

Now that it is October, I think a little spooky is ok.

And keeping with the autumn theme, I have a collaged journal spread for Eileen's Dream challenge at  Art Journal Journey

I've been doing some paper collaging for the last few weeks in a blank board book. My theme is (obviously) autumn. It is very relaxing and it's fun to pick the right bit to add. Plus it is a good way to clean off my work table too.

Besides collaging, I used a bit of modeling paste and a stencil. Once dried, I used a bit of paint and ink to color them.

And it was easy enough to add some letter stickers to create the quote that finished off my page. And made it perfect for the AJJ challenge too.

And by the way, you might recognize the tag on the bottom left from a post last week.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Have a happy mid-week!

And thanks for visiting.

October Has Arrived!

Happy October  everyone. It's a new month (already October-wow) and time for a new challenge at Try It On Tuesday.

But first I want send out a big thanks to everyone who participated in our Hot, Hot Hot challenge.  And also thanks Tracey for being such a great guest designer too.

For the next 2 weeks we're asking for some Animal Magic.

 I don't make cards very often but one day recently I just had the urge to make a stack. 

I can't say I  know too many card making tricks, as the process does have some differences from art journaling. My cards are pretty basic, but these new cow stamps  really make me  happy.

I mean, who doesn't love a cow?

I hope to see your animal art over at Try It On Tuesday