so I'm sure most of you know what a jumper is...but for those who don't...it's a sweater..JPG)
I pulled out a Marimekko top...you know the classic one which has all those little bright coloured pockets,old knitted hats and gloves,dresses my Farmor(Grandmother) had made,undershirts(which my girls STILL love to wear)...then a Liberty Dress which I remember my Dad having bought for us for Christmas...green with pretty flowers...AND sweaters/jumpers which brought back Winter filled memories...times when we would spend hours outside playing in the snow building HUGE snowmen...great thick and warm woolen knitted sweaters...
jumpers I am SO happy she kept...they honestly were in good shape...I think one had a moth hole which I fixed...but other than that...both our girls have worn all the clothes which were salvaged.
Then there came a time when thoughts of storing again for another generation...or donating came across my mind...
The longest of the 2 falls just bellow my chest...and they look quite sweet with a simple jumper on.
it's little Mr.M's Christening tomorrow...so...I've been busy.
my sister bought 4 frames and I have made 4 watercolours for Morton as a gift. This is one of my faves(if I must say so myself!)
Tiddler the fish(one of his favourite story books)...
keeping in the theme of blue and whites...I found a beautiful arctic fox to draw...
and a baby seal.
What a wonderful way to spend a Friday afternoon...having eaten lunch around noon, the girls and I walked a good 25 minutes to arrive at sister's door step...always a warm welcome waiting for us as we enter her sweet and warm,cozy house...which used to be the stables of our Childhood house which our parents sold 10 years ago. They converted it into a little 2 bedroom cottage...and now,sister and bro in-law live there with Morton.
I think little Miss J fell in love with Jack...even though yesterday she said "I don't really like boys Mummy." And that was that...until this evening when we came back to my parents house...and she wished to show him absolutely every material possession she owned. So cute.
So...on a BLAAAA note...I have contracted a stomach bug...thanks Boo and Morton...but on the positive side...it's still a good 2 weeks until Xmas...so I have time to recuperate. YAY! Better now than later....apologies in advance to Tam...it came on suddenly and pray that NONE of you get it.
and we had such a fun time...the children(all 25 of them) were entertained constantly. Surprisingly enough there were very few moments where I felt the noise level was too much.
Here's a picture of our girls and a friend of theirs donning the masks we had fun with the night before...because our friend turns 40, we had a "Naughty and Nice" pass the parcel game in the evening when all the kiddies went to bed...I have pictures of what everyone opened on their turn...but not sure I should post it...we left the "Nicies" out for the little ones to play with the next day...lol...lots of hysterical laughing was had by all!
Daddy took the girls out on a canoe ride one day...they were out for a good hour and a half and loved bouncing on the waves...no fear(yet)
The dock was a great place later on in the evening to watch the sunset...so quiet and tranquil, away from the hustle and bustle of the chefs in the kitchen prepping dinner for 20+.
I could have spent another 4 days on details but the budget was what it was...and so I willed myself to put the paintbrush down and called it "finished".
Don't you just love finishing a project? It's so satisfying...
We counted the fairies...there are 18 of them, each one different from the other.
I love this one maybe the best, as well as the little guy sitting on the cherries reading a book.
This client was a dream...she took care of the girls all week, and was so easy...she adores the finished mural...yay...aren't I lucky!
Oh, I like these two too, sitting on the swing catching up on the days happenings.
Even fairies have to go to school!
Bunnies and cats...and sleeping fairies.
I really enjoyed painting these cherries...is this a sign I should maybe paint some still life's?
Maybe I'll get more commissions from this piece...I'm very pleased how it turned out.
Hope you sleep well Olivia in your new bedroom...sweet dreams.
Yesterday I added shadows to everything...and finished the sunflowers(which are looking not SO much like sunflowers because of the very long petals, but I like them)
I have all the fairies still to paint, but I'm happy how the Olivia turned out...
Working on the arch of the window took away a couple of hours yesterday...and I added all the climbing roses...which give a pop of colour(not that there isn't enough! lol)
I'm in a rush again to get out of the house...I finished my taxes last night...phew...now I have other paperwork to do...sorry I haven't been visiting all of you recently...this week has been SO busy,just look at how our girls were last night when we came home. They have been with me at the clients house...she has a 5 year old...so they were entertained all day! Thank you great client...you made the week SO much easier.
Here are 100 books for a child to browse through...I had no idea there could be so many squished onto a shelf...I guess that's their(our daughters) way of "cleaning" up!
My Once Upon a Time Rhino is featured in a Treasury!
It's boiling out...my DH took the girls over to a friends to play for a couple of hours so I could get this watercolour finished.Do I think I'll get it all done? I hope so. The Taxes are going to take up all my evenings and lunches if the girls nap...but they have to be done, as my husband is waiting for figures.
It can sometimes be a little overwhelming, and I'm definitely not as good at writing lists as my DH is...but here is my effort, I hope it helps.
What do you have to get done this week???
I'll check in with you all later today...
Char,Ontario
Well...it took 2 hours to complete...but I'm really happy with how the overall idea for that wall came out,(hope YOU like it LA)...I'll be adding frogs,Lilly flowers,crickets,ducks and other flowers in other sketches.
Thanks for stopping by...are you up to anything special this weekend?
