School's Out!

School is officially out for the summer, but that means...
1. Clean and Organize
2.  Repaint something and Draw and read and write
3. Weed the gardens
4. Pretend I'm Batman Mommy for Batman 4yr. old son
5. Make a junk pile and a keep pile, then figure out where to put the "keep" stuff
6.  Stay awake past 8:30p.m.
7.  Catch fireflies
8.  Enjoy the campfires and eat s'mores
9.  Spend time with my two favorite boys in the world! (Hubby and Will)
10.  Run, maybe? Off to Maine...
11.  Have fun at the zoo
12. Daytrips with friends
13. Take a class
14. Uh Oh! It's August already!!!
15.  Off to school my little Will
16.  Here we go again...
17.  I wouldn't trade this for anything in the world.
18.  "Good Morning Boys and Girls"

Nantucket Ball Jar with Ticking

My new creation yesterday.  I love this jar and it's for sale on my website www.oldecommoncandles.com  Take a look if you haven't checked it out...;)Alyssa

Van Gogh Matted and Framed

Here is my Van Gogh-"Starry Night" matted and framed! I got the frame with the matte at Michael's for $10.00 on SALE!!!

Starry Night, Artist, Me

Okay, yes I have to give Van Gogh credit, of course, but I did this pastel version of "Starry Night" last night.  We had 1 hour to create our masterpiece and this was mine. (Don't laugh ;) I'm going to matte and frame it. This quick pick really does not make the colors burst, and twinkle as pastels have that *magic* touch.    

GO BOSTON!

                              GO CELTICS!!!
                                                              image from Boston Pro Shops

Simply Organizing

"To what to my wondering eyes did appear, but some little tin pails with numbers so darn close to my house number that I had to keep searching in the shelves and.... YAHTZEE!!" P.S. Pay no attention to the ugly brown computer hutch, or the starfish dust covering the hutch so nicely.  The hutch will be leaving.  But!  It works for now until I find a CHEAP way to either make it white, or find a nice white table/desk that is super dee-duper cheap! ;)  Enjoy your Friday~

A Room With A View

I had to take a picture of my yard outside my kitchen window.  We have a HUGE rhody that got a bit damaged in an ice storm that we had 2 years ago.  But, it is the biggest I've ever seen!  It's bursting with purple/pink flowers.  
I also took one of my herb garden that is in need of some weeding!  Have fun ;)  Also, looking for galvanized pails and tubs for some chalkboard paint. 

And isn't this cottage really cute!  I could move right in!  You could too.  It's for sale in Moody, Maine!  My husband took a picture of it as we were riding down the road.  I love the color...I have a thing for green.