Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.  It has been a very pleasant day.  My sister came up from their farm on the Mississippi Coast to cook Turkey and dressing at our mama's house.  It was good. I took Spinach Madeleine and green bean casserole and fruit salad to add to the feast.   I am filled with Thankfulness and food.

 Sara had to go home after eating because they have goats and piggies to take care of. While they were expanding the outbuildings on the farm, Their goat, Dolly got too close to the male Domino and now she is having twins....at the wrong time of year.  Miss Dolly needs to watch her social calendar a little closer....lol....fortunately Uncle Woody built her a nice warm shed and filled it with dry hay and even put her a heater out there.so she  and the kids will be warm and cozy.  Miss Annabelle the pig got a new playmate this summer and he grew up a whole lot faster than anyone would have guessed.  So now she is having piggies, also at the wrong time of the year....She has a new pen of her own and a nice warm shed to keep them comfy too.  Annabelle is so much bigger than Leon that nobody can quite figure out how tey accomplished all that..but it appears that nature will find a way.

I just finished a plate of leftovers for my dinner. Thanksgiving dinner is one of those meals that seem to get better with time.  It won't last long but I plan to enjoy at least one turkey-day sandwich for lunch tomorrow.  When we get down to the tiny pieces, I will throw it in a pot and make turkey chowder. Then I can coast for awhile and wait for  Christmas Dinner.  Then we get t do it all again. 

Now...The evening is settling in.......Vic lit the Hannuka  candle for today and I think I feel the urge to paint a bit. 
I am Thankful for all that Heavenly Father has given me and I pray that He knows that I appreciate  it all.  Have a good evening, everyone.  Pray for Peace. 

Picture Hanging Challenge

This past week I brought home all my paintings from SanCan Art Gallery in Erath, LA  The gallery has now officially closed.  I had 30 pieces there.  Where am I going to hang these things?  Yikes..

During the process, I spent time talking with artist, Amy Carruth.  She really did give me a boost.  I enjoy talking with other artists anyway, but Amy has such a great personality and is so insightful.  We were talking about the fact that her work is so HER!  It is what it is, she says.  But I have never found a style of my own like that.  I paint realistic landscapes one day and deconstructed  Crock-a-moly the next.  She gave me an exercise to FIND ME.   I want to do it and see if it makes me more consistent. 

Amy said to get a big board. like a canvas panel.  Paint me.  Embellish it with anything and everything that makes it me.

 Okay....me with short messy hair.......maybe with pink streaks in it.....maybe not. lol.   Clothes?  Jeans and a big loose shirt....but with pearls and stuff sewn on it.  Lacey bits.  Color......RED!  .  Bare feet.  a cat curled up nearby.   hmmmmm.  I wonder if I did another board net week if it would be different....lol............ahhhhhh..The many faces of Rosemary! 

Alvin says that he is considering building me a studio in the back yard.  I wonder if I would feel lonely out there working alone.  Would it be scary at night?   well, even if I didn't sit out there painting, it would give me a place to store all my stuff......and hang some of these paintings.  I need to get off my butt and find another gallery who might be willing to hang my work.  I am such a shy chiken....arrgghh! 

2013 has been a very strange and interesting year.  Our 43 year old son came home to recover from some medical issues and then I got my dream job that lasted for less than six months and generally have been in a bit of a funk for more than two months.  Today I decided that I am tired of that.  It is time to get over the bad stuff and get back to living.  So....

1. I am going to post my paintings and books on e-bay and amazon.com and restart this blog and look at the good things in my life and not worry about what may not be perfect.  In the few months I had my dream job, I learned to use Photo-shop and I learned some very good marketing tips.  I also grew as an artist and writer and  am enjoying both very much.  I should be able to do this.


2.  I am rewriting one of my novels and plan to publish it next year.  I took the first couple of chapters in to my writing group...and....they LIKED it.  YES!   They didn't like my Vampire book so much so this is a good thing.  LOL

3. I will get over  the fear of self promotion and Do some of that.  I will tweet and post my books on Penterest and Facebook and do it right.  I have published 5 books.  I have nothing to prove.  I just need to do what needs to be done.  I already have two book signings for December at B&N.

SMILE........I am blessed and I am reasonably healthy and I have so many things to be grateful for.  Thank You, Heavenly Father....I appreciate what you have done for me.