Isn't This Just So Enchanting?!

Happy Birthday, Mom!!

Today, July 19, is her birthday.  Mine was yesterday so I always thought that I was her birthday present.  LOL!!

She did so much for my two sisters and me.  During the hot and humid summers of Northeast Indiana, she washed our bed sheets and hung them outside to dry.  I can still remember the glorious smell of fresh, clean sheets as I crawled into bed at night. 

We did not go out to eat except during Lent when we would go for a fish fry on Friday nights.  She cooked everything from scratch.  I watched her as she would stuff casing with fresh meat to create homemade Polish sausage.

My Mom made fresh rhubarb pie which nurtured my love for rhubarb.  I picked peaches from peach trees in our backyard.  More pies and jellies!! 

Winter would come with deep snow covering the landscape.  Mom made sure we had layers of clothing to protect us from the harsh cold as we walked across the road to the Elks Country Club for our sledding and tobogganing.

Thank you, Mom, for my beautiful memories of childhood. Now, Rest in Peace!!

I want a bagel!

I love this. 

Two stagehands backstage on the Warner Bros. lot, watercolor and India ink on Arches paper, 14” x 11” by Chuck Jones, circa 1955-1959.

I must get a dog!

Honey, Chief Productivity Officer

Take a walk and take a break – taking your dog out for a bit of exercise also helps you relax and reduces stress.

Submit pics of your pets at work!

I love this kitchen!!

luxe

Drop In and Draw

Do you love to draw?  It's certainly a way to relieve stress!  Do you want to get started?  Then, please check out my recent sample event for March 2013:  http://www.janesaundersblogsite.com/sample-exploration-of-the-month/

Here's one of my GrandGirls super focused on her art!

I would love to explore this passage way.

What Can a Child Do in Nature?

Hide in the bushes

Roll down a hill

Balance on a log

Run through open fields

Dig in the sand

Bicycle through a park

Climb a hill

Go on a picnic

For more ideas, check out www.greenheartsinc.org

Beautiful, fresh and luscious carrots from Santa Monica Farmer's Market.