back to school

I recently went to Target looking for some water balloons. They didn't have it and they said they had already phased out their summer items for Back-To-School stuff...this was on July 31st. What the heck, it's not even August and already we're gearing up for fall. Seems a little hasty but maybe it's because I'm overly protective of summer vacation because I don't have one anymore.

Here's a quick & easy idea for shabby chic book covers for the students...posted originally on the MAMBI blog here.

perfect day for a picnic

Sunday afternoon, 70 something degrees, a gentle cool breeze, painterly wisps of white clouds...what can I say, California is like a dream sometimes. What a perfect day for a church picnic.

pen & ink

Sometimes doing things the old fashioned way is best. I work so much with computers that I need a chance to use my own two hands to do something creative. This week it's calligraphy.

what i'm working on

My latest posting on the MAMBI blog.

en route

guilty pleasure

In 2002 I went to Australia for the first time to attend Hillsong Conference. For 5 days straight I ate nothing but fast food. It was great. In Australia they would eat their fries (or chips as they call them) with sour cream and sweet chili sauce. At first it was a really weird thought to eat fries with sour cream but after one bite I was sold!

Today I had a hankering and I loved every bite...sweet and salty.

many shades of black

mark rothko (1903-1970)