Day 2755: Valentime's Day Friday.

"Palette": acrylic, collage & digital

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Valentine's Day is coming Friday 
and there is a questionnaire on WW's  FB page today. 
WW's answers are below:

Share your story! Valentine’s Day is coming

Here’s our story:
How you met: At Family Fitness
First date: Dimacellis Italian restaurant & a movie.
(We were 17&18 yrs old)
How many years together: nearly 28 together, almost 25 married
Who was interested first: I think him 😊
Who is taller:  he is
Difference in age: 10 months (I’m older)
Who said I love you first: I think him.
Most impatient: definitely me
Most sensitive: me, for sure
Loudest: HIM
Falls asleep first: 100% me ...in like 5 seconds
Cooks better: it was me until he learned his mama's recipes. 

Now him all day long!
Better morning person: me
Best Driver: him
Most competitive: probably me. 

WW & SM

Post a picture of you and your Valentine.

&

Okay, here goes ...

Here’s our story: Mac Pro and me.
How you met: the Apple Store.
First date: My office.
How many years together: 35 years (different models)
Who was interested first: Definitely me.
Who is taller: Me.
Difference in age: 60+ years
Who said I love you first: I think me.
Most impatient: definitely me
Most sensitive: me, for sure.
Loudest: me.

Cooks better: me, when I do.
Better morning person: him.
Best Driver: me.
Most competitive: probably me.

(me & my significant other)

Posted above, a picture of me and my Valentine.

TMI??

Just because ...

Komondor

A smile for Tuesday ...

Day 2682: A tradition with an upgrade.

Joseph: photo, junk mail collage & digital

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WonderWoman & I have had a tradition for Black Friday for years. 

It started years ago when the grandhunks were old enough 

to go with their Dad, Superman, to the LA Aunto Show.

We went early am to Fashion Island to shop, eat and play.

This year we improved on the tradition by adding C & C.

Friends for 40 years, we are a good group.

Carole picked me up at 7:30, as Cheryl picked up WW.

We met at Fashion Island before 8 am when the stores opened.

 

It had rained all night but stopped around 7 am.

Our first stop was Anthropology, where I shot samples ...

 

 ... of what I saw, for your shopping guide.

After, picture time in from of the amazing tree.

We visited a variety of stores and shops, 30%, 40% and 50% off!

Purchases were made, the evidential bags were spirited to the car.

We walked a lot, then took a tea & croissant break. 

 

WW shot this, she said I looked funny with all my crumbs.

WW had made reservations last week at R&D for 11:30.

 

There was a little more shopping & laughing, 

then someone suggested we go to nearby ...

Where they really decorate for the holidays.

They had strolling carollers ...

Rogers Gardens has room & room & rooms of holiday 

decorations but we spent our time with the beautiful plants.

 It was a lovely Black Friday. 

No pushing or shoving, a little hugging now and then. 

Small, doable crowds that got bigger as we left. A great day! 

Thank you, Cheryl and WW for another special day.

A smile for Saturday ...

Day 2631: Norma is a great teacher!

Aunt Martha: gourd, wood-burning tool, acrylics, fabric & digital.

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Second Wednesday of each month is a Eastside get together.

Each month a member teaches a project for the day.

October is Norma and we learned to make gourd masks.

Norma is a master gourd artist shown in galleries.

She suggested we look up gourd masks on line.

I did & found this one I liked for it's simplicity & color.

She brought the gourds, already cleaned and prepared.

Our first job was to do a rough sketch of our idea.

Then we penciled it onto the mask, followed by

cutting out areas. Norma helped me.

We use a wood burning tool to line the pencil lines on the gourd.

Pencil lines later removed with baby wipes. Ready for color.

Color done ready for satin shellac.

Side story: I believe in angels. One of mine is Aunt Martha. 

She was an artist, and often as I work, I get ideas and thank her.

Today as I got supplies ready from Normas list. Then I had 

the idea to bring a garland of scrap fabric for hair. It worked.

Linda, Josie and Norma, hearing the story 

thought she should be called Aunt Martha.

We were a small group today, four total.

We were missing Erin, Libby, Jody & Sherrill. 

Linda decided on a day of the dead theme.

She had an intricate design and a lot of details & cutting.

Still a work in progress, Linda decided she will 

add flowers to the top, a la "Freida".

Josie decided on Pinocchio, finding a gourd part for the nose.

Pinocchio!

Thank you Norma!

A smile for Thursday ...