Rain Rain Go Away

It's been raining cats and dogs, and pigs and cows, all day and night for the last couple of days. So I guess winter is finally...officially here, despite its lateness.

Otherwise, it's been in the late 60's to 70's with cold nights.

As you can see, Sam is pissed because this means no fetch the ball. Yes, I could stand outside with a waterproof suit and umbrella and play, but it's windy too! Sorry Sam.

I love rain but not when it's cold too. Speaking of cold, my room is not and that's a good thing, thanks to that nice guy Sal who bought me a radiant heater which works great. No more numb hands trying to bend wire.

I have added a "follow my blog" widget and to my surprise, my cousin found me and left a little note! It's not because of the widget, but because I shamelessly sent out a huge email to all my family and friends to put my shop link in their emails to friends. So my cousin blogged about my shop and then visited my blog. Thanks Meg!

Stay dry and warm , kids!

Not the best Valentine's

This is me, after crying a lot last night, with very puffy eyes. I am no longer part of a couple...after 9 years with my boyfriend. Yes, I am a freckle face!

Been up since 6:00 am, sky still dark and day yet to appear. I take my ultra strong cup of French roast to warm up a bit and wait for light. I am wearing a pair of handwarmers I bought from an etsy seller and a warm knit scarf from my mom. I have on my thickest sweatshirt. This is California in the winter, pretty frigid, but luckily, the rain has been holding off.

Here are some pics of the garden, looking soft and dewy in the early light. You can see the rosemary blooming with tiny delicate lavender flowers, and a large koi who has surfaced to greet me.

First Blog! Feb. 11, 2008

Well, I don't really have to talk about my art or anything of any real importance since this will be my first blog and I'm still trying to think of things I'll write about in the future. So for now, this will just be a "nothing" post and I can just relax!

We were having torrential rains, and now there has been a week of calm--blissful sunny days in the 70's, the garden lush and revived from all the water, and it feels like spring again. To take advantage of this lovely weather, I took some close-up photos of the animals in all this greenery. Sam's mug looks like one only a mom could love because it's somewhat distorted. His shnozz looks huge and cute.

The weather report said we'll have a whole week of this calm. Fingers crossed.