(raylee).

Some Days are Diamonds.....Some Days are Not

some of the feathered "gems' that have been visiting the back yard this past week.

i have had an up & down week, this quote more or less sums it up:
"God has blessed me
i have seen better days,
but i have also have  seen worse.
i do not have all my wants, but i do have all my needs.
i woke up with a few aches & pains, but i woke up!
my life may not be perfect,  but i thank God it is good."
i found this quote on pinterest, don't know the author.

while looking through old photo files i found another quote someone had saved:
"tomorrow will be better", i took that as a sign.
yes, each day has been better than the previous one......so i'm moving  forward this week.
i have been keeping busy & hope to actually finish some of the  projects that i'm working on & paintings that are kinda halfway there.
how are things with you?........all going well i hope.
(raylee).

Hibiscus Love....

let us not therefore
go hurrying about
& collecting honey, bee -like,
buzzing here & there impatiently
from a knowledge of what is to be arrived at.
but let us open our leaves like a flower,
& be passive & receptive.
-john keats.

(raylee).

Hip Hip Hooray!!!........

thank you to all who visit our blog.
(raylee).

Roses......

"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck" - Emma Goldman.
(raylee).

2013 ....365 Challenge

showing  some  more pages from my altered book project........do something creative every day in 2013!!

(raylee).

Long Time No See........

hello all, how are you?......well & happy i hope  ......i have a bit of catching up to do, will post my progress in the 365 challenge ......yes i have been doing something creative every day.......my altered book is growing as i try different ways to fill the pages.

 these are the pages i was trying to post when my computer decided to pack it in.......hopefully it is all better now.

these pages are mostly collage with some acrylic painted papers, for the ninth, tenth, eleventh & twelfth of january 2013. see you soon with some more.......thank you to every one who visits our blog.........we love having you!

(raylee)..

Blue, Sunny, Deep!!.........

"I find myself at the extremity of a long beach. How gladly does the spirit leap forth, & suddenly enlarge its sense of being to the full extent of the broad, blue, sunny deep! A greeting & a homage to the Sea! I descend over its margin,& dip my hand into the wave that meets me, & bathe my brow. That far-resounding roar is the ocean's voice of welcome. His salt breath brings a blessing along with it." .......Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(raylee).

Today.......

"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Johann Van Goethe.
(raylee).

Shades of Blue

'Sit quietly doing nothing,
spring comes,
& the grass grows by itself"
zen wisdom.
(raylee).

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Chinese Proverb

"Be not afraid of growing slowly,
Be afraid of standing still". - Chinese Proverb.
(raylee).

Laughter.....Friends......Family

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed. Sebastine Chamfort. In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter & sharing of pleasures. -Kahlil Gibran.
These two cards are on my workroom wall.......they always make me smile.
I would like to say thank you to our followers, & welcome the two new ones.......i hope we can continue to keep you interested, maybe even put a smile on your faces too sometimes.
It is a pleasure to have you all!!
(raylee).

Happy Hibiscus

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens: but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." - Helen Keller. (raylee).