Egg Garland

Hey there eggheads!

Boy do I have a bunch of egg-citing posts planned for you to celebrate The Easter season! Well, actually I have two including this one but I am gonna run with it and turn it into a full carton. Yes, count ‘em 12, a full DOZEN egg themed posts!

So let’s go ahead and kick off the fun with a craft!

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Cotton-balls from God

Cloud photos, cloud types diagram, & companion art project

Cotton-balls from God

If holiday anticipation is getting to be too much how about a reprieve from all that holiday preparation!

I saw these awesome clouds in the sky yesterday and it prompted me to learn a little bit about cloud types.  I found this nice site about clouds promoting a book called The Cloud Collector’s Handbook.  What a cool hobby – collect clouds – they don’t cost money OR take up any space!  They have a really great image of a sky showing all the cloud types, illustrating their shapes and elevations, see below! Continue reading

Kim Kardashian’s Brief Marriage

"Wedding Day Portrait" gouache on watercolor paper

I’m not a fan of her shows but I do think she is beautiful and more than occasionally watch the entertainment shows that come on after the news.  So along with the rest of main-stream Americans I know all about the lavish wedding and swift split AND I have an opinion about it!   Let me preface this by saying most of my opinions, since becoming a mother, are based on how I think it will affect my children.  My first reaction was disgust!  Does excess wealth eliminate the cultural necessity for commitment and the effort it entails?  Marriage is work.  The focus was on creating a beautiful day and spending/making money.  These are NOT values I want to teach my children.  But wait… Continue reading