life lessons

Lesson 1

If you garden

in flip-flops, be prepared

for some mud between your toes.

And really filthy feet generally speaking!

Gardening is so satisfying,

unless of course something

starts to eat the

'babies' just as they

peek out of the dirt ~ aaah!

But still,

I have been working so hard to make

the outside of my home pretty.

I mostly do seeds and starts from friends.

I've also put a mix of random

things for plants to grow on.

An old door that needs weathering,

a yummy old trellis out of peely white wood.

A bunch of signs.

So, grow babies, grow, since you are what the garden

is about!

But I really do like the mud in my toes part too.

This is a sign a friend made for me 17 years ago.  

Love the flowers and the message.

Life lesson 2

If you use a heat gun on the floor of your garage

because the work table is too full

and doesn't have a clamp anyway,

just possibly you might burn

the carpet!  

Yea I've got some pretty rugs

in  my garage because

I found them by the side of the road

a nice way to warm up my work space

and make it pretty.  Well, now

it does have that burnt spot!

Also, holding down the

wood with your foot

as you snuggle close in so it

will make the paint bubble faster, perhaps

isn't the brightest thing I've ever done.

As I was working

though, and jerking my hand away

because it kept getting too hot,

I began to ponder about

blogging!

I've been cranking out signs this week.

Last week was wood cutting

and wood cleaning

and organizing the garage work space

by taking much to the Goodwill.

So this week gets

to be the fun part!  About

70 signs so far,

with a goal of 150,

I've got a few orders

and stores to fill up.

This is a good quote for my house!

 A Joyful Cottage in Estes Park 
gets these.  Today's step
wiring, finishing the backs

and 'be-ribboning.'

Take time to play it's Summer!

For me, sign making is play.
I've been thinking about life goals and where
I'm headed and such.
I think I love creating and 'arting.'  
Maybe you could tell that?
So I am praying about the future
and what it looks like for me.  I would love
it if my work could be this.
Play, it's just so satisfying.
My paying job is working in the local school district.
I do love that too.
Will you pray with me?
I haven't a clue how to do anything
with my art except crank it out
and sell in local stores and markets.
Which I enjoy,
but just maybe these inspirational
words can reach a broader world somehow.


Hoping and Praying,

deedee