Uregent Request!

UPDATE!!!!!

I have wonderful news to share! Charley has been found! They thought at first he had been hit by a car but now as I understand it, the Vet believes he was attacked by another animal. They took him into surgery to suture his wounds and should be ok. I will keep y'all posted when I have more info. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers! xxoo Nan
 As many of you know, last summer we adopted a sweet little Havanese that was rescued from a puppy mill. Our little girl is doing great but a little male that was rescued and adopted by a family in Florida, has managed to get loose and the rescue group has launched a frantic search to find this poor terrified little pup. Please, if you are in this area or know someone who is, could you share this info and keep an eye open for him? Thank you so very much!

Scripture in Pictures Sunday

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A Happy Vintage New Year!

Happy, Happy New Year Everyone!

I know, I know, I'm about a week and a half late but that's how my life seems to be going these days. In fact, before I go any farther, I have to say a HUGE congratulations to my amazing, beautiful daughter Rachel who graduated from The Ohio State University in December! 

She is such a smartie, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Plant Cell Biology with a minor in Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology. I can barely say it! Now we're keeping our fingers crossed that she can find a grown-up job and maybe even one that will pay for her to get her Masters. 

 Now back to the Happy New Year! Do you have any goals or aspirations for the New Year? When I reflect back on the two words I chose for last year "DO" and "Believe", I have to admit, I did not do a very good job of following through. In fact, on a scale of 1 to 10, I would give myself a 3 for "DO" and about a 5 for "Believe"! 

I think the most positive step I took towards believing in MY art, was that I started attending a Bible Study group at Church, just for artists. It has been the most amazing experience and I can't wait for it to resume after the Holiday break! We are reading a book titled "The Creative Call" and it is filled with lots of hands on exercises. 

 It is such a valuable experience to share with other artists, your fears, your hopes, disappointments and receive words of encouragement each week and most importantly, to reaffirm that God wants you to use your talents and to share in his creation!
So.... my goals for this year are to have Faith, that God has a plan for my art and to free myself from self doubt and distractions. Gee, I guess my two words from last year, "DO" and "Beleive" work for this year too! 

So Happy Belated New Year everyone! Please enjoy these vintage New Years Images and let me know what your plans are for the New Year!
I'll be linking this to:
Alphabe Thursday and the Letter H for Happy at Jenny Matlocks
and
Vintage Thingie Thursday at Colorado Lady

Scripture in Pictures Sunday

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Scripture in Pictures Sunday

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Once Upon a PINKterest Day!

Happy PINK Saturday Everyone!
If I lived in a very PINK world, I would wake up in this sweet PINK house!

 source: http://kawaiishiorkor.tumblr.com/post/10033107311

Then I would go down to my very PINK kitchen to make a cozy warm cup of tea. 

 (source:http://hookedonhouses.net/2011/09/16/kirstie-alleys-oceanfront-cottage-for-sale-on-maine-island/#more-32403 )

Then I would do some laundry in my very PINK laundry room.

 (source:http://inspirationfordecoration.blogspot.com/ )

While my laundry is doing it's swirlin and twirlin, I would go to my studio and craft some sweet PINK crafts like this beautiful PINK chalkboard frame 

 (source: http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.246269206.jpg)

and these adorable PINK Christmas trees. 

 (source:http://daisypinkcupcake.blogspot.com/2010/12/crepe-paper-christmas-tree.html )

After the chores were done and my PINK crafts completed, I would hop into my very PINK VW bus,

 (source:http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/c/0/0/de/3/AAAADFp_0p8AAAAAAN487g.jpg?v=1279846639000 )

head to the beach and my very PINK beach cottage

 (source:http://seacottage.blogspot.com/2011/02/cottages-and-cupcakes.html )

where I would kick back with a glass of PINK bubbly 

(source:http://moderndaymoms.com/barefoot-wine-pink-moscato-bubbly/ )

and watch the sunset over the horizon!
All these images and more can be found on my PINK Pinterest board!
Please stop by How Sweet the Sound where Beverly has more PINK inspiration waiting for you! Have a wonderful Weekend,

filled with Bubbles of JOY, xxoo Nan

REDnesday

Happy REDnesday everyone!
WOW, I can't believe it is the first of November already! Do you remember the excitement you felt as a child when the Christmas catalogs would arrive about this time of year. I can remember looking at it over and over, carefully marking the pages with the items on my Christmas wish list. Oh it seemed like Christmas would never arrive!
Last week I was skimming Pinterest and found this sweet page from the 1963 Sears Christmas Catalog.

 It brought back such a flood of memories because not only do I remember this ad but I remember having a cowgirl outfit almost identical to the red and black one in the ad. What is really amazing, is that a few days after seeing this ad, a small package arrived from my Aunt containing a number of old family pictures including this one!

That's me, front and center along with my two older sisters behind me and my cousins on either side.  I couldn't believe the uncanny timing of this package's arrival. The weird thing is, I have no idea where this picture was taken and  I don't ever remember seeing this picture before but I am so happy to have it.
I'm linking this post to
REDnesday at It's a Very Cherry World
and
Vintage Thingy Thursday at Colorado Lady