Wishcasting Wednesday

Today Jamie Ridler gain poses a very intriguing, seemingly simple question:

Who do you wish to have tea with?

As I thought about it, I thought of people in the past who I might have liked to have tea with - people like Katherine Hepburn, Virginia Woolf, Mother Teresa, Corrie Ten Boom or Rachel Carson for example - To listen to their accumulated wisdom, to hear their stories.

But I realized that what I would like most is to reconcile the women in our family, to gather the sisters, daughters, cousins and aunts together; to share our hurts and feelings and wishes and needs; to expose the past and wash it away with pot after pot of tea; to cry and hug and feel each others' pain; to reconnect in love.

A Jamie says:
"You can be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes. It’s easy. Answer the wish prompt above on your blog. Support wishes by visiting other participants. It’s that simple. There is great power in wishing together."

Multitudes on Mondays

This is turning into a very special way to look at the week that was and to express gratitude for the many wonderful things that have happened, even if they were simple pleasures.

This week I was so thankful for:

31. time out with my husband

(portrait of us inspired by Picasso)

32. being able to finish my progress reports -on time!

33. laughter and kindness from my students

34. for beautiful flowers on my table - tonight I bought red carnations

(to represent kindness and flowers- again inspired by Picasso - one of my favourites by the great artist)

35. music to dance to, to get me moving and enjoying the exercise

36. hearing from my children

37. an excellent math workshop last week, which tho was very long, was also very informative

38. beautiful weather for so long into November

39. time for art several times

40. receiving so many lovely ATCs for my birthday to come - Thank you to all those wonderful artists!

Stop by "A Holy Experience" for more "Multitudes on Monday", with the list that never ends!

Sunday Weekly Wrap-up - AEDM, The Artist's Way

Just a quick post as I have a bit more work to finish report cards for tomorrow.

Time for Sunday Weekly Wrap -up - my look at the week that was.

AEDM

This month is "Art Every Day Month" - a challenge offered by Leah at Creative Every Day.

I am enjoying working through Leah's Survival Guide. She provides a prompt each day, to spark inspiration and motivation. It is also a chance to see more of her artwork.

Here are a few of the pieces I have created and a summary of what I've done:

Nov. 2: Watercolour Horse - inspired from a card from Saratoga

Nov. 3: Finished ATCs for a swap (theme was Stamps/Scrapbooking)

Nov. 4: Painted backgrounds for ATCs

Nov. 5: Photography (more skies! I posted a few photos for SSS in the previous post)

Nov. 6: Worked on my art room! - Leah talked about having your own creative space on Day 4 and I finally got inspired to do that.

The Artist's Way

Paula at "HappySnappy" hosts this exploration of "The Artist's Way".

I have read Chapter 9 but have not done much on the tasks . My artist's date has been my daily time for creating or working on my art space.

Morning papers - nil. I did re-read those I have done this round and the round before (a year ago). It is not surprising, I guess , that some of the same issues arise.

Now that reports will be out of the way I can devote more time to actually working through this chapter.

Shadow Shot Sunday

Once again, it is time to share shadows. With bright sunshine this morning, I was able to get a few shadows.

And of course, I had to get a few shots of our cat.

Be sure to check SSS at Hey Harriet! -that super fun meme created by Tracy.

AEDM -Day 1

Today brings Art Every Day Month with Leah of Creative Every Day. I have done the challenge twice before and look forward to doing the challenge again. The idea is to create art or something creative every day throughout November.

I am making the commitment to be creative every day, to give myself time each day to make art and enjoy the process, not matter what medium I use.

I hope to try some new things but also work on one project: quote cards.

I will continue creating ATCs - I have a number of swaps to work on.

I am working on finishing "The Artist's Way".

I want to sketch daily.

I will continue with photography and my challenges related to that.

I look forward to the creative community who participate in this challenge. I plan to share once a week, on Sundays.

Check out Matt Cutts TED video on 30 Days Challenges found at Paula's blog.

Multitudes on Monday

Happy Hallowe'en everyone!

Time once to share blessings or gratitudes or just what we are thankful for. Be sure to check out "A Holy Experience" for many blessings!

I am so grateful for:

21. a visit with my youngest and his girlfriend

22. time to visit with my husband's brother on his own

23. our turkey dinner on Saturday and then leftovers on Sunday

24. the fun of Hallowe'en at school today

25. more gifts in the mail this past week

26. that our cat has been checked out and is healthy - even at 19

27. pumpkin pie with whipped cream

28. our jacuzzi that eases pain

29. new books to read (including the new Steve Jobs book)

30. lovely comments to my posts - thanks everyone!

Shadow Shot Sunday

Very varied this week, with rain and clouds and much cooler weather. Winter is on its way. But this morning the sun was shining and as I let our cat out the back, I saw shadows on our pumpkin. Perfect timing - for SSS and for Hallowe'en!

Be sure to visit Hey Harriet! home of SSS, that superfun, irresistible meme, created by Tracy.