Customized Doodle Art Project: Loving Baby Jacob All Day Long, Everyday! Sweet Bright Stars! How you are you today? Needing a little cuteness to brighten your smile and your day? Well, look no further. This delightful customized doodle art series is sure to bring some squee to you! For a while now, I’ve been getting… Continue Reading
MK’s Reflections: Patience
MK’s Reflections: Patience Beautiful Blossom, Maybe you can relate. My honeybun tells me, “You have to have patience.” But, … but. I want it now! Sometimes we’re talking little stuff, like landscaping and wanting to get my flowers in to see the beauty … but it’s too late in the season. Or I want to… Continue Reading
Mary Kate’s Awesome Salad Shooter
Tower Garden by Juice Plus+
Mary Kate’s Awesome Salad Shooter (Tower Garden by Juice Plus+) Dear Beautiful Blossom! “What is this glorious salad shooting thing I speak of?” you ask. OH MY YUMMY GREEN-EATING GOODNESS! So glad you asked. Let me introduce you to my affectionately dubbed “Salad Shooter”! (I name everything: my trees, my computer, my phone, … it… Continue Reading
A Hint of Fall Color!
On the Bog (with Kat, Bear, & Wogs)
A Hint of Fall Color! A hot summer sun blazed high in the sky, brightening the day and keeping spirits high. On the Bog, Kat, Bear, and Wogs were out for an exploration trek and enjoying the incoming fall breeze keeping them cool as they hiked on. Bear was excited for the wagon ride through… Continue Reading
The Power of a Smile!
The power of a smile! Okay Beautiful Blossoms … let’s not complicate this one. A smile is POWERFUL! It is an instant pick-me-up! Even if you fake it, a smile will do good things to your body!!! Aaaaaaaaand … if you Share Your Smile With Someone Else … now you both feel better! It’s chemical,… Continue Reading
Overcoming Negativity Pep Talk
Overcoming Negativity Pep Talk Negativity talks loud. Let’s be louder! Ever notice how loudly negativity talks? Whether it’s the voice in your head sprinkling, or worse, showering you with toxic thoughts, the voice is loud. It resonates. You hear it. It confirms your fears and fuels your anxieties. In the world around us, mean people,… Continue Reading
Be the Change
“Be the Change you wish to see in the world!” Mahatma Gandhi Dear Sweet Blossoms! Mahatma Gandhi got it right! If I’ve learned anything in this life (and I’ve learned lots), it’s that you can’t control others. You can’t make them be anything. For instance, you can’t make someone else be happy. You can’t make… Continue Reading
Comedy Night at Froggy Bog!
On the Bog (with Kat, Bear, & Wogs)
Comedy Night at Froggy Bogs! The darkness of night had fallen On the Bog, lit only by a faint crescent moon tucked behind thick clouds, some gently twinkling stars, and lots of blinking fireflies. The pleasant summer day had been sunny and warm with a happy, cooling breeze to make their playtime an absolute delight! … Continue Reading
Art as Self-Care:
Lights Digi-Painting
Art as Self-Care: Lights Digi-Painting About a week ago, I had a really scary experience. A something that triggered my anxiety/panic-button in this COVID pandemic time. Irresponsible, disrespectful, self-righteous behaviors of others that put my improving-but-still-fragile health at risk. I never saw the danger coming. I was in a supposedly trustworthy medical environment for a… Continue Reading
A Scary Time!
On the Bog (with Kat, Bear, & Wogs)
A Scary Time! It was a scary time On the Bog! Lightening struck, and thunder shook the very walls of Starry Cottage! Dark skies roiled. Heavy rain blew and blustered, drenching everything in sight and obscuring the usually chipper sights of the Bog. All the creatures were silent and still, hiding in their homes and… Continue Reading