Oh, Happy Day!

Can you feel it?  The special sparkle in the air?  The deep rumble of the very beginnings of giddiness?

Me Too!

Happy Groundhog Day!  You party animal, you!

Happy One Year learning to crochet day for me! 

Is it me, or would that groundhog look downright adorable in the first crocheted hat I ever made?

Good golly we have a lot to be happy about.  The festive music is LOUD here in my dining room.  The food is being set out.  You can feel the excitement building.

Here is a fun fact about groundhogs: They are the same thing as woodchucks. If you knew this already, it seems laughably obvious. If you didn’t, your mind may be blown a little. It’s never too late to learn things.

As I type this, it is only 6:57am  the day is already off to a happy note.  Nice.

Okay, to celebrate this wild, festive day… I thought I would share one new favorite thing.  Less than $10.00, extremely easy to use and it WORKS!

You know how you draw a bath, you have the temperature just right, then after a while, the water level goes down, the water you have left is getting colder by the minute?

This gadget solves those issues.  The suction cups hold it in place over the overflow drain. Now I know this is a first world “problem”.  Gee, I wonder how I can get the bubble bath in my beautiful jacuzzi to stay warm?  Yet, I am just so darn tickled with this common sense gadget I felt compelled to share!  You’re welcome!

See your day is already better because you learned some new stuff and it isn’t even lunchtime.  Just imagine what we will learn the rest of this exciting day??

 

Here’s to going out today and finding some HAPPY!

Happy Friday, Y’all.

In this together,

Chat soon.

 

flaming Friday

Fridays come with the light-hearted anticipation of the weekend.

Oh sure, Friday’s come with a bucket full of chores.  I am good with that.  If I clean and do the linens and towels and fill the refrigerator full of great food (a full and appealing refrigerator is a thing of beauty)………….then the weekend can be spent more on having fun than doing household jobs.

I also fill my Fridays with beauty.

To start the day, I jumped into the world of Sir Fredric Leighton.  1830-1896  I try and expand my world on Friday mornings with an artist that I have not studied.  Sometimes I work off a list of artists I would like to explore.  Sometimes a friend mentions a name or a painting and off I go.

A couple of days ago, a friend mentioned her favorite painting.  Flaming June  .  Oh my, I saw in an instant why she would say that. The painting (I viewed a photograph of it, through the computer) must be stunning and breathtaking in person.  It sort of grabbed my heart and soul and wouldn’t let go.  The saturated color, the sensuously draped girl……..the gauze folds of the fabric……..I need a bigger word than lovely.  I can’t really find great words.  The painting stands on its own. Yes, it takes your breath away.

Then again, Sir Leighton’s bronze statue , 1877, An Athlete Wresting with a Python is staggering.  It catches you, somehow by surprise.  The raw power and strength slaps you in the face the moment you gaze upon the work. 

Music Lessons is a painting that will capture your heart and soul.  This painting seems like one an art teacher would display and discuss and share.  Again, the fabric is so life-like you want to reach out and feel it.  The meaning behind the work is well……. charming and quietly powerful.

While I instantly fell head over heels in love with Flaming June,  I think I will choose The Fisherman and the Syren 1856-1858 as my favorite of the week.  My heart and soul were somehow awakened by the natural beauty.  The remarkable attention to detail almost has you believing it is a photograph and not a painting.

If you are so inclined, maybe on your lunch hour, you would be wise to fill your spirit with beautiful works of art.   Maybe you will find time to look up this painting, my favorite of the week.

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.  Friedrich Nietzsche