Getting to the knitty-gritty

My toe bone is knitted to my...foot bone

Hey all!  It's Mesmerizing Medium Monday and guess what creative branch I'm climbing onto today?  But of course, it's knitting! There are some crazy-talented folks out there and here are just a few.

Ben Cuevas is officially an Installation Artist (looked this up and it means art that is

Simple Sunday-The Beast

A walk in the summer wood
revels mystery
that I should
see

Grand scope shows nothing to view
focusing in show
something new
oh

Creature alights to take rest
delicately clear
wings are best
here

A mythical beast I sigh
dragon first in name
also fly
tame

This beast is nothing to fear
what his name implies
it is clear
lies

As in the heavens he goes
I fondly say bye
my smile knows
why

CCB
8/28/2015

Moccasins, Planks and Love

Two moons or a mile...it's the walking that counts

Once again I've really overthought and over researched for my small blog on this Thoughtful/Thankful Thursday.  What can I say?  I try quite diligently not to pass on false information.  For example, the iconic phrase about not walking in someone's shoes or moccasins  is supposedly not an old Native American proverb...or is it?  I thought I had it figured out, as certain sites I came across attributed the sentiment to a poet, Mary T. Lathrap in a piece from 1895.  However, I also came across more info that stated it was not contained in a collection of her other works and it turns out I could not find said poem, supposedly titled "Judge Softly", in any other official location.  Perhaps she wrote it or, if not, I couldn't find anyone else connected to it...phew!  To cut this shorter, I suppose

The Beatles' American Invasion

Ladies and gentlemen...The Beatles!

All you Beatles fans out there, I am once again featuring them on this W/E Wednesday.  I'm trying to post in a somewhat chronological order but we'll see how that goes in the long run. However, I am still on the right timeline which brings us to the Beatles takeover of the good ol' U.S.A. It's common knowledge that the Beatles first landed

Magiookstrous T.V. Shows

Loved the nose wiggle

Here we go with another Flashback Friday and what magical, kooky and monstrous ideas do I have for you today? Well, just have a gander at some of these old mythical-based shows.

First on our magical tour is Bewitched.  Nose-twitching Samantha Stevens and her short-wicked husband Darren 

I make-a da sauce

Cook those tomatoes into submission...and sauce

 Hey de ho, it's Tips, Tricks and Treats Tuesday and I was speculating on what to write about for today when I thought, Hey!, I bet there's a lot of people out there with an abundance of tomatoes like I have and might like a few ideas on how to use them.  It's always nice to give some of your crop away, but it's also nice to use it, too.  I had already given away a bunch and was thinking of a way to utilize the LARGE bowl I still had. Spaghetti sauce popped in my mind so I Googled away and here's what I came up with...

Bubble Street Gallery

"A Chance to Dream"

This Mesmerizing Medium Monday will feature the fanciful art of Daniel Merriam.  I can't remember exactly where I first viewed his fabulous work, but I would bet it was on Pinterest.

I love, love, love surrealist art and that's the branch Mr. Merriam falls into.  His website is called "Bubble Street" and I'm assuming he formulated the title from his frequent use of bubbles in his works.  From my casual perusal of his paintings I also noticed other common themes are fish, butterflies and houses.  The latter is present in all my picks today, I suppose, because home is so very important to me.  In this first example I can fancy myself on board