Jun13Art

So much I have to learn about politics, like the fact that the party must pay for the primary elections. In the past the party combined precincts used volunteer poll workers, with paper ballots.  New law requires us to rent the states electronic voting machines and pay certified poll workers... which will cost the party $2 million dollars that we don't have.... the Democrats won't have a primary, so they don't have to pay for anything... even though the Democrats are allowed to vote in our primary.

Jun12Art

Took a break from mounds of laundry to visit Ron's brother this afternoon. Got 6 bags of Miracle Grown Garden Soil to replace the cow manure, that I believe is killing my flowers... a friend at the picnic yesterday bought some of the same manure and is having the same issues in her garden... so it isn't just me with this problem.

Jun11Art

Breakfast at Kelly's BBQ, where state Senator Chip Campsen talked about the NLRB suit against Boeing, that off to a picnic at Wannamaker park, we were at some tables near this man made hill... the kids in the park spent the afternoon running up the hill and rolling down it... they were having a blast and no electronics were involved at all.

Jun10Art

I bought some 'composted cow manure' for my flower beds this year, and I do believe that it wasn't composted well enough, so some sort of fungus has attacked my flowers and stunted their growth... and they've stopped producing flowers, the same flowers in my flower boxes planted in potting soil are thriving... I may have to dig up my flowers, and dig up the bad dirt and replace it and replant... I can't think of what else to do about it... I'm really bummed about my flowers not blooming.

Jun09Art

Busy evening playing with my new gadget, and drooling over some lovely paintings by Ray Ellis.

Jun08Art

I have to draw my Dogbert doll at least once a year... so here he is.  For those wanting to know, I LOVE the bed, added bonus last night anyway no snoring :-)  The pillow top arrived tonight, I think that will make it even better.

Jun07Art

We got our new mattress today, didn't get our pillow top yet, it is coming from Missouri, the bed was made just up the road in Columbia SC... I like it already and so do the dogs... I feel good about buying something made in the USA... not many things are these days.  I'll let you know tomorrow how this new bed is to sleep on.

Jun06Art

I can't believe I forgot my anniversary... and I can't believe I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I'd forgotten... So 4 years and 2 days... headed toward that goal of 5 years now...

Jun05Art

It was brutally hot today.... so hot even the dogs didn't want to go outside.... we're in for a long hot summer. if it is this hot in June.

Book Thirteen ... Luck 13 Summer of 2011

Finally did a Title page for this journal... a watermelon... been too dry around here for local melons yet... should have some by July 4th though... next to burgers on the grill and flip flops... watermelon means Summer to me.

Jun04Art

Daniel Smith box arrived today, with some new colors and a tub of his new Watercolor Ground. I added 4 new colors to my paint box ( I got a new Cobalt Violet but didn't add to the box because I want to use up the Ultramarine Violet first)... I added a new Yellow (Cobalt Yellow top left) a new red Carmine (bottom left, this is a color that Charles Reid loves so I figured I'd give it a try), a new blue (for me) Cerulean Blue middle row, and a new earth color... Daniel Smith's Raw Sienna which is a single pigment instead of a multiple pigment like Windsor Newton's Raw Sienna). These are the colors in my big travel palette. My tiny bijou box is staying the same for now...

Jun03Art

Hot and humid today... rained for about 2 minutes at the office, didn't even get that much at our house.

Jun02Art

I was surprised at the number of people cruising the mall tonight... we so rarely go to the mall I didn't realize so many people were there during the week... we usually do all our shopping on the weekends.

Jun01Art

Last watercolor workshop class tonight... I'm going to miss our Wednesday night get togethers... we'll go again next Fall. Still mulling over what to do for a title page on this journal... so I guess that'll come later. I got my 10 - Lesson Charles Reid painting course DVD's today, listened to a little of the first one, I really like his painting style and his teaching style. I'd LOVE to go to a workshop with him in person some day.