Dec14Art

Except is isn't snowing around here, and I don't expect it will any time soon.  It has snowed here I think 2 times in the 18 years I've lived in Charleston SC and I'm ok with that, in fact I'm ok with it never snowing here again.

Dec13Art

Took a little ride this morning, in spite of the overcast skies threatening rain.  We went to the Waffle house on Aviation Ave for breakfast,  stopped in at the Harley Shop to find out when my windshield and luggage rack will come in.  Very exciting Hockey game today, and fun teddy bear toss, filled 5 full sized pick up trucks, including the insides.   Stingrays hung on to win in a 3 to 2 squeaker. 

Still haven't taken a photo of the new ride, but here's the photo from the dealership's website :-)

Dec12Art

Ron and I and our local HOG group met at 8am this morning, and rode to Jacksonboro SC to meet up with the Pepsi 18 wheel truck and about 250 or more bikers to head to Beaufort SC to the National cemetery there for the Wreaths across America event today.  My brother Gene played taps at the National Cemetery in Milledgeville Georgia where my Father and Mother rest now.  I did a video of the young man who played taps for us today, you can watch it here. https://youtu.be/P2juDPV4_5k 

Riding into the Cemetery at Beaufort.

Me and our trike at Jacksonboro SC.

The Wreaths Across America Banner

Dec11Art

Reindeers, a bit of Raw Sienna and Quin. Burnt Orange for the faces, Rotring Tikky 1.0 for the antlers, ears and noses, red .01 Micron for Rudolf's nose... easy and fun to do.
We went to Sesame in North Charleston for dinner tonight on the Tri-glide so we could gas it up for the Wreaths across America ride tomorrow.  Headed to the National Cemetery in Beaufort to put wreaths on all the soldiers graves tomorrow morning.  Park Circle in North Charleston was covered in a Christmas light display, very festive, lots of folks driving and walking around the circle to view the light show there.

Dec10Art

Took a short trip to the East Bay Deli for dinner, then around the block to get home. My first outing on my new trike, only one mishap, popped the clutch out at the stop sign out of our street... rats! Did ok the rest of the tiny ride, didn't manage a picture because it got dark too soon. I hate it getting dark practically at 5pm these day, the shortest day is still a couple of weeks away sigh.

Dec09Art

The Poinsettia’s association with Christmas began in 16th-century Mexico, where legend tells of a girl, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday and was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the church altar. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias.

 I got some Gold and Silver DecoColor Calligraphy pens from Dick Blick last week, I used the Gold of the title here.  I really like the coverage these pens give, but if you are sensitive to odors, these pens really stink. Enough to give you a headache if you're doing a bunch of Christmas cards.

Dec08Art

Much as I loved the 'look' of my 883 Harley Sportster, it was not a match made in heaven.  So today, I traded the 'piglet' in, and got a 'Freewheeler' instead,  bigger motor, and more wheels.  Now I don't have to worry about balance or holding up a heavy motorcycle, still have to get comfortable on it, but unlike the Sporty, I drove this one home from the dealership myself.  Pictures coming tomorrow, when the sun is out.

Dec07Art

Pearl Harbor day and my older brother's birthday, December 7 has always been a day to remember in my family.  Rainy and gray this morning, and blue sky and sunny this afternoon, anybody wants to watch the climate change 2 or 3 times a day, just move here.

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Blogger giving me fits tonight, along with several thousand other bloggers, so hopefully this will post ok.  Did our 3rd and final Toy Run today, actually we just gave them toys and money, and because it started raining, we didn't join the ride, but went home instead.

Dec05Art

Did a tiny bit of shopping today at Michael's, so that I could finish up some Christmas cards.  The traffic was enough to make me not want to venture out of the house near a mall for at least 6 weeks.  Forty Five years ago today, I was at Piedmont hospital in Atlanta Georgia.  The OBGYN that delivered my daughter JeAnna, was the same man who 20 years prior had delivered me at the same hospital.  Happy Birthday to my red headed baby girl.

Dec04Art

Watched a Shoo Rayner tutorial on drawing a reindeer to do this drawing.  I love his Y-tube channel, his british accent is delightful, his instructional videos easy to follow and fun to do. Big chill today, so thankful we have a working heater now.

Dec03Art

Got all my Christmas sweaters and tops washed today, dug out the Christmas jewelry.  Headed to Columbia tomorrow wearing my polar bear earrings, so I drew one of them. Got cool enough tonight for the new heater to kick on... working great.

Dec02Art

No ink, no watercolor, just colored pencils on this page.  Very relaxing to do all the layers of color, watercolor paper not the best for colored pencils... but I enjoyed doing it anyway.

Dec01Art

Get ready for 24 more Christmas themed journal pages,  I did song lyrics last year, may add a few this year.  I'll just have to see where my Christmas muse takes me :-)