Although we have not had a bad winter here I am anxiously awaiting the return of spring...and all the opportunities that it brings...

Another found object from the shed area this morning...

Early ...

With North Texas being under a "fire ban" for a good number of weeks because of lack of moisture in the area we decided to go to the North end of Lake Lavon this AM and see what we could find. I have lived in the D/FW area for a goodly numbers of years off and on, and do not ever remember seeing what I saw this morning...although I am sure it has happened before...






The bottom line here is that we need some rain, and quickly!

Something different...

Work on the Gallery/sitting room area continues this week...had an interesting idea the other day, now lets see if I can pull it off...pics to follow...

Still clickin' along here, and getting things done...but having trouble getting motivated after the holidays...

Mark it on your calenders:

Carrie Garner's Galleria d' Arte
Celebrates the New Year with

"Intersecting Pathways - A Collaboration"

Please join them as they welcome mixed media artists Lois Thompson and Susan Hanson, and jewelry artists Inga Adams and Agnes Williamson..

The celebration and live entertainment start at 6pm - 9pm
Saturday January 14th, 2006
100 E. Louisiana Street
McKinney, Texas

For more information go to:
www.carriegarner.com

Trying to get the studio area from this




To something akin to its former state today:

This week, among other things, we have been working on the laundry room area, finishing out a wall, trim and the like...white trim will just not work in this room...so we are trying to keep the colors warm...

The Gallery/Sitting area transformation is coming along pretty well, not 100% complete yet but it won't be long now...










Another week and should be good here!

As we sat and watched the fire in the firepit tonight this sort of came to mind:

Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun. And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun, The near and the dear ones, the old and the young. A very Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, Without any fear. And so this is Christmas, for weak and for strong, For rich and for poor ones, the war is so wrong. And so happy Christmas, for black and for white, For yellow and red ones, let's stop all the fight. A very Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, Without any fear. So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun. And so happy Christmas, I hope you have fun, The near and the dear ones, the old and the young. A very Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, Without any fear. John Lennon Wishing you all a prosperous and enjoyable Holiday Season! Don, Kiran, and Roxie

Roxie's Failure

The protector of the house, Roxie the boxer dog, has failed to keep a vermin armadillo from getting in and chewing up part of our dishwasher...we discovered this sad crime when we started the dishwasher and water went everywhere...personally I think "Grinch" has paid us a visit...LOL...Its the Holiday Season so "Murphy's Law" is in effect...

Moss on the trees out by Cheneire Bayou...northern Louisiana...

Back from Louisiana and ready to go back to work on the house...

The expected weather event in Dallas did not really materialize as bad as it could have...parts of town were hit harder than others, and Dallas is virtually shut down this AM with school closings and the like, but here in McKinney all we got was a dusting, and most of that was sleet, not snow...so the roads are treacherous. Wind chills here this AM are in the 0-minus 10 range, actual temp is about 16 right now...another happy day in north Texas...

Well...I guess a weight control program of some sort is in order here...

Work on the house continues this week as we wait to see if this "winter storm event" is going to materialize or not, but my guess is that I should not hold my breath since the moisture part of this deal is coming from the south...of course I have been known to be wrong before...LOL...

The first good front of the season has arrived and "wufless" dog has assumed her position of responsibility until its over...

A reminder:

The next meeting of the DPS will be on December 4th @ 2PM at Jason's, where we will discuss our goals for 2006 and critique individual members prints. Please bring 3-5 prints. We will be sharing work and talking about location and technique.