Disneyland!

Revisited, for Theo and Toby, after umpteen who-knows-how-many years!



We got an early morning start--excited kids.




Our first ride was Ariel's Undersea Adventure in the new addition to Disneyland: Disney California Adventure. Maddie and Max were entranced.




Then a whirly lady bug ride,





and many more sights and rides. Maddie wore her Disney birthday button so that every employee stopped and wished her a happy birthday!




Still happy, but very tired, kids at the end of the day. Tired happy grown-ups as well.

Burbank!

Finally we're here with Sam and Jess and the M's--



who love art projects




and leap into them with much attention and focus




and surprising results!




Then Sam and Jess got away for a night while Toby and I had
a good evening with very wonderful grandkids.

Happy
1st
Birthday,
Simon!!!

We love you,
Theo and Toby and Tulip

Images

Chee Heng, who photographs my work, likes to play in Photoshop with the images I paint.



Some while constructing new pages for my website,




Others just for fun


like this floating flower,

an alien spaceship that's really the top to a box,




the box orbiting a globe (which is really a platter),




drawers from various desks, cabinets, vanities that I've painted,

flowers extracted from different table tops,




strange angles on furniture,



plus opposing sides of a bureau. I love how he does it--an art in itself.

What's More Fun

than getting a Christmas present in March? And one from as far away as Spain!




This lovely necklace arrived yesterday, complements of Sam and Co., and from the fabulous on-line craft store ETSY.




Totally yummy!

Spring--Maybe?


Yesterday I found these things starting to happen...



daffodil shoots poking up from the ground,




a crocus waiting to open,




and birds catching the light while singing their spring songs!


And then today--

Snow!

Waiting for warmth.

Dragons!


Yesterday at the post office I was blown away by these gorgeous stamps--



depicting the Chinese year of the dragon.

I love painting dragons.



Here's the original , a stool painted for Max.




then another stool,




and another



and a dragon lazy susan.

I've been told they're too scary. Max doesn't think so--neither do I.