I came across Jayden’s artwork on Instagram. He’s such a brilliant young artist, so creative. This is a self portrait he made for his Dad’s birthday.
He has a lot of different pieces, if you like this style, look him up. It’s nice to see close ups of the detail he puts into each design. He also explains what he is doing, I enjoyed that too.
Take a look:
His posts make me smile. Have a great day!
Hello, hello! Sometimes life is amusing.
I bought a container of small chocolate chip cookies.
As I was taking a few out, I noticed some looked like Halloween faces.
For a few days now, this has become amusing. What Halloween face will I find TODAY.
It’s good to smile at silly things.
Have a good day!
Have you seen this fictional haunted party bus social media? Great fun, it has a Harry Potter vibe.
There is a video online, but it wouldn’t post here. Here are a few screen shots, so you get the idea.
Time to walk different neighborhoods, see what spooky decorating they’ve done.
Have a nice weekend.
Fall has come so quickly. It’s dark earlier at night, it’s dark later in the morning AND the temperature has dropped. I’m not complaining, just thinking that I don’t remember the season changing this fast.
I saw this beautiful flower. It’s really quite perfect.
The one next to it had opened a little bit.
Soon the leaves will start falling.
Have a lovely weekend enjoying nature.
Remember a while back, I asked you how you ate your corn?
Well, I was at a friend’s house and I saw something surprising.
They cut their avocado in a circle, while I cut mine lengthwise. I’ve never seen this.
So, this made me THINK…
Is there a “right” way to cut an avocado? Hummm
Something to ponder this weekend when you cut your avocado.
Are you coming to Chicago and looking for tours to go on?
Here’s your chance to feel like a kid again.
Actually, kids would love this and some adults too. Go to www.WindyCityRydables.com
There’s always something NEW and EXCITING going on in the city!
I’ve been having a lot of fun doing wooden puzzles lately. Recently, I learned about Victory Wooden Puzzles out of England. They date back to 1920, their logo / marketing message is V for VICTORY, putting in the final piece. You can see, top right of box, victory sign.
If you need a GIFT for someone or something fun to do in the evening by yourself or with children / grand children you will enjoy their mini puzzle versions (~80-99 pieces).
Here are two that I have done, really enjoyed them.
I liked this one of San Francisco.
This came from an advertisement they sent me via email. I wanted you to see the mini puzzles come in a small round tin, so easy to transport.
Fall / Winter are coming, we can feel it in the weather, evenings getting dark early.
Puzzling is a wonderful way to pass the time by yourself or with others. Ideal as gifts too.
Have a great weekend! Happy PUZZLING!
I was at the thrift store, looking for puzzles. As I headed to pay, I walked by the picture frames.
This family portrait caught my attention.
It’s sweet, I felt sad. A lady was looking at picture frames too. We both looked at each other and shared our thoughts. This was an expensive picture frame. The painting done is such a lovely way.
She snapped a picture and did a Google search. This family portrait Is from 1920, so about 106 years old.
NEXT THOUGHT — Who donated it? Children or grandchildren? Maybe not even a family member. Hard to know.
Anyhow, life is interesting. When people pass, many things end up at the thrift store.
Someone will buy the painting for the picture frame and throw the painting away, most likely.
Well, for a few minutes, this lady and I paid our respects.
You never know what you might see in a thrift store…
I haven’t been to downtown Chicago for a while. Luckily, I was there early, 7:30 AM for an appointment and was able to actually “see” the city with not many people around.
As I was standing at the light, I noticed this beautiful old building. I wondered what had been there before, because it seemed funny to see Target in a building like this.
Turns out, this was the flagship store for Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company opening in 1899. This building is 127 years old. The landmark structure was designed by architect Louis Sullivan. It’s officially named the Sullivan Center and is celebrated as a masterpiece by the Chicago School of architecture.
Apparently, Sullivan built many buildings and was a great influence on Frank Lloyd Wright.
Oh, when I turned around, I saw the iconic Clock on the old Marshall Field’s building. It’s always hard to get a photo of it with so many people around, but I got it. It’s known for being “the” place to meet… UNDER the CLOCK.
It’s nice when we are able to take a moment and enjoy our surroundings and old architecture.
Have a great weekend.
I was visiting a friend of mine and out of no where, she had a sunflower that started growing.
I took a picture from the top, I was curious how they look, because when they get so tall, it’s hard to see them. This was was still relatively short in stature.
I hope it will be a little fuller looking than this one. I found this sunflower so amusing. It looks like a person having a bad hair day. I also thought it looks like a man with a full beard, but losing hair on top. Interesting what our mind sees.
We’ve had an interesting summer. Super hot temps, normal temps, then wicked thunder storms.
It’s definitely not a normal summer… still… it is summer, let’s enjoy the outdoors and its beauty.
