Deluxe Adventure

My daughter's (12) response when the car wouldn't start, "Oh good! We'll have an adventure!"

{i invented a photoshop action i call "psychedelic"}

Crazy day! This morning the girls had an ophthalmologist appointment and then we drove off to school with their wacky groucho marx glasses protecting them from sunlight. We stopped at Sonic for lunch and when I tried to start the engine the dashboard flashed disco lights and the car wouldn't start. The car battery jumper guy popped over and got the car started. So we are the owners of a new battery and never made it to school. A discombobulated day!

 

{the mess of the sewing room, more fabric than paper lately}

I'm happy to tell you that I was honored by Deb of Life of Deb {and} Wendy of Late Start Studio with the Versatile Blogger Award {learn more about the aware here, and see previous honorees}!The basic rules of the Versatile Blogger Award:

 Thank the person who gave you this award.

 Include a link to their blog.

 Select 15 excellent blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly.

 Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award; include a link to the Versatile Blogger site.

 Share 7 things about yourself.

Fifteen Lovelies:

1. Sirens Idyll is a talented artist known for her whimsy + humour.
2. At Luthien, find wickedly good photographs and life insight.
3. I am Rushmore is overflowing with creativity.
4. Katie Licht shares her funky retro art journal pages and her perspective on life.
5. Inkstitch sparkles with bright colors and insightful thoughts.



{new washi tapes}

6. Kelly Warren imbues Happy Shack Designs with fresh fun.
7. At Awkward & Beautiful, Natalie shares beautiful photography and beautiful art.
8. Carlene shares her creative endeavors at Taylor Maide.
9. Michelle shares her bright + cheerful artwork at Lost Coast Post.
10. Right Brain Planner {shares a love of quirky parentheses} and makes me think, really think, about creativity and life.  



{a wall in fort worth}

11. Ingrid of My Peacetree has created a calming site full of loveliness.
12. Stephanie Estrin shares her lovely works at Creating Flow.
13. Natasha of Define Your Joy works in vivid color.
14. Less of Comfortable Shoes Studio draws, paints, analyzes pen nibs {and runs Art Journaling ning}
15. Mandy Thompson and her love of art journaling
16. The hell with it, I can't choose! The magic of Diana Trout, pretty in pink Hanna, the inspiring Quinn Creative, Roben-Marie, Traci Bunkers... every single blog on my link love list on the right is wonderful! 

{faerie houses in the japanese maple tree}

Seven Things: 

1. My favorite snack is white popcorn + iced tea.
2. My favorite sandwich = kosher corned beef & fresh kosher dill & mustard on a bagel 
3. I have an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.
4. Fav movies include It's a Wonderful Life, Ocean's Eleven, The Shawshank Redemption, Field of Dreams, Iron Man, Pirates of the Carribbean.
5. I don't believe in spanking. 
6. I can't think of anything for #6.
7. We have a 100 lb Rhodesian Ridgeback named Kimba who will eat anything.

So I hope you will go visit the blogs of the lovelies above and say hello. Thank you!

Comments

[Luthien]

Thank you for nominating me! That was a real surprise in the morning. I'm honored!

[Lorinda @ Everyday Endeavours]

Congrats on your award Tammy! I love your photos--all those gorgeous-looking washi tapes! I've been catching up on issues of stART this morning and loving them! Have a great weekend full of many more adventures xx

[Kelly]

Aw, thanks for including me in your list, Tammy! What an honor! Looking forward to checking all the others you've listed that I'm not already familiar with!

[katie]

hey, thanks for the award! also, the longer I'm a parent, I'm pretty sure I'm with you on number 5 of your random things list.

[Cathi]

I love your daughter's spontaneous response to your car not starting. It reminded me of our begging our mother to "get us lost." (We also asked her to "make us those eggs with the shells in them," i.e. boiled eggs.)

[Stephanie]

Thank you for including me on your list! What a nice surprise. I wanted to tell you the other day but got distracted (what else is new?!), you inspired me to make a date with myself in the coming week to go to the botanical garden. After looking at your photos I'm inspired to take my sketchbook, watercolors and camera and have fun!

[iamrushmore]

wow - Thanks Tammy! there are some great blogs on your list. I'm honored to be in this company :)

[Andria]

That's a whole lot of linky goodness, Tammy...thanks for so many fun places to visit!

[stargardener]

Wow. Wow! What an amazing, sparkly-confetti-moment to read this fabulous list of inspirations — and to be included! :D Thank you kindly for both the list, and for adding me to it! ♥

[mandythompson]

:) Thank you so much! Your description of RBP's parenthesis made me chuckle. Great list!

[Denice (inkstitch)]

You are a total sweetheart, Tammy, thank you! I am behind on my blog-reading and comment answering so I am slow to comment here, but I am truly honored. xx

[Carlene Taylor Simmons]

Truly honored to be listed along with my favorite blogs and some great new discoveries. Thank you Tammy.

[Faigie]

Hi Tammy,
I was just wondering, is kosher corned beef really better than non? I'm strictly kosher and don't even know what non kosher tastes like so I was wondering why its on your list of favorites.

{Tammy}: Faigie, It's the kosher style perhaps? I am referring to corned beef from a jewish deli, so I don't think that it is because the meat is kosher, but the style of preparing the beef, the rich flavor is nothing like the grocery deli type corned beef which might be more like salty roast beef. I guess it's hard to describe! I grew up in Pennsylvania and live in Texas, so good food like that is difficult to find. And bagels... don't get me started.

[Natasha]

How did I miss this?? Thank you! Thank you.