It was dark this morning on the way to the airport. It was also raining cats and dogs. Sister said with a hint of panic in her voice, "you don't have to drive so fast, the roads are wet!" In an attempt to distract her I said "what time will you get home?" She covered her face with her hands as I passed a semi going 69.5 miles per hour and said "10:30... if I survive this ride and am able to actually get on the plane."
After I dropped her off (safely) at the airport, I met my other sister for coffee. Dottie thinks I am a very good driver in both rain and snow. She showed me the million and one fabulous photos she took of our great nieces and nephews last week. We agreed that all 4 are way above average and already displaying signs of being gifted (like their 3 great aunts parents).
On the way home it quit raining. I stopped to take a photo of hay bales in a field. Because I am a very safe driver, I put on my emergency flashers before getting out of the car.
By 11:30 am the rain was gone. In typical Kansas fashion we had moved from rain, to overcast, to blue skies all in the course of a few hours.
It is now 8:10pm and I think it might be trying to rain again. I am cleaning up the art room. I decided to take all my markers out of boxes so I can see them better while I am working.
In my attempts to find illustrations of raccoons so I can practice drawing them I have fallen down the rabbit hole that is Pinterest. Heeeeeeeeeeelp!
Let me know if you need me to send down rations, cocktail mixins', baked goods, maybe some of those peach bars you made a few weeks back and that I'm gonna attempt tomorrow to take to a family event. Fallin' into the hole that is 'pinterest' can leave one dizzy with possibilities but then there is that old adage 'too much of a good thing' and all that blarney...stay down there as long as you like, food and drink to be forth coming.
Posted by: Susie LaFond | 08/02/2013 at 11:06 PM
Such fun to read Mary Ann's and your accounts of her visit. Lucky both of you to have a sister to share the art thing with! And Pinterest - that is a hole you might not come out of anytime soon. :)
Posted by: Diana | 08/02/2013 at 11:53 PM
That cloud picture is sooooo beautiful and wild...
and you Moss sisters are just the most gorgeous gals, and Mama too!
Thanks for sharing and letting us into your lives :)
Posted by: Bobby | 08/03/2013 at 01:53 AM
Now, I have been taught to store markers with the points down in order to delay the inevitable drying out??? I store mine on their sides, in drawers. Your collection looks enticing.....and I'll bet is responsible for more art output than hidden ones!! Sounds as if you all had a great time at what my mom and sister and I used to call a "giggle party".
Posted by: sharon | 08/03/2013 at 06:40 AM
That's a hole I've been down a few times!!! VBEG
Posted by: emie | 08/03/2013 at 06:49 AM
your cloud photo is really fabulous! glad you had a good visit with your sister--didn't realize you were working while she was there and only had a short time to visit. Happy Saturday! Off to see the butterflies at Powell Gardens.
Posted by: Janet Ghio | 08/03/2013 at 07:17 AM
People from southern CA panic when three drops of rain fall. We were in San Diego when it rain(sprinkled) and I just had to laugh. It is about like Atlanta when it snows. The rarity of the occasion and all that.
Posted by: Caroline | 08/03/2013 at 09:50 AM
Did you get that, Mary Ann? About Careful Carol?
I'd like to see more of your other sister. I've been looking at DLA to see how you all looked in the picture that once was on MA's sidebar. Gone now.
Posted by: Chrissy | 08/03/2013 at 10:40 AM
I believe you had a pen organizeism! ;-) I love organizing my art supplies also, sadly they sometimes get more of that than use. Those Tombow markers are lovely.
Posted by: Jane Bumar | 08/04/2013 at 08:19 AM
NOT telling you what to do, just telling you my experience: you'll love your markers more and they will last longer if you figure out how to store them horizontally rather than vertically. I cut and stacked 6 inch pieces of rain gutter to tuck mine in.
Posted by: Susan Sewell | 08/04/2013 at 09:36 AM
I have to concur with the others who recommend storing your markers horizontally. One of the most clever tips Isaw was to take lengths of PVC pipe & glue together on sides, lay another on top,glue together, lay on shelf and store pens/markers on sides with color tips showing.
Pintrest is a total time suck! I have to set the timer when I go there. It's also sensory overload for me.
Your sister, Dottie, looks very much like Angie!
Making the raccoonT shirts with the quote on it...fabulous!
Posted by: Joan Clarke | 08/04/2013 at 08:16 PM
I need a 12-step program for Pinterest. Completely addicted. :)
Love the raccoon. :)
Posted by: Judy H. | 08/05/2013 at 04:08 PM