This week, taking a few minutes away from decluttering, I had a chance to revisit the 1000 Journals Project. It was kind of important. And, as someone who participated in it – receiving that blank-journal-in-progress at an extraordinary moment in history – I feel SO fortunate to have been part of the project. Here are…
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Art and life. Lifestyle articles and posts by Eibhlin, about her creative life and interests.
Funny License Plates #1 and #2
Funny license plates are everywhere. However, we see far more of them in New England. Here are photos of the most recent. The first took us a few minutes to understand. Then, after the owner arrived and saw our confusion, we got the joke. It’s “pee before you go.” I think every parent has admonished…
Our Lives at the Moment, in a Photo
I think this describes our lives pretty well, right now. We’re in Maine. It’s snowing. In fact, it’s cold and we’re close to having a blizzard. But, despite that, we keep Disney in our lives. So there. LOL
Our Christmas Wishes for You – 2022
Here are our Christmas wishes for you… I made this card in my art studio. I started by creating the first layer, a torn-paper collage. Images came from a variety of magazines, including National Geographic, Architectural Digest, Vogue (UK), and more. I applied the strips, one by one, to a sturdy sheet of art…
Our Freezer Today
This is my husband’s humor. He took this photo of our freezer, this morning. Mine is the mint chip ice cream on the top shelf. The lower shelf is my husband’s stockpile. (The headline on the photo is his, too. He knows this is too much ice cream for one person. LOL) Backstory: My husband…
A New Journey, a New Art Journal
As 2022 winds down, our latest move didn’t go as planned. (For many of us, I think “unexpected” describe recent years.) Oh, we love New England. It’s where we find chatty, happy, people and an immediate sense of community. We love the coastline and salt air, the art galleries and creative opportunities. This area gives…
Monday Morning… This Week’s Work Arrives!
It’s going to be a busy week. First, I’m rebuilding this website after a crash. The bad news is: I didn’t have adequate backups. The good news is: I can reconstruct some from social media posts. It’ll simply take time. Meanwhile this morning, the post office delivered a very large stack of boxes to me….
Rye Beach Surfers After Fiona (Hurricane 2022)
On Saturday, we went to Rye Beach for some sunshine and fresh salt air… and to take photos of my Blue-on-Blue painting in another quirky setting. (This is part of a photo series for an upcoming book.) While we were there, here’s what we saw at a nearby beach. It was a huge crowd of…
Back to a Welcoming Family
In past posts, it may sound like most of our family is in Florida. It’s not. I grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts. At the time, Belmont was a comfortable hometown where everyone seemed to know – and like – everyone else. It still feels that way, when we visit it. I have a bazillion cousins…
Winter Walks at the Beach
Refreshing, salt air. Quartz sand beaches. Friendly people who say hello without being prompted. Or even pause and share a bit of their life story. These are among the things we’re savoring now, back in New England (USA). Right away, we visited Hampton’s North Beach (New Hampshire), where I went wading in the icy waves….
Disney Springs Hotels or Disney Hotels? Our Advice.
[TLDR: If your main destination is Disney World, your safest, happiest, budget-minded choice is to book a hotel at the actual WDW property, not at Hotel Plaza in Disney Springs.] I wish our latest stay in Orlando had been at a Disney-owned hotel. I’ve spent many happy overnights and vacations at hotels on the Disney…
Smog Photo – Orlando… or Los Angeles?
Well, this was unexpected. Usually, we look out our hotel room and admire the astonishing landscape. One of the high points is the long building with the red roof, at the upper middle part of the photo. That’s the National Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe. (Regardless of your religious views – if any…