Art of Mine

A little help from my friends! Originally uploaded by sjmcdowell I took this picture in Warm Springs, Georgia one summer day and wanted to share it all with you. I think it is one of the sweetest things in nature I have ever seen. Don't you agree?? Happy Spring to All!! Susan

scan0009 Originally uploaded by sjmcdowell I wanted to share with you my friends a picture I took a few years ago when I lived in England. I had a green house and these lovely lillies would hibernate every winter and come spring they would start sprouting up through the soil in their pots and welcome Spring time back again. I would sit there on my bench with comfy pillows and read a book, or just sit and soak up the peacefulness in my little oasis that I had created for myself. Delight in the day the Lord has given you!! Susan.

26792x-003color Originally uploaded by sjmcdowell May the road rise up to meet you May the wind always be at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face And rains fall softly upon your fields And, until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand. In Memory of Joan Sadler A very good friend to all

I looked down upon Ireland while the plane was making it's way towards England. It was early morning and Ireland was waking up...a green jewel surrounded by a blue sea. My heart felt a tug and love of a place I had never walked upon.....My grandmothers folks before me came from Ireland, the Burns, the Keenan's and the Price's. I pushed my nose to the little window and yearned to be walking down there on that hill I could see below me.  I wished to breath in the sweet fresh morning air...Oh maybe if I could take a step back into time and hear their lilting laughter and listen to the pipe and the drum...and smell the stew and bread baking... and be "home" in Ireland.... If only. Susan

IMG_5571 Originally uploaded by sjmcdowell Tomorrow I will be taking my girl friend out to lunch for her birthday.  I have been busy tonight putting the finishing touches on her basket of presents. The Garden Girl Journal is wrapped up in the sweet tea towel, the Recipe box is wrapped up as well. I tucked some seed packets in the journal pockets I had made inside of her journal. I found the sweetest little ceramic bird and a small tin watering can that I glued a sweet spring time sticker to the front of it. The fininshing touch is a lovely pink ribbon rose corsage that I made for her that she may wear tomorrow and for Easter as well! Thought I would share this with you my Dear Friends... Delight in the Day!!! Susan

scan0007 Originally uploaded by sjmcdowell You never know what you can cook up in your imagination. I was about to throw away my next empty International foods Coffee can when I thought there had to be another use for it. So this little can and a few of it's friends has been sitting in my craft room for a couple of weeks now. Yesterday I was thinking of one more gift to give to my neighbor next door for her birthday when my eye's wandered over to those poor coffee cans...it was one of those Ta Da moments, ya know...thay happen every few centuries... anyway I was thinking well she loves to garden and the Garden Girl journal I have posted here is nice but...something else....well she loves to cook so looking at the can I took it's lid off turned it over looked inside and thought... ummmm recipes...I have four kitchen magnets....put some cute paper on it...a bit of rick rack....a little message on the top...scoured my recipes...(for small recipe cards).....punched a hole in th...

scan0006 Originally uploaded by sjmcdowell I love how this journal came out. I can't help but picture this lady as a bit mysterious, a bit of an adventurer...She will write in her journal of her hearts delights as well as of her dashed hopes...but, do you see...look deep into those eye's and you know she will always pull through...somehow!! Delight in the Day!!