Mosaic Monday

Hello! I thought water was a perfect theme for a mosaic today in light of the all the water Irene left for us! It is amazing that something so wonderful and needed can cause so much damage. Be Well!

Water Music

The words are a beautiful music.
The words bounce like in water.

Water music,
loud in the clearing

off the boats,
birds, leaves.

They look for a place
to sit and eat--

no meaning,
no point.

-Robert Creeley

Mosaic Monday

Hello! I hope you are well, I am trying to decompress after a very enjoyable vacation! Technically we are still on vacation, but I thought I would start to get back into the groove today! I have taken over 500 pictures the last couple of weeks - today's mosaic is just a small sample of them! Enjoy!!!



Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Fine Art Friday

Happy Friday everyone! Sorry to be MIA - things have been crazy! My son is winding up the school year, the gardens are growing and growing and growing and my Etsy shop is very busy! Enjoy todays selections!




1.) Lake Erie 7, Moonrise
2.) Pelican Surf
3.) Open Waters 8 x 10
4.) Photograph of Empty Little Boat on Philippine waters
5.) Pacific Northwest Blue Water Landscape
6.) Seabound
7.) Ocean Calm II
8.) adrift

Mosaic Monday

Hello and Happy Monday!! Have a great week! I hope you enjoy todays mosaic - I personally find the pictures relaxing!

Mosaic Monday

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I planted flowers and in my book that is one of the best things to do! Fresh air, dirty hands and pretty flowers! Speaking of pretty, today's mosaic is comprised of some pretty fabulous sites - Enjoy!

Mosaic Monday

"Ireland is where strange tales begin and happy endings are possible."
-Charles Haughey

Hello! I am sorry for the lack of posts this past week, I just needed to take a bit of a "blog breather." However, I am refreshed and ready to get at it again. Today's mosaic is comprised of Irish castles that my family and I plan on visiting in the next few years. We are just waiting for my youngest son to get a bit bigger. Enjoy!

“Wherever you go and whatever you do, May the luck of the Irish be there with you.”
-Irish Blessing



"Face the sun, but turn your back to the storm."
-Irish proverb

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Temptation Thursday

"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast."
-John Gunther

Hello! I do not know about you but I LOVE yams and sweet potatoes, so when I find a recipe using one of those ingredients I go for it! This waffle recipe is WONDERFUL, you will not be disappointed. Enjoy!


Yam Waffles
Serves 4

Directions:

* 1 large yam (about 3/4 lb), ends trimmed
* 2 cups buttermilk pancake mix
* 1 3/4 cups water
* 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
* Nonstick cooking spray
* 2 pints strawberries, hulled, sliced and macerated

Equipment Needed:

* Waffle Maker

Directions:

1.) Preheat waffle iron.
2.) Pierce yam 4 or 5 times with tines of fork.
3.) Microwave on high until tender, 8-10 min; cool slightly.
4.) Cut in half, then remove yam from skin, using folk to break up slightly.
5.) Discard skin.
6.) Combine pancake mix, 1 3/4 cups water, and oil in large mixing bowl.
7.) Whisk until smooth.
8.) Add yam, whisking until well blended.
9.) Lightly coat waffle iron with cooking spray.
10.) Spoon batter into waffle iron.
11.) Close lid and bake until brown, 6-8 min or as directed.
12.) Repeat with remaining batter, coat iron with cooking spray each time.
13.) Serve warm with berry topping.

“A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast”
-Edgar Watson Howe

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Mosaic Monday

“Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.”
-Ovid

Hello! I don't know about you, but when it comes to the ocean I always am overcome by a myriad of emotions. I am in awe of the beauty. The sound can lull me to sleep. Scared of the power. It is amazing what water can do - phenomenal actually! Enjoy!



Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Mosaic Monday

Hello! I have water in my basement and it is -13°F as I type this, so I thought a little beach time was in order! Enjoy!

Mosaic Monday

“Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.”
-Lao Tzu

Hello! I hope you had a great weekend and if you have today off as well, good for you. Today's mosaic is a simple one celebrating something so simple, but without it life would cease to exist! Enjoy!

“Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.”
-Albert Szent-Gyorgyi




Thought of the Day:
“Keep your head above water”
-Proverb

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Stunning Sunday: Venice, Italy

Hello! I am so sorry to be MIA this week. The holiday orders have been pouring in and I have been swamped. (no complaints!) I just do not have the time to do EVERYTHING! Today I am blogging about a favorite city - Enjoy!



Information:

* Venice stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.
* The saltwater Venetian Lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers.
* The city is connected with mainland Italy by a rail and highway bridge.
* Between the islands run about 150 canals, mostly very narrow, crossed by about 400 bridges.
* The Grand Canal, shaped like a reversed letter "S", is the main traffic artery; its main bridge is the Rialto.
* Gondolas, are the traditional means of transport, but sadly, they are being replaced by small river boats.
* Venice does have some public squares, and a few streets.
* Houses are built on piles to protect from flooding.

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Friday Favorites: 6/11/2010

“I am you; you are ME. You are the waves; I am the ocean. Know this and be free, be divine.”
-Sri Sathya Sai Baba


Hello! Welcome to my Friday Favorites!

I do not know about you, but I love the beach and ALL things related to the ocean! Today I would I am sharing some things I found on Etsy that evokes my fondest memories of the beach! Enjoy!

“The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea.”
-Isak Dinesen

Dionis Silence by Gabriella Fiabane

“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”
-Anonymous

Blue Ocean by Gallery Bottinelli

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”
-Mother Teresa

Modern Art Seascape by Chris Maestri Fine Art

“The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
-Jacques Cousteau

White Sands by Isabel Ferreira

“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.”
-Robert Henri

Original oil painting by M-A Studio

Silly Joke of the Day:

What do whales like to put on their toast in the morning?
............Jellyfish!

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Wordless Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday!