Random Acts of Kindness in the Breeze

This has been a fun week on several levels. Today in my mail box I found a RAK from one of my BFFs in Missouri. She knows me and we've never met. She knows I have been nagging her to put some of her old sheet music in her Etsy shop. She hasn't done it yet, I just offered to buy the whole box. I really LOVE old sheet music, I love the smell of it. OK, I sniff old music. I openly admit it. I sniff. I want it all. Well, OK, I'm trying to control myself not to reach over and grab the music and smell it. I want all my blogging friends to go over to her Etsy Shop, Ruby Floy, and see the wonderful items she sells. I'm one her best customers. Yes, I am. Notice the old cancelled check from 1973 she picked up at some estate sale and is using as a note. OMG, Nat, you Rock or is that ROK!

Over on FaceBook it seems to be "retro" week and a lot of individuals are posting retro photos. Well, of course, I have the one on the blog in my little Cowgirl hat but I also found another one. 1966, St. John's College, such a young thing I was....... Now, today, boys and girls, this hairdo is known as an "updo" - What was once old is now new again. The circle of time keeps spinning its web.

I have to admit something to you all. No, it has nothing to do with sniffing. I have mumbled these past few weeks about starting an art journal for the new year. I do have my "word" - and it is "organization" - no matter if I ever do an art journal or not. I even spent some money on a site, Art Journal Caravan, that is doing art journaling - yes, there are many wonderful sites around and I think the images I received for the price I paid were great.

I love the Somerset Studio Art journaling magazine and buy everyone of them and read them cover to cover. They inspire me, I get ideas from the artists, I wish I could do it. However, I have to admit that it is not my art form and I don't need to be trying to copy others in order to do one. I love doing layouts in my journals (one of my favorite layouts is Poirot using magazine images), but these creations are not "art journaling." This decision has lifted a weight off me. (OK, I do get dramatic, yes I have been on stage, thank you kindly.)

And now, as I breathe out, I can say I have started a new layout. I searched last night for an unused book and managed to paint the page with Gesso and look for images.

I believe this will be called "Soul Sisters" but not sure just yet.... The one thing that is certain -- is my living room floor by my rocker/recliner is in chaos. But it is the best place to cut out little images which I do enjoy - goes back to childhood... I need to now begin distressing the background. That's what I'm working on...... what might you be up to?