~~~ By the calender it's suppossed to be Fall -- the time of year when daily tempertures drop an' the leaves on tree's turn into fabulous colors. Well ~~ The leaves are up to their end of the deal, but the temperatures aren't considering the calender at all. As of jus' a few minutes ago, the thermometer was readin' 64 degrees....an' it's not quite 11:15 in the morning! I'm tryin' to make myself feel like it's Fall -- wearin' a nice flannel shirt -- but all the dayum shirt is makin' me do is melt...over heat....feel like I'm in a sauna....ya'll get the idea....So when is the temperature gonna do it's change to Fall!?? I strongly believe at times like this that it was a good thing I didn't consider being a Weather Person...I'd be ranting at the computer models that say the weather isn't cooling down...an' it's gonna be unseasonabily warm for the next 10 dayz.....sheesh...

~~ Anyway -- one of the upcoming dayz my middle son sez he WILL be helpin'me get some of my pictures on this here now lil' Blog - he has to get some THANG to transfer pictures from the digital camera an' upload (or is it download?) them onto this place...I'm excited but also sorta nervous...settin' my self an' my art out for the world to see is somewhat freightening..but then since this is what I do -- create Art that tells a story...conveys a feeling...then the only reasonable thing to do is let the world see an' tell --- or is it Show & Tell? the latter, I think. I want to let others see that I want to share my sense of Fun - of Color - an' see that I don't want to consider myself jus' TOO serious when makin' my creations...One thing that grates on my nerves are those that sey.."We Ohhnly Consider SERIOUS Ahhhrrrttt..." Blah. Art is to be enjoyed, not made to make people feel like crawlinginto a hole and hiding the rest of their life. Make Art something to Enjoy -- Make colors that create positive feelings....Create something to put a smile on your face, not make you weep because it sweeps your emotions along into a tide of misery. The Fun is what I do. And hopefully within a couple dayz everybody can see an' express what they feel about my work.

The small things around here are pretty much the same...Dog is sleepin' on the couch in the Studio an' at last look...make that the last sound I heard was her snoring....nothing is more irritating than when she gets her snore going...I'll be painting some piece of watercolor paper, or stamping some fish thing...then I hear this NOISE ~~ an' realize it's THE DOG SNORING!!! LAWDY!! Doesn't do any good to wake her up an sey "Will you Knock that Off!!" 'cause she jus' rolls over an' starts in all over again (Sorta like The Husband...) an' sometimes starts snoring LOUDER...I'll try to concentrate on what I'm doing, but it gets a little nerve racking hearing all this noise from the couch...

The other little thing that seems to be ongoing an' a problem is the Very Fine Car - it isn't living up to its end of the bargain by being a Good Car...yesterday it started in on it's Stalling Out in Traffic During Rush Hour ~~ The Husband was driving the thing for a change when it started this bit...I honestly believe he's been thinking I've been making up this story of the car being Pesty..But by the 4th time the car was sputtering...coughing...making Strange noises under the hood..then he realized the Very Fine Car has some kind of Problem. I've taken it to the mechanic, who promptly said "There's nothing wrong with it..." an' shooed me outta the garage....hmmmph.....I've tried to get another mechanic to look at it but so far it seems a person needs to make appintments for automotive mechanics like they do with a Doctor...3 Weeks in advance an' make sure you have a minimum of $100 before any diagnosis (sp) is made. I'm not one to figure out what a car DOES...'cept to put the key in the ignition, crank it up an' drive down the road...when these Mechanics ask "Well what is it doing?" What it's doing is Making Me Furious!! Having a car stall out during rush hour traffic is not one of the things I've agreed to during my time here on Earth..no contract was ever presented to me with this agreement in writing for me to say "Sure!!" Let's have a car stall out while all the people behind me are screaming at me to get the F"}%+@ outta the WAY!!

Jus' a little thing, mind you...but seems to be something to Learn To Deal With...Nobody told me this was part of living in the Big City..so I'm wonderin' who set this up -- knowing my nerves would be RATTLED....The Husband naturally starts to RANT at me when I simply ask "What's that light on the dash mean, Check Engine?" ~~ Little Thing ~~ When I'd much rather be looking at new Art papers...watercolor pencils...very fine paint brushes...That's what I'd rather be spending my time doing...not the Little Thing of a car deciding to be a $#}%_2 an' making people ANGRY!!

~~ Well ~~ My lil' eyes see that it's time to meander over to one of those local lil' Dollar places an' pick up some necessary items...boring ...boring...boring...But everybody knows that the minute you need to brush your teeth an' realize THERE'S NO TOOTHPASTE!!! -- well...the boring-ness of buying these THANGS comes right back to slap ya right across the face....Necessary Evils, I think my mother would mumble . Besides - I also have to see if the Dog has moved off the couch, so I can spray the cushions with flea spray...That always gets the beast to move...an' move FAST!!

Lady of The Tulips -- who should have thot of using the flea spray some dayz ago to make the dog hop off the couch when she wanted to sit down an' rest....sigh...