april15th tax day

Well, it's tax day here in the good old US of A! I filed ours early last week. We're getting a small refund. I haven't filed that late in ages, but since I was sick they didn't get done. Joe doesn't want to touch anything to do with $ except to spend it!
They say women control the vast majority of money in households, but only a very few work on wall St. etc., damn glass ceiling!
April 15 th was our dog Iris' birthday,, she passed away a couple of years ago, I still miss her a lot.
Her name was Iris, since she was born 4-15 IRS day, so I changed it a bit to Iris, since I like flowers a lot, too.
I have been working on ATC's recently, I started making and trading them the end of November 2009. I've made close to 200 so far. An ATC stands for artist trading card.
It's a card that is 2.5 by 3.5 inches, about the same as a playing card or baseball or other trading card. You draw or paint or collage or whatever else your little heart desires on the face of the card. Mostly I draw or paint,I 've only done a few paper collages, thought lots of mixed media. I'll go into it more later.*( See Naked heart art.)

a yankee's musings: spring is here

a yankee's musings: spring is here

spring is here

I just came in from the yard. I was checking out my herb beds. My husband and I started them last year. There are some herbs coming back. Lemon balm and thyme, leeks, oregano, chives and lavender. I'm really surprised and happy the lavender is back. I've never had lavender grow back. My Auntie Barb said hers always came back readily.
Maybe I've finally found the right spot for it.
My physical therapist just called and is coming over now so I'll check back in later.
Happy Spring!!

my first blog

Welcome to my blog. This is my first blog, so please bear with me. It has been suggested to me,by many, that I start one, and I finally decided to take the leap. so here goes nothing!