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• Happy Birthday Ms Tammy

  Happy Birthday to Tammy of White Iris Designs! Ah…to be young… LOL Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~Whirling Wonder ~ Outdoor Wednesday~

  …whirling anticipation… …a fear of the unknown… …one more day of survival… …blessed, we’re coming home. Submission for Outdoor Wednesday http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ Hostess, Ms Susan The Muse extends her invitation to all who pass these aged doors… Word Games ~ adivashammer.blogspot Poetry ~ adivashammer.com Food Quips ~ mysterymeatloaf.blogspot Design & Art ~ myladydujour.com Love & heaven’s Blessings, The Muse Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~Little Miss Muffet~

  Here is the Muse’s tuffet. A flea market find bought for one solitary dollar. Now certainly you cannot imagine that a muse of any good reputation can let that piece of treasure remain in the cottage without adding layer upon layer… that’s right it is time to musefi~! Isn’t it just grand? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• Blue Monday ~ Metamorphosis Monday

  “Almost” METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY After a long (very long process)… Seeing seasons come… And seasons go… The board members are AT LAST, this Monday, voting on my architectural designs. Here are my final ideas, presented as sketches… (pen/ink and colored pencil). Which do you prefer? As this metamorphosis continues… I will keep you updated *( Metamorphosis Monday Posts) Hosted by Susan ************************************** BLUE MONDAY Hosted by Smiling Sally The Maiden Knew Haze filled skies… Lifted up from the gloom… And the [...]

• Think ~ A ~Thought ~ Thursday

  Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a word. (2) They must take that word and use it in a sentence. Posting it in the comment box (3) Then they must GIVE another word, whose letter starts with the last letter of the previous word…. Shall we play? The word which I gift to thee is: amalgamated (so the very next reader, should use the word amalgamated in a sentence…and then offer up a NEW word, [...]

• Blue Monday~2 & More

  Nestled in my parlor… I will bring the walls that surround me…DOWN, today. I will no longer be kept quiet… Meek enough to drown… TODAY. I will brin g the walls that encase me…DOWN, today. I will knock down the walls that keep me out…TODAY. I will no l onger listen… To words of doubt and naysayers… TODAY. I will knock down the walls that keep me out…TODAY. The Muse 2008 Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~This and That Tuesday~

  Today’s Game is : Gossip Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a sentence. (2) They must take that sentence and change only one word. (3) This new sentence will become the next reader’s sentence. (4) And in turn, each reader, changes only one word. (5) The objective is to not use any one word, twice (if you catch a comment that has not followed the rules…LOL…make sure you type in the word “GOSSIP” this signifies [...]

• ~Seasons Do Change~

  Do you recall the warmth of the sun… The gentle breezes… The chirping of feathered friends? Do you recall the sound of the water… The bubbling brooks… Or the swishing of the lake? Do you recall the aroma of your garden… The sounds of crickets… The buzzing of bees? Those days have gone… They are wrapped in crystal cocoon.. A very ICY, FROZEN, COLD and WINTRY cocoon! (oh, I need to change the camera date …lol oh well at least [...]

• ~Yearn For The Urn~

  Weathered? yes. Worn? yes. Forgotten? never. A faded whiteness, almost gray… Called out to me… Across the market way… I rushed to touch… The grainy sides… The cool concrete… Caused my pulse to rise… Its hefty weight… Of giant mass… Would find a home… It would be mine at last… Muse 2010 There are few things as thrilling, as spying a used treasure and being able to  bring it home…I think this urn has a new life in its future, perhaps a [...]

• ~Muse of Dreams~

  As I sit here, nestled and warm, within my studio walls…I peer out onto several feet of freshly fallen snow.  And no matter how much angst it has caused…one has to recognize the beauty it inheritantly possesses. Why then, can I not look past what I see in the mirror today? Sunken cheeks, dark circles, pallid skin. I sigh… It is a resolute sigh, but not one of defeat. For I will rise beyond this moment… I will find that [...]

• ~The Cycle Begins~

  Farming begins with the love of the land… The use of the land is determined by topography. Trees are cherished and where there is new construction, there will soon be grass and landscaping. The wildlife will thrive with the addition of hearty vegetation.  Birdhouses and other sanctuaries will be added, to aid the creatures, great and small. This is a small cycle of our farm, the actual metamorphosis…continues…as new life is constantly being added.  The birds are cared for constantly [...]

• ~A Bit of Home~

  The little parlor in The Painted Nest, is waiting… she lingers between fall and winter. Thanksgiving will find her adorned in deep rust reds. Her memory table drawer will be redone… with new treasures of family heritage. In this old room, new memories will be made. New pillows will adorn her feather sofa. Little hearts filled with expectation will giggle and shout. I love the word “home”, don’t you? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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  PRIZE:A 40.00 iEmporium Gift CertificateGreat For The Upcoming Holiday Season How to Enter: 1. Become a member of this blog on either My Blog Log or Blog Catalog.(widget to the right) 2. Become a Blogger Follower of this blog.(widget to the right) 3. Leave at least one comment on four different posts of this blog and in different months. 4. As a comment to this blog:a. …leave the name of one person you are shopping for this year.b. …leave the [...]

• Brave Bird ~ Blue Monday ~ Image

  BRAVE BIRD Hear my faint and tender pleas… Gently carried upon the breeze… I grow cold and the world grows dark… I can find no sparrows, finches or larks… The trees give me no shelter, no haven to rest… I search endless hours to find a warm nest… The first to arrive, I am brave, yes I know… But this little robin, doesn’t like the snow! (another work from the young Muse, age 12) Seen here 2009 Submitted as participation [...]

• ~It Is Official~

  After five years of dating, my youngest son has asked for the hand of his love! What a wonderful dinner party we had. As a celebration, he cooked for everyone (for those of you who know this Muse, he get’s that from his dad!) My son has a modest little house, that they will turn into a home…the dining room is bright and cheery, with a combination of retro and modern styles. Their differences play off one another…I can see [...]

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• Fanciful~Follies~Friday…Name That “Flo~Frudie”

  Game Rules Take one food (fruit, veggie or other…) combine that with a flower… and NAME your new FLO~FRUDIE cake. You can be literal…or figurative. But should not repeat a FLO~FRUDIE which has already been named. You may play as often as you wish. Use your imagination and have fun! *this game is in conjunction with Design by Gollum’s~Foodie Friday… Since, as most all of you know… I have yet to be blessed by the μαγείρεμα muse! Did you like [...]

• ~A Little Cottage Color~

  Let’s explore the cottage… I so want to paint that dark wall……….. The lamp was a broken little thing, cast off, unloved…I rewired it and added a 6 color aging…it just looks like it has been loved all it’s life now!  And the shade..well my third shade (i am getting a wee bit better). Loved that blue and ……”antique cream” print, go figure…LOL  When I was supposedly done, it did not look done…My beloved asked me…”where is the musey-ness?”  Immediately, [...]

• ~Colored Pencil Sketches~

  Not every rustic home, such as a log home has rustic furnishings. There are times when rustic applications such as stone and timbers will meet the flair of contemporary styles. In these sketches I show how the love of Italian modern pieces can be brought into the country getaway lifestyle.   Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• Word~Association~Weekend

  Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a word. (2) They must take that word and “free associate” another word. (3) This new word will become the next reader’s word. EXAMPLE: Muse says: Whiskers Reader One says: Cat Reader Two says: Dog Reader Three says: Bone Reader Four says: Broken Shall we play? The word which I gift to thee is: Revelry Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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