tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12147899014293403352024-03-05T03:45:49.481-04:00Be strongerALL THINGS CREATIVE, sewing,singing,crafts, painting,writing, photography etc. etc. etc.Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-38336774085321481952019-01-12T04:20:00.001-04:002019-01-12T04:48:01.759-04:00chief Aarav<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is Chief Aaraf.<br>
I recently started doing poured paintings but I have been<br>
letting them dry and then seeing things in the background paintings.<br>
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This is what I saw in the painting and so I did a quick sketch<br>
Of what I saw in the background. I showed this on facebook before I drew out the native and asked what everyone else saw. Some saw a woodpecker, another saw a lion and others saw a horse and a naked woman. Some have very vivid imaginations I'd say. š<br>
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At this point the painting was already sold, not even half way finished.<br>
Can you see the woodpecker by his chin facing him?<br>
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Playing around and getting ideas. Had suggestions from a talented friend that<br>
I agreed with so I changed a few things.<br>
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Done! I totally enjoyed painting this.<br>
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This painting went to a nice home. I know<br>
It will be well looked after and appreciated.<br>
This man who is friends with me on facebook had asked to buy it before it<br>
Was finished and I told him he could buy it. A few weeks went by and his<br>
wife messaged me and asked if I would sell it to her for her husband for Christmas.. She had no clue that he had asked to buy it. What a great surprise it was for him on Christmas<br>
morning. What a great thing for his wife to do.<br>
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I tried to incorporate everything people told me they saw. Can you guess<br>
what the native is looking at??? Lol <br>
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-39546574043289734492019-01-10T20:13:00.001-04:002019-01-31T20:07:43.918-04:00Are you feeling stuck? <p dir="ltr">Are you someplace that you don't want to be because you are too afraid to leave? </p>
<p dir="ltr">Feeling like you are stuck somewhere is not a good feeling.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I was there once and I am here to tell you about it so that maybe it will help you go through or get out of your own stuck situation. I am not a counselor or doctor or anything like that. I am just a normal person who lived through a situation and faced her fears and if my story helps someone then that is great. </p>
<p dir="ltr">A lot of people stay in bad relationships for many different reasons. Many because of children. Some because of religion, some because of finances, some because of ties to their things. <br>
I was in a 25 year relationship because of all of it. Now I am out I can see it more clearly. It took a few years to get here, and a lot of heartache, but I made it. So I want others to know they can do it too if need be. <br>
I am not saying run right out and leave your partner, job, friendship or whatever has you feeling stuck I am saying you can do it if push comes to shove and you need to leave, YOU CAN DO IT!!!</p>
<p dir="ltr">You see I met my husband when I was 25 years old. He was great, a really nice guy and we were very compatible. I already had two children and was married <br>
and divorced from my ex husband. Things happened in our relationship with my second husband that I couldn't handle and it caused damage in our relationship and I should have left but because I had already been married before and my children were very attached to my second husband who was very much like a father to them, I didn't have the heart to tear them apart from their life again. So I stayed. <br>
My feelings for my husband though, didn't. They left. <br>
The details why our marriage didn't work are not important. I am not trying to point fingers but saying the bare minimum to explain the predicament I was in. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I remember that day very well, like it was only yesterday. I was walking down the road as I often did and when I was almost ready to turn around to head back, I was deep in thought and looking out on the ocean and wishing so hard that I didn't feel because he was breaking my heart, and all of a sudden I felt something detached from deep inside and it rose up and left through the top of my head. I was delivered of my romantic feelings for him.  I was free....or so I thought. My romantic love for him had left, it was gone and it was a deep relief at the time. Did I hate him? No not at all. We actually got along really well but he didn't have the power to hurt me as he did before. I was safe. I still loved him but as a best friend with benefits way. Not as, your my all, my love, the one I dream of. That is the way I thought I wanted it but it wasn't. I kept trying to bring it back after a while because I was feeling unfulfilled. Like something was missing in my life, and it was. It was my emotions for him. Nothing was making me happy. I was sad a lot and I would get very depressed and sick and sometimes grumpy.<br>
It affected my children because they didn't understand that it wasn't them that I was unhappy with, it was my situation. You can only fake being happy so much and then it comes out every once in a while. And it is not that I was faking as I was really trying to be happy and make things work but the problem was that I, we, were in trying mode for 20 something years. There comes a point when you have to say, ok, I don't think this is working...ding ding ding...</p>
<p dir="ltr">Years started going by and we started going to church. I thought, there, this will do it. We had just met God and were head over heals for Him and everything was looking up. That is when we decided to get married as we had been living in sin for 8 years. Everyone was for it and even though some knew the situation between my husband and I before we got married, we were counciled by pastors and Christian friends to "do the right thing" because we were living in sin....<br>
Had to make things right now that we were Christians. Now God was going to make everything right. After all God is all powerful right? He can do anything, even bring back my love for my husband right?? <br>
Well that didn't happen. God even gave me a very powerful nudge in my spirit to not marry my husband which I totally ignored because of my great fear. It was as if my heart jumped inside my chest. As if he shook me and said "Lee Anne, WHAT are you doing???" But I, in my paralizing fear, ignored it and talked myself out of even having heard Him speaking to me and besides that my "mature" Christian friends must know God's will for me more than I did, right?? <br>
Meanwhile as time went on,<br>
I tried. I cried, I begged and begged and pleaded and prayed to God to make me feel again but for whatever reason, it didn't happen. </p>
<p dir="ltr">More time went by and things kept getting worse and I asked him to go to counseling as it was getting bad in the house between us with a lot of bad arguments.<br>
We went for counseling and that didn't work. I was to the point that I was almost breaking down in front of people who had no idea the hell I was going through internally. <br>
18 years or so later and I was still in the same position I was when my feelings had left. Here I was, much older and still feeling trapped in a loveless marriage and no one knew it. Everyone thought we had a great marriage. I acted well and so did he and not that it was all an act as we were best friends and trying to be happy with each other. We loved being together and doing things together despite everything else but there was always something between us or something not between us...<br>
How did so many years go by like this? <br>
I remember going to a bible study and being so close to a breakdown right in front of everybody. I fought back the tears as much as I could. After all I was a good Christian lady. My faith was very strong and I did my utmost to be respectful and responsible in my Christian walk but inside I was failing and I knew it. I was living a big lie and I didn't know how to get over it. I was as trapped as trapped could be. Paralyzed by fear. I had never been alone in my life and I didn't know how and if I would ever be able to. <br>
By now my children are both on their own living their lives and here I am, still trapped and feeling like dying. I got to the point where I was praying and begging God to take my life as I could not tolerate the lies I was living any more and I couldn't come out and say, hey, by the way, friends and family and acquaintances, I have been living a big fat lie all these years and you guys thought we were so in love... surprise!!! <br>
I just couldn't do it because of this paralizing fear.<br>
So I had a choice between dying or asking God to send me something to help me get out of this situation and so I asked for exactly what I needed... Well that worked!!! That prayer was answered within weeks to my great amazement!!! Did NOT expect that prayer to be answered. <br>
And don't be asking me to tell you what that was. It is between God and me. He is the one who sent it to me. He answered this prayer but didn't answer the many many times I asked to have love for my husband. God does work in mysterious ways and not always the way you would expect...and in my experiences, seldom in the way you expect, and thats fine by me as it has taught me a lot about God and the way he is so Merciful. He is there when you are trying to be good and he is there when you are not doing so well. That, is comforting. Its called unconditional love. We could all have a lot more of that....</p>
<p dir="ltr">Some people are not going to agree with what I am going to be talking about from now on.  That is ok, YOU ARE NOT MY GOD!!! Should I listen to men or to God?</p>
<p dir="ltr">I need to do what I know is in my heart NOT to what outside chatter is saying. I am an inside girl all the way now. I don't want to listen to the fear anymore or to other people's opinions(not saying I don't take opinions into consideration when making decisions but what I feel Spirit is saying first) if i can at all help it AND I need to help others understand what the heck they are going through. You need to know that it is alright no matter where you are at. God is STILL by your side and guiding you through. Whether you are in paralizing fear, or that you feel trapped, or are free and feeling so vulnerable and not knowing where life is taking you now. You are in a perfect place no matter where you are. God or spirit if you prefer is always leading you, encouraging you, saying, come on honey, just a little step, you can do it, I know you can and is mega happy and proud when you just take one tiny step by yourself. He is there with both arms stretched ready to catch you if you fall. He loves it!!!<br>
Just like when you, if you are a parent, watched your kids take their first steps. Remember how exciting it was?? How proud you were?? It's the same for our spiritual Father.  I just had the extreme pleasure of seeing my grandson take a step by himself and was so excited for him. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍</p>
<p dir="ltr">God knows it is good for us to just try and take a tiny step because he knows it is the beginning of taking off and becoming able to run where we need to go and making us feel good and strong and independent. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Much more to come, stay tuned. <br>
If you need help praying, I'd be glad to help. </p>
<p dir="ltr">PS. Don't get help from someone who has never been there. Seek someone who knows what they are talking about, always. <br>
How can someone who has never been in your situation help you?? Do you go to and english teacher when you have math problems?? </p>
Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-91731674004799432562018-12-31T14:51:00.001-04:002018-12-31T15:00:16.174-04:00I am so frigging tired<p dir="ltr">Am I the only one who is so friggin tired??<br>
I will tell you what I am so tired about. <br>
I am tired of having fear<br>
I am tired of seeing people in fear<br>
I am tired of people not telling the truth or hiding the truth. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of religion and thinking you have to live a certain way or else you must be going to hell and people have the right to judge you and look down on you. Hear this clearly, this does not have ANYTHING to do God or Jesus. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of people who look down their noses at others who don't fit into their mold and think they are better because of this or that. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of seeing people in pain because they don't have the guts to do the right thing. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of living not to the best of my abilities and seeing others not living to the best of their abilities. There is always something more for us. Always. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of selfish people who only want to do what they want to do. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of players.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of negative people.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of nosey people. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of people who stab you in the back if they can get away with it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am so tired of people not standing up for what is right. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of people not knowing what is right. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am tired of people not knowing what it is they really want or should do with their lives.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am so frigging tired of being so frigging tired. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I know you who have the religious spirit will be bothered by the use of my frigging tired...it could be worse, I could use a much harsher word and it would be even truer because you would feel the amount of passion of how very tired i am of certain attitudes!!! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Because of my tiredness it has inspired me to start blogging again. I have learned things these past few years that may be helpful to some of you and so I feel like I have been asked to share on this blog things that I have learned to hopefully help you to overcome fear. </p>
Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-23845738401511520812018-12-30T21:48:00.001-04:002018-12-30T21:48:45.407-04:00Less talk more quotes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-78432240260419162262018-12-21T22:18:00.002-04:002018-12-31T14:50:22.878-04:00Its blogging time again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Apparently I need to start blogging again. I have been getting some strong urges to talk about certain things. I have been fighting it as much as possible but I guess when you have learned some things and you don't share it to benefit someone else what's the point right? That is what God has been speaking to me about lately.<br />
Hopefully I will listen and start telling you what I have learned. Im not sure if I am quite ready yet but soon I believe. </div>
Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-37726667947388270882016-09-03T16:13:00.001-03:002016-09-03T16:19:04.097-03:00"A dream getaway"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">This painting is from a digital painting that I painted a few years ago. I really liked how the digital painting turned out and I wondered how it would look in Acrylic paints. So I tried it and I think I like the Acrylic version better! Much more richness to it I would say! How about you? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">It's a place I would love to have. Doesn't have to be fancy, just peaceful and quiet. A place I can ride my horse( a horse I don't have) everyday with the wind in my hair and the sun on my face. A place of freedom, a place of peace with no one to bother you. A getaway when life gets tough and you need a change of scenery, a place to regroup and recharge your batteries. We all need places like this once in a while, what would be your getaway place? </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">For those who don't know what a digital painting is, it is a painting done in a special </span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "copperplate"; font-size: x-large;">program on the computer. It has a blank canvas, paint brushes and paint and you can use a tablet with a special pen to </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "copperplate"; font-size: x-large;">paint with or as I started, with your finger on the touch pad on your laptop. Not quite as fun as the pen! š³</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "copperplate"; font-size: x-large;">It takes about a month to get used to painting on the tablet and looking at the screen on your computer, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "copperplate"; font-size: x-large;">but once you learn, it's fairly easy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "copperplate"; font-size: x-large;"> I did this for quite a few years as I am sensitive to paint and only recently started </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "copperplate"; font-size: x-large;">painting with Acrylics again. I don't seem to be as sensitive to the paint fumes as in my younger years. I believe it's </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "copperplate"; font-size: x-large;">because they make the paint less harsh than it used to be. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "copperplate"; font-size: x-large;">The next one I will be working on won't be as easy as it is a person. Someone had posted a nice portrait type photo of a man I know and I thought "oh that would make a nice painting someday" I saved it to my computer intending to ask permission if I wanted to paint it but now a year later I cannot remember what's so ever who took the picture!!? </span></div>
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-55448986596009342372016-08-19T11:58:00.000-03:002019-01-31T19:39:09.556-04:00Orange, blank and white circle dress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-59245754636804395472016-08-09T19:42:00.001-03:002016-08-17T12:33:23.562-03:00"Pastor on the hill" painting tutorial of a different kind! <div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">This is how I started this painting</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">I just randomly blocked in a background and some little houses</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><img id="id_e3ee_559d_322a_79bf" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PQwcRY2CpbQ/V6pbpDIUuqI/AAAAAAAASG8/Lu98383TTOQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 516px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_3fdd_f38a_108e_e12a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zYFRLEQ3ezw/V7RnIMnDjUI/AAAAAAAASII/mwC15WLOYkA/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 514px; height: auto;"> </div><div><font face="Copperplate">Actually, this is how it started. You can see a bit of it in this</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate">picture I took of my grandson painting.</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate"> I forgot to take a picture of</font><span style="font-family: Copperplate;"> it when I started, probably because</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate;"> I had no idea what I was going </span><span style="font-family: Copperplate;">to do with it and it sat on my table </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate;">for a couple of weeks and then</span><span style="font-family: Copperplate;"> I thought "I have to do something with it" </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate;">and so I randomly started</span><span style="font-family: Copperplate;"> painting houses on it with no thought about how </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate;">It was going to turn out and figured it</span><span style="font-family: Copperplate;"> would paint itself all</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate;"> I had to do is supply the paint! And it did! Lol</span></div><div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_f400_4609_bd3f_e82d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U-9Yd1WC1u0/V6pbzZVwQVI/AAAAAAAASHA/jOII1TH3H0c/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 516px; height: auto;"> </div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">Then I decided that I didn't like the bottom house and path so I </font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">added grass on top.<br></font><div><img id="id_233f_7aa9_1adf_4147" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ul8LFJZSYGY/V6pb9in3pcI/AAAAAAAASHE/OqebCUgDMXE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 521px; height: auto;"> <font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">I changed the blue house to red</font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_e003_83b1_82ea_9ae2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QhomwFqyUxg/V6pcHR2_NcI/AAAAAAAASHI/BensUnVbo9w/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 529px; height: auto;"> </div><div><font face="Copperplate">Added a path</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_f43f_8f2d_abd0_f3cb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7yrrwiGuLLY/V6pcKc5XE4I/AAAAAAAASHM/0R4CfC7ciMM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 537px; height: auto;"> <font face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">I made the orange house and the church a little bigger</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_becc_9905_2640_d46" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bGkqOSWuZAk/V6pcT_tfnzI/AAAAAAAASHQ/Tqi9M6dvVc8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 537px; height: auto;"> <font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">I painted paths added windows and detail on the trees.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_4df5_61a8_837c_aa06" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vsRxqq6X8sI/V6pett8TkxI/AAAAAAAASHc/MWbHY9kPMtk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 547px; height: auto;"> <font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">Adding more detail</font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1101_e590_ef3d_bf85" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QY2ZdN2vCFQ/V6pe2Dr6o2I/AAAAAAAASHg/WGkU70o9O7c/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 547px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">Made changes to the red house, added a hydrangea bush and</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">White detail etc.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_82e1_40f1_aea8_4258" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mSCHAeyhnAA/V6pfAC-JUaI/AAAAAAAASHk/JpBbb_Qwu7s/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 556px; height: auto;"> <font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">Roof and window details</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">But then my husband decided it needed an animal</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_4d52_d6dc_e7e5_922f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BeFuHpOqfKI/V6pfOYlIeII/AAAAAAAASHo/DfqhC5NAb48/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 560px; height: auto;"> <font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">So I decided to make a dog but with the dog and the bush it was too busy so I took out the bush</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate">The doggy is cute but I miss my tree š it just seemed to add more life to the painting with </font><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">the bush</span></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_996b_ad44_85af_7220" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2GycCRNN_I8/V7RkyEIejdI/AAAAAAAASH4/S9AG7OCPJjM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 569px; height: auto;"> <font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate">I took my painting into an app I have on my iPad called Sketch to test out what it would </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate">look like without having to waste more time and paint. I liked the little bush and I </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate">wondered if it would look better without the orange house on the hill but I felt it looked</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate">better and more interesting with the orange house. Besides that, it's the Pastor's house.</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate">Where would he live? Right? He can't live with the rest of the people, he has to be </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate">set apart from the rest. He needs a break once in a while! </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_89d7_4e1c_7937_fd9e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KR_v2Ia1Kes/V7Rk7JZX3KI/AAAAAAAASH8/8Rop2V39x7s/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 715px; height: auto;"> <font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">The finished painting</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">Leon asked why the church was so small(he is always asking questions he shouldn't</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">Be asking, I think he does it just to iritate me lol) and so I had to come up with a good answer.</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">Sooooooooo, the church is small </font><font face="Copperplate" size="5">because</font><font face="Copperplate" size="4"> they live in a very small village on the countryside. Duh!</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">There is only 6 houses there. They don't need a big church, besides that, that is all the pastor can handle.</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">These people live quite a ways from civilization in a village they call "leave us alone". It's such a beautiful place there and everything blooms together all season long. They only have </font><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">one dog and he belongs to Pastor Audrey and Carl McNeil who lives on top of the hill. His name is scruffy. </span></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">Now Audrey is a sweet lady, she made all the curtains for the johnson's, Suzy and Fred who live in the pink house and the other neighbors also. She also does all the gardening while the Pastor's wife does all the cooking. </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4"> Fred is the village carpenter but he has no training, never been to school and has no level to get anything straight but the houses are safe none the less. </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">Suzy is very creative and does a lot of things, such as, gardening and painting. She painted the windows of the church and of their </font><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">Grumpy old neighbor Mr. Lenard and busybody Agustine. You need some of those in every village, keeps everyone on their toes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">They don't let just anyone into their village, they are a pretty fussy and strange bunch and do not like to be disturbed but they allow me to go and sit there to paint my landscapes. They are not really a bad </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">Bunch, they kind of grow on you after a while.</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">Mr. Lenard is a mason but he doesn't like making chimneys so they had a meeting and decided to get heat pumps installed. Being a fussy bunch they didn't like the electrical wires showing and so they buried</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">Them in the ground, I think it's legal there. </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4">It's a pretty simple kind of life here, they help each other out and share what they have, their gifts, talents, food and material possession, what little they do have,they share. They may seem strange at first but you know, </font><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">when you get to know them and can get past their little quirks, they are a pretty decent bunch of </span><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">people. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">And the moral of the story is! Don't ask stupid questions! Lol. Just kidding!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">The moral of the story is: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">We should get to know people, I mean REALY get to know people instead of judging them, it just might surprise you </span><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: large;">on what they are really about. </span></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Lol</span></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="6">Before and after</font></div><div><img id="id_ca2a_20e3_d94f_75a0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qUyN5a5BOZQ/V7RoL0HJiVI/AAAAAAAASIQ/2Hn2D_5q00s/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 245px; height: auto;"> <img id="id_3b11_c8a6_3fa7_9c46" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PuMMo1OUZxA/V7RoTW38umI/AAAAAAAASIU/QLHgGiL14ZM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 202px; height: auto;"> </div><div><br></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">This is for sale for $125.00 plus shipping if applicable </font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">Thanks!</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="4"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div>Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-60790595148666775462016-07-30T17:57:00.001-03:002016-07-30T18:00:40.182-03:00My brothers mantle is now mine!!! <img id="id_349a_9301_e96c_7b29" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z0wgssqMGyI/V50UdTIMwHI/AAAAAAAASFk/Z-yd9MbAFJU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 695px; height: auto;"> <div><br><div><br></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">This is a double mantle that my talented,wonderful and loving brother Kirk made!!!</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"> I looooooooove itšššššššššš</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">I have been wanting one for a long time</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">and everytime I go to his house I tell him....I want it....and </font></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;">so they </span><font face="Copperplate" size="5">decided to do over their living room </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">and </font><font face="Copperplate" size="5">this </font><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;">piece was "up in the air" </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;">whether it should go or stay......</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;">well you know what side I was on!!!ššš </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;">And it was decided that it</span><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;"> would go to </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;">his lovely wonderful fantastic sister!!! Lol</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Copperplate; font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">Can you say <font color="#ec407a">pleased</font> and <font color="#ec407a">tickled pink</font>!!??? </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">I put it up,as is,temporarily, until I can figure out </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">What to do with it.</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">Now it is stained and varnished but there are scratches on it.</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">I know, I know, some of you would say leave it as is,as my brother would too (he thinks everything should be stained woodš) but his sister is different.</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">Not that I have anything against wood but it just would not match my decor!š³</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">It has to be painted! Yes painted! I'm thinking white paint. Fresh clean white paint. </font></div><div><img id="id_ff3d_844c_3e0a_c823" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kjxJVLZK-fs/V50Um7KKKNI/AAAAAAAASFo/bIj3-vA_fJY/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 718px; height: auto;"> <font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">The great thing about the way he made it is the top comes off!!!</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">I get </font><font face="Copperplate"><font size="7">2</font><font size="5"> mantles for the price of one! Oh yeah, I didn't pay for it. š </font></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">The top one is going in another room. </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">The bottom one, I plan on making a box under it to lift it up and probably have a few drawers too. The inside needs a back of some kind, possibly a shelf too. </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">Anyway hoping to get this project done before summer is over. Will post picture when I get it done. </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">Ttyl šā¤ļøš</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">PS. For those of you who don't know this is a painting I did a few weeks ago</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">But this is not the painting that will go there as it is too small once I</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">Take out the top mantle. I will have to make another large painting or </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate" size="5">something for that spot. </font></div><div><img id="id_9505_f9be_77b8_196e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EzhzIkhax6s/V50Ut-xmIgI/AAAAAAAASFs/Lm4RBU1OnEg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 718px; height: auto;"> <font face="Copperplate" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font size="5">Never liked the wall colour.....it was supposed to be silver grey but it looks too lilac! Changing the colour to a warmer grey, like the floor.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><font size="5"><br></font></font><div><br></div></div></div>Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-53466611906915272272016-07-25T15:25:00.001-03:002016-07-25T16:23:11.586-03:00Love bites for Brody!!<img id="id_ac77_8698_e62f_bb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kMHCQHYm8O0/V5ZYOsJhjlI/AAAAAAAASC0/469gqjkRDnc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 590px; height: auto;"> <div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">I found these cute miniature cupcake liners and I</font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">thought it would make the</font><font size="5" style="font-family: Copperplate;"> perfect size </font><font size="5" style="font-family: Copperplate;">cupcakes </font></div><div><font size="5" style="font-family: Copperplate;">for my g</font><font size="5" style="font-family: Copperplate;">randson Brody</font><span style="font-family: Copperplate;">. </span></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">I am always on <font color="#ff1744">Pinterest</font> finding recipes among other wonderful things and so I found this recipe for vanilla cupcakes. I did not add as much sugar as it called as I don't want the little one to have too </font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">much sugar so I skimped slightly.</font><font size="5" face="Copperplate">Here is the great recipe I used...</font><a href="http://www.justsotasty.com/vanilla-cupcakes-with-fresh-strawberry-buttercream/#more-558" id="id_2423_5820_aedf_40ff" target="_self">http://www.justsotasty.com/vanilla-cupcakes-with-fresh-strawberry-buttercream/#more-558</a></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_9b46_87b_7d5c_edbb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OsYTcjNo-x8/V5ZYZHrkaJI/AAAAAAAASC4/YaIOgBnjI1M/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 587px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">I started to put strawberries inside the batter but then I thought....</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><font size="5">I don't like cooked fruit and wasn't sure </font><span style="font-size: x-large;">if and how it would cook so </span></font></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><font face="Copperplate">I only added strawberries in a few. Turned out fine though.</font></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_d41f_600e_23ca_1418" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SYrZ37UG6es/V5ZYvDkCX9I/AAAAAAAASDA/heTfRbgIjUc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 596px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">After they were cooked I wanted to make them a bit more "healthy"</font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate"> so I scooped out the middle and added cut up strawberry pieces.</font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">I made a flour frosting with flour and milk cooked in a pan over </font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">medium heat until it thickens to the consistency of frosting and then I added beating it well,</font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">a small amount of sugar, just enough to sweeten it, probably 1/4 cup, I also threw in some cut up </font></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><font size="5">strawberries too.It usually asks </font><span style="font-size: x-large;">for 1 cup of sugar but again, I didn't want too much sugar for Brody. </span></font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">Then I frosted the cupcakes and added another piece of strawberry on top.</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_c9f7_8efc_9e41_fa96" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RuagWkVwiDU/V5ZY0E1WidI/AAAAAAAASDE/7lDJyVRtcrM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 601px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><font size="5">This one is for Brody</font>! </font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1695_2156_668b_e162" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4IUd3fNQYWk/V5ZY_ExmfEI/AAAAAAAASDI/vy0qpfK72y0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 601px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_e74d_5dfb_b0a6_71aa" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gn2dkhVS1ks/V5ZZTX4gFGI/AAAAAAAASDQ/f2L3_eCDGvM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 607px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_45e6_144f_3c61_ce2b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SLcvHstpJeU/V5ZZalNsSHI/AAAAAAAASDU/q9K97Z0KsiY/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 615px; height: auto;"><br></div><div><font size="5"><br></font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">He liked picking off the strawberry on top</font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_ae69_f0ce_dbee_ee89" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zpQ5w_0GzxU/V5ZivX_BY7I/AAAAAAAASDw/ePp1fsGLIB8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 627px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">Brody cuddling with his mom enjoying his little cupcake</font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_2be9_9f94_2fa4_ab51" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u9xZGOKC4ik/V5Zi1DMjQsI/AAAAAAAASD0/-erBB1-mqKM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 636px; height: auto;"> <font size="5"><br></font></div><div><font size="5"><font face="Copperplate">Mine! </font>š</font></div><div><img id="id_3f1a_350b_db78_b8bd" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MBinZxOgAiE/V5ZjAVuRuzI/AAAAAAAASD4/NlppAC5XtQ8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 637px; height: auto;"> <font size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><font size="5">Yummy</font>!</font></div><div><font face="Copperplate"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_6d8_c993_fa85_d4cb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vZLyx1hwuWA/V5ZjJC46G6I/AAAAAAAASD8/lAxVUR7bPXI/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 651px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_129_c14d_d25b_7b3f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cqQcjGaGX2o/V5ZjRPKoWAI/AAAAAAAASEA/lgGbGhKj2XI/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 663px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">This is what I did with the left over middles from the cupcakes</font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">I cut up more strawberries added a dab of frosting and a tablespoon</font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">organic sugar covered it and put it in the fridge until it was juicy. </font></div><div><font size="5" face="Copperplate">This was a great snack for me! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div>Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-31603471586615199252016-07-14T20:51:00.001-03:002016-07-14T20:51:04.668-03:00The perfect blend of fruit juice<img id="id_52ea_8fba_7c65_28af" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qGTpFtztL6I/V4glF19IMwI/AAAAAAAASCU/CS1SMlWmBOQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 483px; height: auto;"> <div><br><div><br></div><div><img id="id_e287_4c4f_2c8c_b10b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JpRGwjA-z7s/V4glPW2JfxI/AAAAAAAASCY/LH7rjCWIUuc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 490px; height: auto;"> </div><div><br><div><br></div><div><img id="id_367a_ce69_ca24_7dc6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0crdEPIeFJY/V4glZu0onRI/AAAAAAAASCc/F7KK30-CwN8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 482px; height: auto;"> </div><div><br></div><div>I <font size="5">think</font> I've <font size="6">found</font> the <font color="#ec407a" size="7">perfect</font> blend of <font size="6" color="#9c27b0">fruit juice</font>. You can <font size="6">taste</font> every fruit <font color="#29b6f6" size="6">equally</font> well.</div><div> Such <font size="6">great</font> <font size="6" color="#f50057">syrupy</font> <font size="5">goodness</font>!!! <font size="6" color="#1de9b6">Yummmmmm!!! </font><font size="5" face="Times">It really is like drinking syrup when you have grapes in there!</font></div><div><font size="6">Here</font> is the <font size="6" color="#c62828">recipe</font>:</div><div><br></div><div><font size="5">1 <font color="#c62828">Apple</font></font></div><div><font size="5">1 <font color="#f44336">Orange</font></font></div><div><font size="5">1 good handful of <font color="#6a1b9a">grapes</font></font></div><div><font size="5">1 good handful of <font color="#ff1744">strawberries</font></font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="5">You can substitute a handful of whatever kind of fruits you like.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font size="5">Notice the </font><font size="6">correct</font><font size="5"> colours on the </font><font size="6" face="Times" color="#4caf50">fruits</font><font size="5">. I've been </font><font size="6">teaching</font><font size="5"> my </font><font size="6">grandson</font><font size="5"> his </font><font color="#7e57c2" size="6">colours</font><font size="5"> over and over and over and I guess I'm </font><font size="6">still</font><font size="5"> in that teaching </font><font size="6">mode</font><font size="5">. Lol Now you </font><font size="6">know</font><font size="5"> your fruit colours! š</font></span></div><div><font size="5"><br></font></div><div><font size="5">I have been juicing </font><font size="6" color="#ad1457">off and on</font><font size="5"> for many </font><font size="6" color="#00e676">years</font><font size="5">, in my </font><font size="6">opinion</font><font size="5"> you </font><font size="6" color="#f44336">cannot</font><font size="5"> buy juice this </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">good</font><font size="5">!! So </font><font size="6" color="#8bc34a">fresh</font><font size="5"> and it </font><font size="6">feels</font><font size="5"> so great </font><font size="6" color="#00bcd4">knowing</font><font size="5"> you are putting </font><font size="6">great things </font><font size="5">in your </font><font size="6">body</font><font size="5">. You are getting the </font><font size="6" color="#9ccc65">vitamins</font><font size="5"> of all those </font><font size="6">fruits</font><font size="5"> in one </font><font size="6" color="#d84315">shot</font><font size="5">! </font></div><div><font size="5"> I </font><font color="#03a9f4" size="6">should</font><font size="5"> be drinking them </font><font size="6">everyday</font><font size="5"> but I have a </font><font size="6" color="#283593">tendency</font><font size="5"> to want to </font><font size="6">grab</font><font size="5"> something </font><font size="6">quick</font><font size="5"> and </font><font color="#ff1744" size="6">easy</font><font size="5"> to eat </font><font size="6">instead</font><font size="5"> of something </font><font size="6">healthy</font><font size="5"> unfortunatelyš. </font></div><div><font size="5">At </font><font size="6">times</font><font size="5"> I have </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">drank</font><font size="5"> fruit juice for </font><font size="6" color="#8bc34a">breakfast</font><font size="5"> and </font><font size="6" color="#ff1744">lunch</font><font size="5"> and then had a </font><font size="6">regular meal</font><font size="5"> for </font><font size="6" color="#ff9100">supper</font><font size="5"> for a </font><font size="6">week or <font color="#673ab7">more</font>. </font><font size="5">The </font><font size="6" color="#d500f9">benefits</font><font size="5"> are </font><font size="6">amazing</font><font size="5">! The burst of </font><font size="6" color="#ffc400">energy</font><font size="5"> you get is </font><font size="6" color="#ff3d00">fantastic</font><font size="5">, there is </font><font size="6">nothing</font><font size="5"> like a </font><font size="6" color="#ffea00">natural </font><font size="6" color="#ff1744">high</font><font size="5">! Besides that </font><font size="6">losing</font><font size="5"> a few </font><font size="6" color="#2979ff">pounds</font><font size="5"> when you </font><font size="6">need</font><font size="5"> to is always </font><font size="6">good</font><font size="5">. </font></div><div><font size="5">I am </font><font size="6" color="#26c6da">trying</font><font size="5"> to do that now but </font><font size="6" color="#f44336">haven't</font><font size="5"> succeeded </font><font size="6">yet</font><font size="5">. My </font><font size="6" color="#2979ff">husband</font><font size="6" color="#ec407a"> </font><font size="6">and</font><font size="6" color="#ec407a"> daughter</font><font size="5"> are </font><font size="6">junky</font><font size="5"> eaters and </font><font size="6" color="#ff7043">so</font><font size="5"> when </font><font size="6" color="#2196f3">I</font><font size="5"> decide to </font><font size="6">eat</font><font size="5"> healthier </font><font size="6" color="#795548">they</font><font size="5"> come along and </font><font size="6" color="#ff3d00">say</font><font size="5"> we should get </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">ice</font><font size="5"> </font><font size="6" color="#795548">cream</font><font size="5"> (chocolate of course) </font><font size="6" color="#283593">tonight</font><font size="5"> and I'm like </font><font size="7">no</font><font size="5"> I'm </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">trying</font><font size="5"> to eat </font><font size="6" color="#ec407a">healthy</font><font size="5"> and then I </font><font size="6">think</font><font size="5"> about it for </font><font size="6" color="#00e5ff">two</font><font size="5"> hours and </font><font size="6">say ok</font><font size="5">, go get the </font><font size="6"><font color="#03a9f4">ice</font> <font color="#795548">cream</font></font><font size="5">...sigh. I will get </font><font size="6" color="#ff1744">it</font><font size="5"> after a while, just takes me a</font><font size="5"> to get </font><font size="6">into</font><font size="5"> it but </font><font size="6" color="#1de9b6">once</font><font size="5"> I really </font><font size="6" color="#283593">set my mind</font><font size="5"> to it I'm </font><font size="6" color="#ec407a">good</font><font size="5">. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br></font></div><div><font size="5">Bonsoir š</font></div><div><font size="5"><br></font></div><div><font size="5"><br></font></div><div><font size="5"><br></font><div><br></div></div></div></div>Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-58921222872478122632016-07-06T15:38:00.001-03:002016-07-06T15:41:08.895-03:00How not to get paint on your baby painter<div><img id="id_f388_bad6_e2b0_6113" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OlV_Uf0SZJw/V31LVpsac2I/AAAAAAAAR_4/RT3mBS1UFnk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 764px; height: auto;"> </div><div><font color="#ff1744" size="6">I don't know </font><font size="7" color="#00e5ff">how</font><font color="#ff1744" size="6"> to keep paint off of him and I </font><font color="#2979ff" size="7">don't</font><font color="#ff1744" size="6"> want to!!! ššš</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><font size="6" color="#9c27b0"> Are you kidding??? </font> <font size="5">Why</font> would you <font size="6" color="#26c6da">want</font> to keep <font size="5">paint</font> off of such <font color="#ec407a" size="6">cuteness???</font><div><font color="#ec407a" size="5">They go together so well</font><font color="#ec407a" size="6">! Mom's and dad's, grandpa's and grandma', caretakers, let your </font><font size="7" color="#42a5f5">cuties</font><font color="#ec407a" size="6"> get good and </font><font size="7" color="#283593">dirty</font><font color="#ec407a" size="6"> with </font><font color="#673ab7" size="7">Paint</font><font color="#ec407a" size="6"> at </font><font size="7">least</font><font color="#ec407a" size="7"> </font><font size="7" color="#1de9b6">once</font><font color="#ec407a" size="6">, and take </font><font size="7" color="#ff7043">pictures</font><font color="#ec407a" size="6"> and send them to me, I would </font><font size="7">love</font><font color="#ec407a" size="6"> to see them.</font></div><div><div><img id="id_38f6_aedd_a133_8f0e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d7rBxBhJKdo/V31LnAnOF4I/AAAAAAAASAA/T5Y4u6ILrrc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 726px; height: auto;"> </div><div><font size="5">This little </font><font size="6">Brody</font><font size="5"> just </font><font size="6" color="#ff1744">loves</font><font size="5"> painting!šššā¤ļø </font></div><div><font size="5">I have a </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">chair</font><font size="5"> set up at the </font><font size="6" face="Palatino">table</font><font size="5"> with a </font><font size="6" color="#283593">plastic</font><font size="5"> </font><font size="6" color="#f9a825">tablecloth</font><font size="5"> on it that I got a </font><font size="6" color="#26c6da">few</font><font size="5"> of at</font></div><div><font size="5">the </font><font size="6" color="#00e676">dollar store</font><font size="5"> </font><font size="5">and the </font><font size="6" color="#607d8b">chair</font><font size="5"> has a </font><font size="6" color="#d500f9">booster seat</font><font size="5"><font color="#d500f9"> </font>on it so he can </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">reach</font><font size="5"> the table and so whenever he </font><font size="6" color="#76ff03">feels</font><font size="5"> </font><font size="5">like painting he goes and </font><font size="6" color="#00e5ff">pulls</font><font size="5"> out his chair and </font><font size="6">cries</font><font size="5"> and </font><font size="6" color="#00695c">tries</font><font size="5"> to get up on the </font><font size="6" color="#1de9b6">chair</font><font size="6" color="#c6ff00">. </font><font size="5">He is only </font><font size="6"><font color="#ff3d00">15</font> <font color="#ff3d00">months</font> </font><font size="5">old </font><font size="5">and is only saying </font><font size="6" color="#ef5350">some</font><font size="5"> words yet but he sure </font><font size="6" color="#0277bd">knows</font><font size="5"> how to get </font><font size="6" color="#26c6da">his point</font><font size="5"> across when he </font><font size="6" color="#ab47bc">wants</font><font size="5"> something. š</font></div><div><br><div><img id="id_bd1f_88f8_97df_21d1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss07WZQe19KVgZEqFdNOhZAK4LEtPhE71wcbq7MURJgvCFmEHTo7oCtJC625MzbhgTnSxFTtoyK5Bu66lx-0sLlRjUCjUw-S_TSiblMmqyF4Pv4qvj4-stcldItZ5o2KKXtEOWt6S0CrW/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 725px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_d5c7_df64_e79a_7bf9" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qo94Gsg0VhY/V31MWLlgwqI/AAAAAAAASAU/jBoAmNdJkWU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 730px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="5">His </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">Masterpiece</font><font size="5"> with his </font><font size="6">grandma's</font><font size="5"> help. </font></div><div><font size="5">I kind of have to </font><font size="6" color="#ef5350">guide</font><font size="5"> him to put his </font><font size="6" color="#673ab7">paint brushes</font><font size="5"> in the </font><font size="6">water</font><font size="5"> and then in the </font><font color="#7e57c2" size="6">paint</font><font size="5"> and on the </font><font size="6" color="#f50057">watercolour paper </font><font color="#f50057" size="5">but he </font><font size="6" color="#26c6da">knows</font><font color="#f50057" size="5"> how it's </font><font size="6" color="#29b6f6">done</font><font color="#f50057" size="5">. He is getting </font><font size="6">better and better</font><font color="#f50057" size="5"> with every painting! So </font><font size="6">far</font><font color="#f50057" size="5"> he has made </font><font color="#ab47bc"><font size="6">7</font><font size="5"> </font><font size="6">paintings</font></font><font color="#f50057" size="5">.</font></div><div><font size="5">You can </font><font size="6" color="#ff1744">buy</font><font size="5"> these paint </font><font size="6" color="#1de9b6">supplies</font><font size="5"> at </font><font size="6" color="#283593">Walmart</font><font size="5">. I think the </font><font size="6" color="#ec407a">watercolours</font><font size="5"> cost around</font><font size="6" color="#4caf50"> $8.00</font></div><div><font size="5">and the </font><font size="6" color="#ec407a">watercolour paper pad</font><font size="5"> around the same, give or take. Fairly </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">inexpensive</font><font size="5"> and it will give your "</font><u><font size="6">adorable</font> </u><font size="6" color="#ffea00"><u>gift</u></font><font size="5"><u> of Go</u>d" </font><font size="6" color="#ab47bc">hours and hours </font><font size="5">of enjoyment</font><font size="6" color="#ab47bc">! </font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_9118_aedd_4d77_b6df" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wvEPauvSZKA/V31MloG4PWI/AAAAAAAASAY/oBNwvRgSEkM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 734px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1186_3678_dec6_192a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O8CTm617LXA/V31M7BE6OJI/AAAAAAAASAk/ZugH_uiHnpQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 738px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="6">Those little hands (quite big in his case) can go fast! š</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1563_5eff_1716_1e6f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X63-oVEa00Y/V31NUeX2k6I/AAAAAAAASAs/gZTFfXBGmQM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 744px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="6">Examining</font> the <font size="6">paint</font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_e605_8f3a_1068_3432" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gTangITncwQ/V31NmvxxvII/AAAAAAAASA0/oKBhElVjDec/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 748px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>I <font size="5">wonder</font> why <font size="5">toddlers</font> want to put <font size="6">EVERYTHING</font> in their <font size="5">mouths</font>?? I had to <font size="6">stop</font> him so many times! </div><div>I don't <font size="5">think</font> these <font size="6">paints</font> are <font size="6">toxic</font> but <font size="5">still</font>, I <font size="6">don't</font> think it's <font size="6">good</font> to <font size="5">put</font> in your <font size="6">mouth</font>...</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_7d7a_3b1b_2cb7_6e4e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VOwkU_LaGgc/V31N8EENDVI/AAAAAAAASBA/GjD9ocgSQG0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 751px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>I just <font size="6">love</font> these <font size="5">colourful</font> pictures with <font size="5">tiny pudgy hands</font>, so <font size="5">adorable</font> ššš</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_7b1f_c116_ef55_a930" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L12lT2iXnE0/V31OFhq6lTI/AAAAAAAASBE/Oy2qhhzgfSY/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 754px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_a049_2986_9fa8_6599" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VCKazWFYSNI/V31ONlt1I5I/AAAAAAAASBI/v7_AxD6DhRU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 758px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_3ed2_f29e_c075_bf1c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-onyT0LWvrAY/V31OV28_9qI/AAAAAAAASBM/SWm1iy29mEw/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 756px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Making <font size="6">sure</font> he is <font size="5">rubbing</font> it in <font size="6" face="Copperplate">good</font> here, <font size="5">good thing</font> it is <font size="5">washable!!!</font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_4cbe_90d8_ecc9_57d6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2-OhzM27FO4/V31Ojosvf-I/AAAAAAAASBU/-BP0dvhzogQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 760px; height: auto;"><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_a93d_b552_27c6_5496" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iu_0OOoY0Cg/V31OvZ1z0cI/AAAAAAAASBY/byyH5n8evNM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 763px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="6">Having fun!</font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_6578_6197_46be_4845" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OGiheh6nxn0/V31O6mJxKbI/AAAAAAAASBc/FrsJfvUNYKE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 767px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="6">Huh</font>, are you <font size="7">still</font> taking <font size="5">pictures</font> of me? š</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_8cb5_5619_7f2_e40b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QqDX5HzDAk0/V31PF8b8L0I/AAAAAAAASBg/KtopkgFigro/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 770px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_bb85_1010_2dc5_f567" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_nJ1WLSxh-E/V31PTGuUn9I/AAAAAAAASBo/idmCju7TB08/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 776px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>He <font size="6">looooooves</font> <font size="5" color="#ef5350">dipping</font> his brush/brushes into the <font size="6">water</font>!</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_61e6_5ee_45e4_3286" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vPHQn6cDn18/V31PXiZdZ8I/AAAAAAAASBs/z0f9fKi-cHw/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 784px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>We have to <font size="6">hold it tight </font>though or it would be <font size="6">all over the place!</font></div><div><font size="6"><br></font></div><div><img id="id_b5ac_3262_425e_d28f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9HTHHYcUSY0/V31PlJW9vKI/AAAAAAAASBw/Cv7oieEnNMQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 791px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><font size="6">Amazing</font> he <font size="5">didn't</font> get <font size="5">any</font> on his <font size="5">shirt</font> or <font size="5">shorts</font>! It does come <font size="5">off</font> if it does <font size="5">though</font>. I have to find him <font size="5">some kind </font>of <font size="5">vinyl bib.</font></div><div><img id="id_ec80_7ba3_255e_834f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NUUncrkCByg/V31PvUvFchI/AAAAAAAASB0/48OPs4B91vQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 795px; height: auto;"><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_a7a1_ba1e_40a8_6195" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nL-kVz4i9R4/V31P8t8ZPnI/AAAAAAAASB8/f7RfjXrFKMk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 805px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_d0c0_465c_848c_2e49" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xjp1zm_gucg/V31QLmtmIrI/AAAAAAAASCA/3Wsi_ErWUkc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 812px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I am <font size="5" color="#6a1b9a">making a collection</font> of his <font size="6" color="#9c27b0">framed</font> paintings and will <font size="5" color="#2196f3">try</font> to <font size="6" color="#ab47bc">fill a wall</font> with them.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="6">Brody</font> and <font size="5">I</font> say <font size="6">Adios</font>, until <font size="6">next time ššš</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-49768246361770856112016-06-26T19:39:00.001-03:002016-06-30T14:45:26.719-03:00Finished Piece by piece<img id="id_824a_e654_5f7d_c147" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hFVobn5Sdl4/V3BZm4o97II/AAAAAAAAR3A/whh7pM3-nNQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 506px; height: auto;"> <div><br><div>This is the first "<font size="5" color="#76ff03">word</font>" painting I think I've made. I like the way it <font size="5">turned out. </font></div><div>This song "<font size="6">Piece by Piece</font>" by<font size="5"> Kelly Clarkson</font> had been <font size="7" color="#c62828">stuck</font> in my head and so I had to get it down on <font color="#00e5ff" size="6">canvas</font>. </div><div>Painted in <font size="5" color="#f50057">Acrylics</font>. </div><div>Hope you like it! ššš</div><div><br></div><div>For more information on why I did this painting read this post</div><div><a href="https://leeanneonlife.blogspot.ca/2016/06/stats-piece-by-piece.html" id="id_7be5_b79f_bbad_fd5f">https://leeanneonlife.blogspot.ca/2016/06/stats-piece-by-piece.</a></div><div><a name="more"></a></div><div><br></div></div>Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-47673010858512417882016-06-17T20:03:00.001-03:002016-06-17T20:33:57.662-03:00A bit of gardening is good for the soulI don't know what it is about gardening but it seems like the minute I get my hands in it, it's like the world goes away. It's healing for me. Melts away my worries, problems and whatever is bothering me for a while. I wish that I could explain how it feels....it's like a quietness and peacefulness that comes over you, you can hear your thoughts....and God's voice too if you care to listen. You get lost in your own little world, a world of beauty where your hands create the space that pleases you....but it's more than that, but not something I can really put into words...I am thankful that I like gardening and landscaping. I am thankful that I still have the strength to do it, even if it is on a limited basis. I think if my feet were capable of being on them all day, every day I could make a living at this. I am thankful I can push through things šššā¤ļøš<div>Here is what I did today. </div><div><img id="id_6802_67f5_6975_991d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2ofVsUctJWc/V2SAHzkA_MI/AAAAAAAAR1s/fwcZ0vOt8dE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 681px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>This was a small bed and I enlarged it a bit. I think I may enlarge it even more eventually. It may take up the whole area by the end of the summer. I just planted 3 more plants in it. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_d2ab_ed95_ab19_6e74" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_tRHgs-HSnY/V2SAdD1KBxI/AAAAAAAAR10/DC0St3N5wvg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 683px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Planted those nice red ones today.</div><div><img id="id_2325_8ebd_141b_f3f0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pyqwe451Nto/V2SAumKToJI/AAAAAAAAR2A/g9wmoG2fr5U/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 670px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Have to find something to plant in the old shoes. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_3deb_9862_2b0c_a52e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OfKgbgsUjU4/V2SA91jGFnI/AAAAAAAAR2I/cSfgV6qtDMc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 675px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><img id="id_3191_33eb_429e_9ddc" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RGeXrVp41Eg/V2SBLlhcyEI/AAAAAAAAR2U/C31PTPlDX3U/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 669px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>I'm thinking little white flowers of some kind in there.</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_6032_4e54_d9b8_d574" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jWFlPYjCasQ/V2SBZ3GuPQI/AAAAAAAAR2g/ajXu4HDxnZM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 672px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1670_6deb_caad_7b37" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-shjj5wrZIWw/V2SBp1C1hfI/AAAAAAAAR2s/xXM-rNmlHIc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 673px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>'Til next time, take care ššš</div>Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-13706373865616416412016-06-14T20:33:00.001-03:002016-07-02T16:18:03.277-03:00Stats, Piece by Piece<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<font size="6">Hi everyone</font><font size="4">, this is a </font><font size="5" color="#ab47bc">sample</font><font size="4"> I found </font><font size="5" face="Copperplate" color="#c62828">online</font><font size="4"> of what </font><font size="6" color="#00b0ff">blogger stats</font><font size="4"> look like. This is what a blogger </font><font size="6">lives</font><font size="4"> for!! Lol We </font><font size="6">check</font><font size="4"> these stats to see </font><font size="5" color="#ef5350">who</font><font size="4"> has been </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">here</font><font size="4"> and what you've </font><font size="6">looked</font><font size="4"> at. You kind of get addicted to it when you first start your blog because you are so excited that someone actually came to see what you are about and what you have to show. My top pageviews are from </font><font color="#c62828" size="6">Canada</font><font size="4"> and </font><font size="6" color="#2196f3">United States </font><font size="4">with </font><font size="5">Russia</font><font size="4">, </font><font size="5" color="#26c6da">United Kingdom</font><font size="4"> and </font><font size="5" color="#f50057">Germany</font><font size="4"> following close behind. </font><font size="7">Thank you</font><font size="4"> for your </font><font size="5" color="#6a1b9a" face="Verdana">support</font><font size="4">!!! ššššā¤ļø</font></div>
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<font size="4">I would have thought that </font><font size="5">iPhone</font><font size="4"> would be what you guys use the most but it's the </font><font size="6">least</font><font size="4">. Around this area all you see is people with their head down looking at their iPhones but it is still </font><font size="6" color="#2196f3">Windows</font><font size="4"> operating system that a lot of you </font><font size="6">use</font><font size="4">! For me, I almost </font><font size="6">always</font><font size="4"> use my </font><font size="5" color="#d500f9">iPad</font><font size="4"> it is sooooo much </font><font size="6">faster</font><font size="4"> than Windows even though it's a bit </font><font size="6">less</font><font size="4"> capable of </font><font size="6" color="#ef5350">doing</font><font size="4"> everything like a </font><font size="6">laptop</font><font size="4"> can.....ugh I just </font><font size="6">hate it</font><font size="4"> when I have to </font><font size="6">use</font><font size="4"> my laptop though! </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">Spoiled</font><font size="4">? </font><font size="5" color="#f44336">Yes</font><font size="4">! Lol </font></div>
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<font size="4">Something I really </font><font size="6">like</font><font size="4"> to see is when someone actually </font><font size="6">searches</font><font size="4"> specifically for </font><font size="6" color="#2196f3">leeanneonlife.blogspot.com</font><font size="4"> or types out my </font><font size="6">URL</font><font size="4">. I used to </font><font size="6" color="#9c27b0">post</font><font size="4"> my posts on </font><font size="6" color="#29b6f6">Facebook</font><font size="4"> so you </font><font size="7">lazy</font><font size="4"> people could just </font><font size="5" color="#7e57c2">click</font><font size="4"> on the </font><font size="6">link</font><font size="4"> and get to my </font><font size="6" color="#ad1457">blog</font><font size="4"> but for those of you who </font><font size="6" color="#9c27b0">seek</font><font size="4"> me out it is </font><font size="6" color="#673ab7">special</font><font size="4"> so </font><font size="6">thanks</font><font size="4"> for that! ššššā¤ļø</font></div><div><a name="more"></a><font size="6" color="#ff1744"><div style="text-align: center;">"Sucky weather"</div></font></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I am NOT liking this "</span><font size="7">Spring</font>" weather! It feels more like <font color="#f44336" size="6">Fall</font> and I am still having to make <font size="5" color="#ff1744">fires</font> some days! Ugh I need some <font size="7" color="#ffea00">sun</font> and maybe even the <font size="5" color="#42a5f5">beach</font>!!! Yes nice warm <font color="#ffea00" size="7">sun</font> on my face and shoulders, <font size="5" color="#ec407a">toes</font><span style="font-size: medium;"> squishing in the </span><font size="6" color="#f9a825">sand</font><span style="font-size: medium;">, </span><font color="#795548" size="7">hair</font><span style="font-size: medium;"> flapping in the breeze,<font color="#d500f9"> </font></span><font size="5" color="#d500f9">bathing suit</font>, watching the <font color="#2979ff" size="5">waves</font>, <font size="7">breathing</font> in that lovely<font size="5" color="#283593"> salty fresh air</font>! I need this!!! š</div><div><a name='more'></a></div>
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<font size="4">My </font><font size="5" color="#e91e63">creative talents</font><font size="4"> have kind of taken a </font><font size="6">backseat</font><font size="4"> for a while </font><font size="6" color="#26a69a">since</font><font size="4"> my daughter and grandson have </font><font size="6">come home</font><font size="4"> from </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">Alberta</font><font size="4">. She stays </font><font size="6">here</font><font size="4"> part time and to the other grandparents </font><font size="6" color="#c62828">part time</font><font size="4"> until they find a </font><font size="5">house</font><font size="4">. I am </font><font size="6">babysitting</font><font size="4"> my grandson about</font><font size="6" color="#ec407a"> 4 times a week</font><font size="4"> while she works. Being a </font><font size="6">parent</font><font size="4"> means </font><font size="6" color="#f44336">sacrificing</font><font size="4"> sometimes, something </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">my mother</font><font size="4"> did for me and my </font><font size="6">brothers</font><font size="4"> and </font><font size="6" color="#ec407a">sister</font><font size="4">. I know </font><font size="6">how much</font><font size="4"> it meant to me when my mother </font><font size="6" color="#ff1744">sacrifice</font><font size="4"> her </font><font size="6">life</font><font size="4"> to </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">look after me</font><font size="4"> and mine and so </font><font size="6" color="#00e676">I am happy</font><font size="4"> to do that </font><font size="6">for my children</font><font size="4">. I really </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">can't</font><font size="4"> understand </font><font size="6" color="#6a1b9a">how a parent</font><font size="4"> could </font><font size="6">not do this</font><font size="4"> for their </font><font size="6" face="Copperplate" color="#00e676">children</font><font size="4"> and it reminds me of this </font><font size="6" color="#03a9f4">song</font><font size="4"> I have been hearing lately, </font><font size="6" color="#d500f9">Piece by Piece</font><font size="4"> by Kelly Clarkson. This song has been </font><font size="6">going through </font><font size="4">my </font><font size="6" color="#ff5722">head</font><font size="4"> a lot lately and </font><font size="6" color="#e91e63">stirred something</font><font size="4"> in me and so to </font><font size="6">get it out</font><font size="4"> I put it on </font><font size="6" color="#ab47bc">canvas</font><font size="4">, I haven't </font><font size="6" color="#ec407a">finished it yet</font><font size="4"> as I'm having </font><font size="6">problems</font><font size="4"> getting the </font><font size="6" color="#ef6c00">letters straight.</font><font size="4"> </font></div>
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<b><span><font size="5" color="#ad1457">Piece by Piece</font></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); text-align: center;"><b><font size="5" color="#ad1457">And all I remember is your back</font></b></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"><font size="5" color="#ad1457">Walking towards the airport, leaving us all in your past</font></span></b></span></div>
<font size="5" color="#ad1457"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
I traveled fifteen hundred miles to see you</div>
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Begged you to want me, but you didn't want to</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); text-align: center;"><b><font size="5" color="#ad1457">But piece by piece he collected me</font></b></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"><font size="5" color="#ad1457">Up off the ground where you abandoned things, yeah</font></span></b></span></div>
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Piece by piece he filled the holes</div>
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That you burned in me at six years old</div>
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And you know,</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
He never walks away</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
He never asks for money,</div>
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He takes care of me</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
He loves me</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
Piece by piece he restored my faith</div>
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That a man can be kind and a father could... stay</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); text-align: center;"><b><font size="5" color="#ad1457">And all of your words fall flat</font></b></span></div>
<font size="5" color="#ad1457"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"></span></b></span><br>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"><font size="5" color="#ad1457">I made something of myself and now you wanna come back</font></span></b></span></div>
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But your loveāit isn't free, it has to be earned</div>
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Back then I didn't have anything you needed so I was worthless</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); text-align: center;"><b><font size="5" color="#ad1457">But piece by piece he collected me</font></b></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"><font size="5" color="#ad1457">Up off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah</font></span></b></span></div>
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Piece by piece he filled the holes</div>
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That you burned in me at six years old</div>
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And you know,</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
He never walks away</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
He never asks for money,</div>
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He takes care of me</div>
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'Cause he loves me</div>
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Piece by piece he restored my faith</div>
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That a man can be kind and a father could stay</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><font size="5" color="#ad1457"><span style="text-align: center;">Piece by piece </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;">[6x]</i></font></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); text-align: center;"><b><font size="5" color="#ad1457">Piece by piece I fell far from the tree</font></b></span></div>
<font size="5" color="#ad1457"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"></span></b></span><br>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"><font size="5" color="#ad1457">I will never leave her like you left me</font></span></b></span></div>
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And she will never have to wonder her worth</div>
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Because unlike you I'm going to put her first</div>
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And you know,</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
He'll never walk away,</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
He'll never break her heart</div>
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He'll take care of things,</div>
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He'll love her</div>
</span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">
And piece by piece he'll restore my faith</div>
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That a man can be kind and a father should be great</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font size="5" color="#ad1457"><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Piece by piece </b></span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b>[3x</b>]</i></font></span></div>
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<font size="5">I can associate with this song as my </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">father</font><font size="5"> left me and my brothers and sister when I was </font><font size="6">1 and a half years old</font><font size="5">, come to think of it, I was </font><font size="6">almost</font><font size="5"> my grandsons </font><font size="6">age</font><font size="5">. </font><font size="6" color="#ef5350">How could he do this</font><font size="5">? He just </font><font size="6" color="#ec407a">walked</font><font size="5"> out the door and </font><font color="#283593" size="6">never looked back</font><font size="5">. I still have this </font><font color="#2979ff" size="6">memory</font><font size="5"> of him </font><font size="6">leaving</font><font size="5"> and </font><font size="6" color="#ef5350">thinking</font><font size="5"> I must </font><font size="6">not be good enough</font><font size="5"> or else </font><font size="6" color="#ab47bc">my daddy</font><font size="5"> would </font><font size="6" color="#ff1744">stay</font><font size="5">. </font></div><div><font size="5">I just can't </font><font size="6" color="#ec407a">imagine</font><font size="5"> doing that to</font><font size="6" color="#283593"> any child</font><font size="5">. Even with me </font><font size="6" color="#ad1457">being pregnant</font><font size="5"> as a </font><font size="6" color="#651fff">teen</font><font size="5"> and </font><font size="7" face="Copperplate" color="#e91e63">really not wanting</font><font size="5"> to have a </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">child</font><font size="5"> with all my might, I </font><font size="7">couldn't</font><font size="5"> give </font><font size="6" color="#00838f">him</font><font size="5"> up and </font><font color="#7e57c2" size="6">would have done anything</font><font size="5"> to </font><font size="7">keep</font><font size="5"> him with me. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br></font></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><font color="#f50057" size="5">But Piece by Piece I fell far from the tree, I never left them as you left me</font></b></span></div>
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<font size="6">Unlike</font><font size="4"> Kelly Clarkson my </font><font size="6" color="#c62828">mother</font><font size="4"> never remarried but was a </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">single mother</font><font size="4"> most of my </font><font size="6">life</font><font size="4"> and so I </font><font size="6" color="#e91e63">never</font><font size="4"> got to have a </font><font size="6" color="#7e57c2">fathers</font><font size="4"> influence growing up but it's "</font><font size="7">ok</font><font size="4">" because now I have the </font><font size="6" color="#651fff">best father</font><font size="4">, a </font><font size="6" color="#42a5f5">Heavenly Father</font><font size="4">.</font></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); text-align: center;"><b><font size="5" color="#00695c">But piece by piece </font><font color="#00695c" size="6">He</font><font size="5" color="#00695c"> collected me</font></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="text-align: center;"><font size="5" color="#00695c">Up off the ground, where </font><font color="#00695c" size="6">you</font><font size="5" color="#00695c"> abandoned things, yeah</font></span></b></span></div>
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Piece by piece He </font><font size="6">filled</font><font size="5"> the holes</font></div>
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That you </font><font size="6">burned</font><font size="5"> in me at </font><font size="6">one</font><font size="5"> and a </font><font size="6">half years old</font></div>
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And you know,</div>
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He never </font><font size="6">walks</font><font size="5"> away</font></div>
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That a </font><font color="#00695c" size="7">man</font><font size="5" color="#00695c"> can be </font><font color="#00695c" size="6">kind</font><font size="5" color="#00695c"> and a </font><font color="#00695c" size="6">father</font><font size="5" color="#00695c"> could </font><font color="#00695c" size="6">stay</font></div><div style="text-align: start;"><font size="5" color="#00695c"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: start;"><font size="5" color="#00695c">Update: finished "Piece by Piece" </font></div><div style="text-align: start;"><font size="5" color="#00695c">See it here </font></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div>
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-45416993714052758512016-05-17T15:03:00.001-03:002016-07-02T15:47:46.902-03:00Life is changing, May update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><font size="7" face="Courier New">Hi</font> everyone, I haven't been <font color="#ef5350" size="5">blogging much</font>, it seems my <font size="6">creative levels</font> have come to a standstill, well <font size="5" color="#ef5350">almost</font>.... If that were <font size="6">possible</font>. I don't know what is <font color="#673ab7" size="6">happening</font>, something is <font size="5">changing</font>, it feels like I'm <font size="5" color="#ab47bc">waiting</font> for something, something <font size="5" color="#03a9f4">new</font> in my life, going in a different <font size="5">direction or something</font>.</b><br>
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<b>I am now <font color="#00e676" size="5">looking after</font> my <font size="5" color="#651fff">14 month old </font><span style="font-size: medium;">grandson some </span><font size="5">days</font><span style="font-size: medium;"> while my </span><font size="5" color="#ec407a">daughter</font> works since they have <font color="#f9a825" size="5">moved</font> back to <font color="#00b0ff" size="5">Nova Scotia</font>. I think it's <font size="5" color="#ab47bc">important</font> for me to do <font size="5" face="Copperplate">that</font> more than <font size="5" face="Helvetica" color="#26c6da">anything else</font>, I want to be <font size="5">sure</font> he is <font size="5" color="#ec407a">well looked after</font> and I know between his <font size="5" face="Palatino" color="#ff7043">other grandmother</font> and I, we <font size="5" color="#26c6da">can</font> do that. When he gets a bit <font size="5" color="#8d6e63">older</font> my daughter will <font size="5" color="#78909c">bring</font> him to the <font size="5" color="#ffeb3b">day care</font> where her best <font size="5" color="#26a69a">friend</font> works and her best friend will <font size="5" color="#c62828">look after</font> him. So my <font size="5">days</font> are filled with <font color="#26c6da" size="5">toys</font>, <font size="5">stories</font>, <font size="5" color="#6a1b9a">bottles</font> and <font size="5">diapers</font>, <font face="Times" size="5">dadada's</font>, and " <font size="5" color="#2196f3">Bob</font> the <font size="5">builder</font>,<font size="6" color="#2979ff"> yes we can</font>!!!" Along with <font size="6" color="#ff1744">sweet kisses</font> and<font size="6" color="#0277bd"> adorable looks</font>. </b></div>
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Look</font> at this <font size="5" color="#e91e63"><u>sweet face</u></font>, how could I <font size="7">not</font> want to <font size="5" face="Copperplate" color="#9c27b0">spend time</font> with him?? <font color="#29b6f6" size="6">Eyes</font> as <font size="6" color="#2979ff">blue</font> and bright as the <font size="6" color="#00e5ff">sky</font> and a <font size="6">smile</font> that <font size="5" face="Georgia" color="#ab47bc">lights</font> up his <font size="6">whole</font> face and <font color="#e91e63" size="6">melts your heart</font>!!! And those <font size="5">cheeks</font> soooo <font size="6" color="#ff7043">kissable</font>!!! He is as <font size="5" color="#c6ff00" face="Verdana">bright</font> as they come and <font size="5">learns quickly</font>, you show him <font size="5">once</font> and he is <font size="5" color="#66bb6a">doing it</font>! Since the <font size="5" color="#ad1457">two weeks</font> he has come to <font size="6" color="#2979ff">Nova Scotia</font> he has <font size="5" color="#e91e63">grown</font> in leaps and bounds! <font size="5">Walking</font> and <font size="5">talking</font>, pointing and giving <font size="6" color="#ff3d00">high 5's</font> and shaking hands! <font size="5">Sooooo cute</font>!<font size="5" color="#6a1b9a"> Can't wait</font> for the <font size="5" color="#42a5f5" face="Copperplate">weather</font> to get <font color="#ef5350" size="5">warmer</font> so I can take him on <font size="5" color="#283593">walks</font> and <font size="5" color="#66bb6a" face="Arial Narrow">play outdoors</font>.</div>
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I'm still selling <font size="6">blinds</font> and doing <font size="5" color="#ec407a">alterations</font> and that keeps me <font size="5">busy</font> too. I haven't worked on any more <font size="5" color="#7e57c2">dresses</font> lately but hopefully soon I will find time to <font size="7" color="#ff1744">play</font>. <font size="6">Spring</font> is here although there is not <font size="7" color="#ab47bc">too</font> much evidence according to the <font size="6" color="#2196f3">temperature</font>, it is still not <font size="5" color="#ef5350">warm</font> enough. I <font size="5">heard</font> they had <font size="7" color="#651fff">hail</font> up <font size="5" color="#7e57c2">Meteghan</font> way. Yucky! I want to get <font size="6">out</font> and do some <font size="6" color="#03a9f4">gardening</font> but the <font size="5" color="#ec407a">desire</font> isn't there because it's <font size="5" color="#2979ff">too cold</font> for me. I did <font size="6">one</font> bed but I still need to do a <font size="5" color="#283593">couple more.</font> I also <font size="6" color="#f44336">need</font> to get some <font size="5" color="#d500f9" face="Helvetica">colour</font> in there. I <font color="#42a5f5" size="6">can't</font> have tulips because the deer <font size="5" color="#00838f">eat</font> them all!! Oh well, I <font size="6" color="#ab47bc">love</font> to see the <font color="#ff9800" size="5">deer</font> in my <font size="5">yard</font>. I think they <font size="5">know me</font> when they <font color="#673ab7" size="5">see</font> me, I have seen them <font color="#651fff" size="5">watch me</font> through the <font size="6">windows</font> as I go about <font size="5" color="#ef5350">doing</font> my work and when I <font size="5" face="Arial Narrow" color="#29b6f6">step outside</font> I sense that they <font color="#6a1b9a" size="5">recognize</font> me....could be my <font size="5">vivid imagination</font> too! <font color="#00e676" size="5">Lol</font> </div>
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-77440149292871822332015-12-01T14:22:00.000-04:002016-03-28T09:45:31.631-03:00Working on a few projects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey I'm still alive!!! Just been busy working on a few large projects such as an addition to our house! Done nothing but work hard all summer!! Phew! Only went to the beach twice and that was only because my grandchildren and children wanted to go. Why do I sound so old when I say this?? Well I'm not!!! Haha<br />
Anyhow, I'm working on another sewing project, secret project and you will only hear about it IF it works out. You see I had a dream, I can't tell you about it yet, don't want to get ahead of it. But the dream was awesome!! Heavenly!!! In detail!!!I have the most amazing dreams!!! I love my dreams and God who gives them to me!!! And no I didn't eat too much pizza!!! Lol<br />
This dream is like the dream I had when I started sewing when I was around 18 years old. Where I could see the sewing machine sewing by itself while I watched step by step on how to sew a princess seamed white satin dress.And YouTube wasn't invented then!!!<br />
No one taught me to sew except for this dream where I then made my wedding dress for a porcelain doll and then my wedding dress,bridesmaids dresses, flower girl dress and mother of the bride and mother in laws dresses. When I started, I started with a bang and all because of this dream.<br />
So this dream that I had recently is kind of of that nature where I was shown by a lady whom I did not see but I could sort of hear her voice or an impression of her voice as she showed me what she was working on. It wasn't like talking to someone in "real life" it was more of a knowing what she was saying without talking, I think. Not sure how to explain it, but it was different. It was an exciting dream for me and I figure I was given this dream (idea) because God wants me to use it somehow....i just have to figure out how to use it as there are a few possible ideas. I am working on it now. The funny thing is to do this project I have all the tools I need at home and all the skills but I never really thought of it before....<br />
And If it doesn't work out,well at least I can say I'm having fun doing it!!! </div>
Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-21657532103477866882015-05-09T17:14:00.001-03:002015-05-09T17:14:30.632-03:00Fell bang smack dab, right into crochet!!!<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3GKk6f35VDM/VU5pOqB8gXI/AAAAAAAARnk/K_XIdc5QcFo/s1600-h/yellow%252520crochet%252520top%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="yellow crochet top" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="yellow crochet top" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qj0FY1CNu1I/VU5pQCpWViI/AAAAAAAARns/Upkn6F2ZkXg/yellow%252520crochet%252520top_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="587" height="775"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Tops/Spring-Fever-Crochet-Top-Willow-Yarns" target="_blank">http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Tops/Spring-Fever-Crochet-Top-Willow-Yarns</a></p> <h3>I found this pattern on Pinterest and I made it I did not use the same yarn as</h3> <h3> recommended as I did not have it on hand but I used the Red Heart comfort</h3> <h3> size medium 4 in yellow. This was a bit more bulky and so it made it slightly larger and </h3> <h3>so I had to tweak the pattern a bit. I found that the neckline was way to low and </h3> <h3>it looked a bit strange and so with a double crochet I filled in the front. I first single </h3> <h3>crocheted the neckline and then I started just below the shoulder with a slip stitch</h3> <h3> and then a single crochet, a half double crochet and then the full double crochet in</h3> <h3> order to get it to make a gradual curve. I then double crocheted to the opposite side </h3> <h3>with the double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet and slip stitch. Chain one</h3> <h3> to turn and continue with the slip st., single crochet, half double crochet and double </h3> <h3>crochet. Do this until you are satisfied with the amount you have built up. I also added </h3> <h3>a single crochet around the edges of the sleeve. I then chained 4 and skipped one </h3> <h3>single crochet and slipped stitched in the next to make a lacey edge. I found it a bit too bulky </h3> <h3>at the shoulders as I have big shoulders it didnāt look right on me and so I made a chain </h3> <h3>rope by chaining a length to go around the chest/ shoulder part and single crocheted into </h3> <h3>this chain. I then with the hook still in the loop, took this chain and wrapped it around the</h3> <h3> shoulder/ chest area and slipped stitched it in place, chain one and cut yarn and pull through. </h3> <h3>Same for both sides. I also single crocheted all around the bottom. </h3> <p> </p> <h3><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RkrKX9Y9DGc/VU5pQ9H867I/AAAAAAAARn0/25eVAVPI0k4/s1600-h/spring-fever-crochet-top_Large400_ID-893444%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="spring-fever-crochet-top_Large400_ID-893444" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="spring-fever-crochet-top_Large400_ID-893444" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L25kWF1F3jk/VU5pR2eYVUI/AAAAAAAARn8/a9EN5v-4XdI/spring-fever-crochet-top_Large400_ID-893444_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="422"></a> </h3> <h3>Pinterest pattern</h3> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-71pTcZMmbRU/VU5pSu2wVlI/AAAAAAAARoE/BxcxbpR0N-Q/s1600-h/yellow%252520crochet%252520top%2525204%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="yellow crochet top 4" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="yellow crochet top 4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K77OyAQw3eU/VU5p7-vywvI/AAAAAAAARoY/2I2wlMjPmi4/yellow%252520crochet%252520top%2525204_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="563" height="563"></a> </p> <h3>My pattern</h3> <p> </p> <h3>I may or may not have made it exactly like the Pinterest pattern, I have no clue!! </h3> <h3>This is my first crocheted top ever!! Actually, I have made very little in crochet. I </h3> <h3>learned to crochet as a little girl of probably 7 or 8 as I watched my mother teach </h3> <h3>my older sister how to crochet and next thing you know I was crocheting but I</h3> <h3>canāt remember actually making something with it, it was more just playing aroundā¦. </h3> <h3>anyways, I didnāt do it much and then when I was 14 I made a baby blanket and that </h3> <h3>was pretty much it. I think itās like riding a bike, once you know it you donāt forget it. </h3> <h3>I have a great long term memory and I remembered how to make some of the stitchesā¦.</h3> <h3>but short termā¦forget it!! I canāt remember what I had yesterday for breakfast and uhmā¦sometimes today!! lol</h3> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4aCqVO1KoAA/VU5p8__DEJI/AAAAAAAARog/PoRjNwq6mFw/s1600-h/yellow%252520crochet%252520top%2525205%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="yellow crochet top 5" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="yellow crochet top 5" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c3CJX_PhOKM/VU5p9554yhI/AAAAAAAARoo/FHQloWVpdsI/yellow%252520crochet%252520top%2525205_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="564" height="564"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C8U6Sgk_CQs/VU5p-zqnKcI/AAAAAAAARow/6TsZgd7iyOg/s1600-h/yellow%252520crochet%252520top%2525202%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="yellow crochet top 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="yellow crochet top 2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SktF5ux9W24/VU5p_9eAUKI/AAAAAAAARo4/v4rBZnSB0aI/yellow%252520crochet%252520top%2525202_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="588" height="588"></a></p> <p> </p> <h3>I have no idea why I started crochetingā¦.I am sitting here trying to</h3> <h3>think what caused me to start and I am coming up with nothing except</h3> <h3>I saw yarn at Walmart and a crochet hook and it was cheap and so I bought it. </h3> <h3>Hey always good to have yarn and a crochet hook in the house, cause you </h3> <h3>never know what youāll need it for when you are bored. I was staying at my daughterās </h3> <h3>house when this happened, making a quilt at the timeā¦ Like making a quilt should be </h3> <h3>enough right? NOPE not for me</h3> <h3>I have A.D.D of the creative mind is all I can sayā¦. It amazes me how </h3> <h3>quick my mind and desires can change!!! Like really!!! I was supposed </h3> <h3>to be painting on fabric, I have been dreaming and thinking of painting </h3> <h3>on fabric and making clothes with my āpaintingsā and here I am </h3> <h3>crocheting and fabric painting is on hold!!? Whatās up??? I didnāt plan this, but I am having fun!!!</h3> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WW5r_YJuTQk/VU5qAiXDPkI/AAAAAAAARpA/7TYfGISiT78/s1600-h/IMG_1214%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1214" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1214" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2OM0uUOMVhI/VU5qB6rKMFI/AAAAAAAARpI/ZIxAVCcduw4/IMG_1214_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="524" height="866"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GDwuyucg7PE/VU5qCmzg2_I/AAAAAAAARpQ/bLGj7nhQWoE/s1600-h/IMG_1213%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1213" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1213" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2sUqoqnwkKE/VU5qD9szC-I/AAAAAAAARpY/bFmLDBp529k/IMG_1213_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="740"></a> </p> <h3>Here I am wearing it with a skirt I made and doodled on with markers</h3> <h3> and paint. Music theme</h3> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DED5qQUvTiM/VU5qEmrNCkI/AAAAAAAARpg/lMD3bZ7mEeY/s1600-h/IMG_1174%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1174" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1174" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vzZpAmniH38/VU5qFQu8DHI/AAAAAAAARpo/IJ6IyCVeQtU/IMG_1174_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="407" height="531"></a> </p> <p> </p> <h3>I am pretty thankful for my creative talents, I donāt know why I have so many</h3> <h3> but I really enjoy them!!!! :)</h3> <p> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h3>Next thing you know, I have started an afghan!!! What have I embarked on??, </h3> <h3>I donāt know! Will I ever finish it??? 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Simple to do, </h3> <h3>just a series of double crochets and chains.</h3> <h3>It will go on my bed. I have lots more plansā¦curtains, stool, pillows etc. but </h3> <h3>we will have to see if I get this one completed first! ha!</h3> <p> </p> <h3>I gave the fever to my daughter who is home visiting for a few weeks with her 7 week old son Brody, </h3> <h3>my cutie pie grandson. Love this guy!!!</h3> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sF62Vd1y8Fk/VU5qKhI0C8I/AAAAAAAARqQ/G10WxzDgH88/s1600-h/IMG_1577%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1577" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1577" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BN344rjUQts/VU5qL_jTBGI/AAAAAAAARqY/BGDBPdIBFNM/IMG_1577_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="391" height="509"></a> </p> <h3>I showed her the basic steps and she went āright to townā and made two very pretty dish clothes.</h3> <h3> One for me and one for Brodyās other beautiful grandma for motherās day! Yay us!! </h3> <h3>(Hopefully my daughter will have given it to her before she sees this!!) :)<br>Now she is thinking hard about making an afghan! Big project!!</h3> <p> </p> <h3>This one is mine and I enjoyed it very much taking pictures of it. Perfect gift for me :)</h3> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2XOX2pO85BY/VU5qM4yIJYI/AAAAAAAARqg/awspH9T_Dc0/s1600-h/IMG_1609%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1609" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1609" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6B1YBWXA6XA/VU5qOfxdBnI/AAAAAAAARqo/sXit-2Pg82g/IMG_1609_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="779" height="596"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mG3GYDtyMwg/VU5qPJ5A_RI/AAAAAAAARqw/p0PVyh2jmx0/s1600-h/IMG_1614%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1614" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1614" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6sghJPF1rSY/VU5qP6aFHcI/AAAAAAAARq4/g8L0Pb7fG5U/IMG_1614_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="209"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mEku9QDV7Cg/VU5qQuMstII/AAAAAAAARrA/c0mBA_Thn9c/s1600-h/IMG_1622%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1622" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1622" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5r1WWPbYsjU/VU5qRGOiKoI/AAAAAAAARrI/ILMIsYIpW7A/IMG_1622_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="259"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YOWf0zZK-AI/VU5qR5zi28I/AAAAAAAARrQ/s4nXq9OuRfA/s1600-h/IMG_1616%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1616" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1616" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bE0xTiwnj1I/VU5qSmJDVrI/AAAAAAAARrY/HizJXp8uMYs/IMG_1616_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="271" height="212"></a> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wBLJW8aUEhE/VU5qT2vPHiI/AAAAAAAARrg/oUo0GiAAbqQ/s1600-h/IMG_1649%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1649" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1649" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D7jZq5S-sWg/VU5qVX98iBI/AAAAAAAARro/K7gI_ftcRlA/IMG_1649_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="777" height="604"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MROjIHXr3EY/VU5qWMSpkWI/AAAAAAAARrw/o2DhzGl_2IM/s1600-h/IMG_1662%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1662" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1672" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7EuWjjKDV8M/VU5qdey1uNI/AAAAAAAARso/QVe7ScwyGE8/IMG_1672_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="778" height="601"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KKM3jRdXfzo/VU5qeNbGt0I/AAAAAAAARsw/4SesyPnXqsU/s1600-h/IMG_1669%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1669" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1669" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K0rudH-8N1Q/VU5qe37ybGI/AAAAAAAARs4/QMMiPTC0ZQc/IMG_1669_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LU9l7j0CxuE/VU5qfoAMNQI/AAAAAAAARtA/MQi45g598Z0/s1600-h/IMG_1670%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1670" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1670" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-piRm0WDR9SM/VU5qgbXiS_I/AAAAAAAARtI/-wTPH32f2Lw/IMG_1670_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="253"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W561E6XQa00/VU5qhAvCucI/AAAAAAAARtQ/MGU3l5kRuz4/s1600-h/IMG_1671%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1671" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1671" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T9pbO4Qw200/VU5qh1dL_2I/AAAAAAAARtY/pgX-9_Suweg/IMG_1671_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9QShsVDFVv0/VU5qi0C3XzI/AAAAAAAARtg/nDtdeFOw464/s1600-h/IMG_1677%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1677" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1677" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eQy0cKiKgeI/VU5qkGDFzxI/AAAAAAAARto/1hmOOyqDDfY/IMG_1677_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="776" height="599"></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-935h9NfCFyA/VU5qk3Q3slI/AAAAAAAARtw/IOIOxBXrjes/s1600-h/IMG_1678%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1678" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1678" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3JA6E_rFmns/VU5ql2kj8XI/AAAAAAAARt4/gGUTN8nvTyw/IMG_1678_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="272" height="202"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Af9mcyU1og/VU5qmpMmaWI/AAAAAAAARuA/93XBadUoH94/s1600-h/IMG_1676%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1676" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1676" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7hGRLTBlErQ/VU5qnSQz4OI/AAAAAAAARuI/ZPKaQMJIHc8/IMG_1676_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="227" height="295"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IZUer2i8Cfk/VU5qoXQKodI/AAAAAAAARuQ/5QvdCCSsJNw/s1600-h/IMG_1675%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1675" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1675" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-reLXjDgalxY/VU5qpN31apI/AAAAAAAARuY/ZrDx6ImTQrw/IMG_1675_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <h3>Now how do you suppose iām going to use and ruin a dishcloth this pretty???</h3> <p> </p> <h3>Happy first motherās day to my daughter and to all of you out there, </h3> <h3>I hope your motherās day is wonderful. I know mine will be as I get to spend one more </h3> <h3>week with my daughter and grandson before they go back home.</h3> <p> </p> <h1>Ephesians 6:1-3 <small>ESV</small></h1> <p><strong></strong> <h3><em><strong>1</strong> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.</em></h3> <h3><em><strong>2</strong> "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise),</em></h3> <h3><em><strong>3</strong> "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."</em></h3> <p> </p> <h3>P.S. Nice to see Russia coming in third to see my blog, with Canada and U.S.A coming in first and second!</h3> <h3>Also nice to see United kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, China, Ukraine and Poland! Thanks for the support!!! </h3> Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-29957234781453724452015-04-27T20:38:00.000-03:002015-04-27T20:38:42.570-03:00A motherās new dress and my gorgeous model!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello everyone, itās been a while since my last post, I have been busy being a mother and grandmother!!! My daughter had a healthy beautiful baby boy on March 14th 2015. He weighed 8lbs 6 oz. I stayed with her from February 25 to April 7.<br /> Brody Andrew was born 1 week later than his due date at the Canmore hospital in Alberta Canada and ended up being born via C-section. His mom had a bit of a hard time with being in labour and not dilating. She ended up trying to have an epidural for over an hour where they stuck a needle in her back at least 20 times while she begged them to stop, where she was told not to move, and this was the best way for herā¦??? Should of took a picture of the needle marks and bruising on her back. I am sure there was no need of trying THAT many timesā¦ After and hour of figuring out it wasnāt working they put her to sleep and took the baby out. I think that borders on torture and they should have never tried that long. I am sure after a few tries they could have figured out that it wasnāt working for her. She was told that because of her short stature and the curve of her spine with her big belly she could not get her back rounded the way she was supposed to beā¦.<br />But after all that everything was great, he is so adorable you just want to stare at him all day. His dad and I, not dry eyed, got to see him first. It was a special moment to see a new part of your bloodline brought to life and he looked so perfect. Such a blessing and miracle of life!!!</h3>
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So after all that, I was supposed to go home earlier but we decided that it was best that I stay a while longer to help mama as she wasnāt allowed any heavy lifting or driving for 4 to 6 weeks and daddy was still in school as he is just finishing a course as an electrician which he passed with flying colors!!! Thankfully I was able to change my plane ticket back to NS for a small fee and the difference of the plane ticket when I bought it, to the new date that I would be leaving. It was really sad to leave this but yet it was nice having my own life back. This is the longest I have ever been away from home! I have always been a person who likes to be home but I think I am getting better at itā¦ I missed my husband, my cats, my bed and my friends!! </h3>
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āHowād I get so lucky, lucky lucky meā I kept singing this song as I was editing my picsā¦now I donāt believe in luck because I know where all things come from and I know I am truly blessed with a nice home, husband that thinks I am great, two beautiful children and two beautiful grandchildren. </h3>
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Have a beautiful evening, morning, day, night where ever you are in this world!!!</h3>
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-15163838227924670922015-04-12T21:07:00.000-03:002015-04-12T21:07:14.216-03:00hey!!!! I'm still here<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello!!! I'm still here but just been busy having a grandson!!! Well not me but my daughter did and so I have been in Alberta helping them out! He is soooo cute!!! His name is Brody and he weighed 8lbs 6 oz.<br />
I'm back home now and was there for six weeks, that is the longest I have ever in my life been away from home!!! I have all kinds of different things I want to do this spring/summer! One being to enjoy the sun!!! It has been a rough and long winter for a lot of people this year but the sun and warmth is right around the corner so hold on!!!<br />
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I can only work on my (new) iPad right now as I broke the power cord to my laptop( where all my programs are) and I am waiting for a new one. Very inconvenient when something happens to electronics....it's like half your life is on hold or something...lol<br />
Hopefully be posting soon about all the different things I have done and will be doing with a new look and style for my blog!!! Yay!!!<br />
Later,<br />
Lee Anne</div>
Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-74915755048651099382015-02-06T22:21:00.001-04:002015-02-07T09:25:13.792-04:00(True Story)Do not let anyone play with your mind<p><strong><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OzPDQo5dFrQ/VNYSNPcHabI/AAAAAAAARfA/zs3ABJeMqGs/s1600-h/download%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="download" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="download" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IronA8kMmAY/VNYSOFXhpaI/AAAAAAAARfI/L5v-vBp87JY/download_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="379"></a> </strong></p> <h3><strong>It was a beautiful summers day at work at the mansion, the sun had been shining warm and bright all day and was now on itās way down and the shadows from the trees were making the kitchen dark before itās time. I had been working all summer in the large, kind of old fashioned, kind of industrial kitchen off of the main house doing prep work and cleaning or whatever was needed. Not having anything left to do as the cleaning was all done and everything put away and we had finished our work before time was up so we all sat around the big sturdy wooden table chatting and having some delicious gooey caramel squares one of the head cooks had made and we had it with vanilla ice cream. A few of the girls were waiting for their parents to pick them up. </strong></h3> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Often one or more of the large group of people who came to stay at the mansion for the summer would come to visit with us in the kitchen.We met all kinds of wonderful and not so wonderful people from all over the USA. I remember this one little girl, I think she was around four years old, she was the cutest little thing and she spoke with a British accent that was so adorable I could have listened to her talk all day. And there was this other wonderful lady I got to know as we both had a love of gardening and so I ended up doing some gardening with her around the mansion. </strong></h3> <p> </p> <h3><strong>This particular day, we had a gentlemen staying at the mansion. He had been there a few weeks and was due to leave in a few days. He would often come into the kitchen and chat with us all. He was a polite enough sort of man but there was something different about him, something you couldnāt quite put your finger on and maybe a bit strange but nice enough. </strong></h3> <p> </p> <h3><strong>He was, I would say in his middle sixties, stocky build and around five feet 7 inches with white hair and beard and moustache and his profession had been a hypnotist. On this, end of our shift day, he had decided to sit with us and snack and chat with us. We were having pleasant little chats of all kinds and enjoying our time together and eating our snacks. Some of the girls rides had arrived and they left which left only four of us at the table, this man,myself and the two other girls. The conversation turned to his profession as we had heard that he was a hypnotist and so curious,and never having met someone like him we proceeded asking him questions about it. I asked him, just as the other girls rides came to pick them up, if it was possible to hypnotise someone without their consent. As the others quickly left to catch their rides it left him and I alone in the kitchen that is closed off from the rest of the people in the main house. He proceeded to answer my question, but not directly. He started telling me a story about a hypnotism he had done at one of his shows. By this time, I am thinking I donāt want to be here alone with this strange man but I am not naturally a rude person, I believe in being polite and not leaving mid way of someoneās story and I am not a natural liar and could not think of an excuse to leave at that moment as my mind was āfeeling funnyā as I was listening to him speak. I had brought my own car and so could stay or leave whenever I wanted. </strong></h3> <h3><strong>He was telling me exactly what and how he had hypnotised this person he was telling me about and I am trying to figure out why he is telling me this story because it doesnāt seem to make sense with the question I asked about? I started getting a slight tingling in the back of my neck. I had never felt quite this tingling before except when I had read scary books when I was younger. I had been in some tight places before where I felt threatened but this was way beyond. <br>He is saying āI said to him SLEEP!! and he would snap his figures at the same time he was saying sleep in a very commanding tone of voice. I am feeling something in my body that is happening and I donāt understand it. I have been put to sleep before as I have had my tonsils out and have had two c sections and I start to feel like just before I have been put to sleep by the anaesthesiologist. That feeling that happens when you get put to sleep is happening to my body and I felt myself want to lay my head on the table. By this time my mind feels like it has been taken a hold of, I am in his grasp of mind control. I am telling myself, ādonāt you dare lay your head on that table, because if you do, heās got you!!!ā but I am still afraid to be rude for some reason, at first I think that maybe I am imagining it or something. He keeps persisting and speaking very fast and firmly, āSLEEP!!! SLEEP!!!SLEEP!!!ā I hear as he snaps his fingers loudly. He is saying other words but it is like I am drugged and I can only hear when he says SLEEP and I feel my head nodding, wanting really bad to lay my head on the table but I fight against it.</strong></h3> <h3><strong> </strong></h3> <h3><strong>Now having excepted Jesus as my Lord and Saviour a few years earlier, I have been listening to teachings and taking a course on learning how to hear Godās voice and I am off and on beginning to hear Godās voice. As I am struggling to keep myself from laying on the table I hear this clear voice telling me ā Push your chair back.ā This voice is not audible but in the inside of my head but it is as loud as the man who is still rambling on telling me this story about hypnotising this man. This voice is male and not like my usual thoughts that go through my head it is much louder and different, very clear. It is firm and persistent. It says āLee Anne you do not have to put up with this, You do NOT have to be nice to this man!ā āPUSH YOUR CHAIR BACK TO BREAK THE SPELLā I hear his voice again even louder and more insistent this time. I know by instinct who this voice is and I know I have to obey it or who knows what this man will do to me when he has me under.. As I hear this voice continuing to tell me to push my chair back, with all my strength, I concentrate on my feet and with all the strength I can find, I push back. I feel the chair slide on the floor and I break the spell he has on me and I quickly stand to my feet. My eyes can focus again as I accusingly face him without saying a word. By this time the hair on my head is standing on end like I have seen in the cartoons but thought it was a joke and am realizing it is real. I see the look of surprise on his face as if he didnāt expect this to happen and he says to me with a nervous type of smile knowing that I know what he has tried to do to me but keeping an eerie calmness about him he says as I am walking by him to get to the door ā I guess some people canāt be hypnotizedā¦.. donāt let anyone play with your mindā I walk out the door knowing it could have been much worse had he succeeded and feeling like I have just been with the devil himself. </strong></h3> <p> </p> <h3>The moral of the story is this: </h3> <h3>Be very careful who you let play with your mind because you never know what they will insert in there that is not your will or Godās will. </h3> <h3>Listen to that inner voice or sometimes known as āgut instinctā that will guide you right. That āgut instinctā has a voice if you listen closely, of course you must know your bible as this voice will never tell you anything contrary to his word. You must be able to discern what is your own voice(desires,emotions, wants) Godās voice(the truth, brings peace,grace, love, a sound mind, reassurance etc.) and what the devil wants you to believe.(lies, anything that will kill or destroy your relationships, yourself, your finances or whatever.)</h3> <h3> <br>Think twice before allowing yourself to be hypnotized. Even this professional hypnotist agreed with this. </h3> Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-47163871192402923612015-01-13T19:24:00.001-04:002015-03-30T19:02:18.061-03:00My frozen jacket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello everyone, it has been a little while since my last post. I have been busy with the holidays and trying to get my house back in order.</h3>
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Being as craft oriented as I am I can accumulate a LOT of stuff!!! And then I have nowhere to put it as my house is not very big! So I (and my husband) lol have been trying to come up with solutions to find more space to stash my paint, fabric,canvasās, markers, fabric, pencils, rulers, fabric, thread, notions, fabric, sewing machines, books, fabric, brushes, ironing board and ironā¦etc etc, etcā¦..you get the pictureā¦.oh did I mention I need room for fabric??? hehehe. And that is not including my custom made drapery business things such as a large cutting table and office supplies etc.!!! </h3>
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We are still working on some house renovations and would love to have a bathroom off of the master bedroom and so my ājunkā has to move and a bit of rearranging has to happen! We also would like to add on a porch to the house, we will see. Time and money will have to come together!! :)</h3>
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I just put the finishing touches on my jacket today! I was so excited to finish it so I could wear it!! There is just something exciting about putting on something new!</h3>
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Leon took the pictures and voila, here it is!!! What a perfect day to take pictures!! The sun was out but still getting snow flurries off and on</h3>
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This jacket is made of 100% cotton with a good quilt batting inbetween (not the fluffy kind but the solid more expensive kind, not sure what it is called) The white is a textured vinyl. Looks like leather. <br />
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Each piece is quilted separately with metallic silver thread. Not easy to do as the thread will break many times! Quite annoying. <br />
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This piece shows the shaping of the jacket. I have never bought a jacket that was shaped to my body and so this is very nice for me to wear. I have always found that jackets would never fit well at the bust or back. Having a sway back and large hips, store bought jackets never have quite enough room in the butt area and bags out at the small of the back and the princess seam fitting at the bust is always shapeless it seems. Being able to design my own I can eliminate that problem and I can have a curvy fitted jacket which I love!<br />
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I wanted white fur to put on it because you canāt have a āFrozenā jacket without white fur right??</h3>
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Well at 35 dollars a meter and it is fake fur besides!! I wonāt be using it too many times!!! haha Good thing I only bought 1/2 meter!!! Yikes!!! I lined the inside of my hood and cuffs with it, it feel deliciously luxurious. Feels like baby bunny fur! Donāt worry, it is fake!! :)</h3>
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I had some white fur lined boots that I have had a few years to go perfectly with this jacket. </h3>
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I donāt know if you can see this but there are criss-cross metallic thread on the back side seams sewn by hand!! Can you say work and sore fingers!!!??? It took forever and I had big blisters on the end of my fingers trying to pull that metallic thread through!! Ouch! lol The metallic thread takes a larger needle and is much harder to go through three layers. Besides that if I had of been a bit smarter and less lazy I would have looked for my thimble!! (Sheepish grin) </h3>
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I know, you donāt feel a bit sorry for me do you?? lol </h3>
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And warm!!! Wow, it is warm!!! I went shopping with it on and I couldnāt wait to leave the store!! </h3>
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I got a compliment on it from the first person who saw it! She said, Wow, you have a nice jacket! I said thanks, she said, knowing you sew and make jackets you probably made it did you? I said, probably and we laughed. </h3>
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I found the perfect match for a scarf at Le Chateau, I really like it with my jacket.<br />I have to say, this is probably my favorite jacket so farā¦ Iām sure there will be more thoughā¦</h3>
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Thank you for your interest in the things I make, I really appreciate all the compliments and encouragement you guys give!! like wow, makes a person feel great!!! :)</h3>
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God has blessed me so much with these talents, it is breath taking at times, I feel overwhelmed sometimes with wonder at it all, and I often ask God why I have sooo many things I like to do, it is almost too much at times and it confuses me.<br /> I get a lot of compliments and a lot of people ask me why I have so many talents and really I donāt know exactly why, it sure isnāt anything I have done. I know I have a lack of fear of trying things which I guess that is good, you canāt do something if you are too afraid to try. I canāt give myself gifts and talents.<br /> I do know one thing, when you are complimenting me you are actually complimenting God because HE is the one who gives talents and gifts and every good thing. </h3>
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1 Timothy 6:17 New International Version (NIV)</h3>
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<sup> </sup>Command those who are rich<sup></sup> in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,<sup></sup> which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, <sup></sup>who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.</h3>
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1 Corinthians 12:4-6 English Standard Version (ESV)</h3>
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<sup>4 </sup>Now <sup></sup>there are varieties of gifts, but <sup></sup>the same Spirit; <sup>5 </sup>and <sup></sup>there are varieties of service, but <sup></sup>the same Lord; <sup>6 </sup>and there are varieties of activities, but it is <sup></sup>the same God who empowers them all in everyone.</h3>
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James 1:17 English Standard Version (ESV)</h3>
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<sup>17 </sup><sup></sup>Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from <sup></sup>the Father of lights <sup></sup>with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.</h3>
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-46600452873915345482014-12-28T19:30:00.001-04:002014-12-29T18:31:37.835-04:00Some pages from my art journal and watercolor paintings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello everyone! This is what I have been doing lately. I started my first art journal and am having fun playing with it. This is not my ābestā work because it is mostly just playing around with ideas. These are mostly on sketch paper in a sketch book and so itās not the best canvas to work on as the water from the watercolors pretty much makes the pages soggy and wrinkly but thatās ok, itās all in fun and if something great happens in this book I can replicate it on a canvas if I chose to. </h3>
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Iām afraid I havenāt been drawing on paper for years!!! I have been using a drawing program on my computer where you draw with a mouse or a tablet and it is quite different than using real paint or pencils and so I have to get used to using these again and especially mixing my colors as there is no need to do this on the computer. </h3>
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This is a model or actress I found onlineā¦didnāt really pay attention to who she was, I just thought her face was pretty and decided to draw her. In pencil, on sketch paper.</h3>
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This little one was so much fun to doā¦.I just started without a plan and no pencil sketching first, just pure watercolor and 5 minutes! I just love how she turned out!! Watercolor in sketchbook<br />
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This is another quick watercolor, 5 or 10 minutes, just wanted pretty colors.</blockquote>
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This was sketched with pencil first and then painted with watercolorā¦ā¦I think Iām really starting to like watercolor. I have never painted with them before this year. I think I might have the knack for it and then sometimes I feel like giving it upā¦.I wonder which it will be?? :)<br />
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This is Claire Littleton from āLOSTā!!! I painted her hair different as I wanted color in this picture and it turned out half decentā¦..I put masking tape around the edges and it too long and when I went to take it off, it tore a bit of the paperā¦.oh well, I will know next timeā¦..Watercolor on watercolor paper. <br />
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Sometimes you can place weird things in a drawing and it makes it look interesting.<br />
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Have a doodly day!! Sometimes I fill my page with random stuff.<br />
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The music dress made with Sharpie markers and colored with watercolor<br />
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This is one of my favourites! I love painting apples! I l,ayered some shiny medium on top so the camera doesnāt photograph as well. This is Gesso on sketch paper, colored with wax crayon and then more gesso and then sanded. I painted the apples with acrylic paint. Love how the background turned out!<br />
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I enjoyed doing this oneā¦.done in blue ink. Just random things. I really liked how the house and smoke turned out! The glass swan was fun and the glass of water and the faces too. <br />
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sharpie markers<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YaZ14wqhRU8/VKCSU3JQ6UI/AAAAAAAARMM/1XYUO3YnuP4/s1600-h/IMG_80244.jpg"><img alt="IMG_8024" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p2Mb9D5ci3Q/VKCSWcl9T6I/AAAAAAAARMU/tSyj-kQfUHw/IMG_8024_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="789" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_8024" width="539" /></a> <br />
Here I wanted to try and draw something and then fit something else in the spaces. Marker and watercolor.<br />
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I love this!! This was really fun to do. āI hear music, no oneās singing, no oneās playing, I hear musicā. This is actually a song I heard onceā¦.but these are all the words I know haha. <br /> Marker and watercolor in sketchbook <br />
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20 black birds, I enjoyed this one. Marker. <br />
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This is what I do when I get a song stuck in my headā¦.draw it to get it out of my head!!! I tried to draw it the way I thought the words of the song meant. It sounds like someone has to let go of love for some reason. A love that can never be but they are crying out for them to say something, anything to them. Pretty sad really. Marker and watercolor in sketchbook. <br />
One problem that Iāve had with the art journal is I have NO patience to wait until something is dry and therefore make a mess on the other pagesā¦..but Iām working on it! :)<br />
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I still have many more pages in my journal but I havenāt finished it yetā¦.My goal is that I will have to be satisfied with every page I make. Iāve got a long way to go but I am improving as I go alongā¦I have just made some that I love the way they turned out, I just havenāt had a chance to photograph themā¦.I will probably show you some day :) </h3>
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Here are some paintings I have made recently</h3>
16 x 20 Acrylic painting on canvas<br />
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My daughter Cara, had asked for a painting for her unborn babies room. She wanted a nautical theme for her room and wanted me to paint something with water and sailboats. So I preceded making this painting and I thought Iād make a boy that would look like something the baby might look like (they are having a boy by the way) sitting on the rock. When I stepped back to view my painting I realized that it looked just like my other grandson Gideon! I was amazed at it and so this painting just had to be sent to Gideon who is 9 years old. . He said that his clothes looked just like his summer clothes except he has sleeves. :)<br />So I had to make another one for Caraās baby<br />
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This little boy turned out looking like the babyās daddy (Which I think the baby will look like) :)<br />
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16 x 20 Acrylic painting on canvas<br />
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This picture was a bit difficult to do because of all the subtle shadows on the face. I find that shadows are very deceiving in what color they actually are. In this one it was in-between lavender and bluish green. Hard color to mix when you are not used to mixing skin colors! But I eventually got it close enough. Being a perfectionist I see all my mistakes and I am trying to say, ok this is good enough, itās a painting not a photograph! Itās really hard but my husband is helping me see it through his eyes. When he says it looks really good and he tells me to stop looking at the original photo I can see what he sees.<br />
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Close up <br />
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This is the picture I looked at for the painting. This pretty young lady is a room mate with my son and his girlfriend. I went there this summer and they wanted me to make them a garden in front of the house and so I did. This lady had a painted rock on the steps that I noticed there and thought it might look good in the garden and so I put it there and then thought Iād ask her if it was ok. I totally forgot to tell her!! Then left for home. Soon after I got home I found out that someone had stolen from the garden!!! They stole this beautiful tree I had planted in there and the painted rock!! Whoever heard of stealing from a garden??? Crazy people!! anyways, this rock had sentimental value to her and so I felt really bad that she had lost her cute little rock. :( I made her this painting hoping to make up for her rockā¦.hopefully she liked it. <br />
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This was really fun to make!! Excuse the glare on the window frame. I learned this new technique of glazing with acrylic paint and I wanted to try it out. This was done out of my head with no sketch first. Totally freehand with paint. <br />
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Merry Christmas and Happy new years to all!!!</h1>
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Help when you are under attack</h1>
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Have you ever had people be against you, twist your words to make you look bad and feel their hate towards you and lie about you? God gave me this palms to meditate on and I thought I would share it with you because I know without a doubt there are people who need this.</h4>
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If you know you are innocent and you have people lying about you and trying to get you in trouble, pray in Jesusā name something like this psalm and see if God doesnāt move mountains for you and come to your rescue and get back at your enemies!! God sees your tears, they are recorded in His book!!!</h3>
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Psalm 56</h1>
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For the director of music. To the tune of āA Dove on Distant Oaks.ā Of David. A <i>miktam.</i><sup>[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+56&version=NIV#fen-NIV-14757b" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">b</a>]</sup> When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.</h4>
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<sup>1 </sup>Be merciful to me,<sup></sup> my God,</h4>
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for my enemies are in hot pursuit;<sup></sup></h4>
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all day long they press their attack.<sup></sup></h4>
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<sup>2 </sup>My adversaries pursue me all day long;<sup></sup></h4>
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in their pride many are attacking me.<sup></sup></h4>
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<sup>3 </sup>When I am afraid,<sup></sup> I put my trust in you.<sup></sup></h4>
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<sup>4 </sup>In God, whose word I praiseā<sup></sup></h4>
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in God I trust and am not afraid.<sup></sup></h4>
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What can mere mortals do to me?<sup></sup></h4>
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<sup>5 </sup>All day long they twist my words;<sup></sup></h4>
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all their schemes are for my ruin.</h4>
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<sup>6 </sup>They conspire,<sup></sup> they lurk,</h4>
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they watch my steps,<sup></sup></h4>
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hoping to take my life.<sup></sup></h4>
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<sup>7 </sup>Because of their wickedness do not<sup>[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+56&version=NIV#fen-NIV-14763c" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">c</a>]</sup> let them escape;<sup></sup></h4>
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in your anger, God, bring the nations down.<sup></sup></h4>
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<sup>8 </sup>Record my misery;</h4>
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list my tears on your scroll <sup>[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+56&version=NIV#fen-NIV-14764d" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">d</a>]</sup><sup></sup>ā</h4>
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are they not in your record?<sup></sup></h4>
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<sup>9 </sup>Then my enemies will turn back<sup></sup></h4>
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when I call for help.<sup></sup></h4>
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By this I will know that God is for me.<sup></sup></h4>
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in the Lord, whose word I praiseā</h4>
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<sup>11 </sup>in God I trust and am not afraid.</h4>
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What can man do to me?</h4>
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<sup>12 </sup>I am under vows<sup></sup> to you, my God;</h4>
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I will present my thank offerings to you.</h4>
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<sup>13 </sup>For you have delivered me from death<sup></sup></h4>
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and my feet from stumbling,</h4>
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that I may walk before God</h4>
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in the light of life.</h4>
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There is also Psalm 57 that goes along with this. Just google it!!</div>
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Be blessed!!!!!!</h1>
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Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214789901429340335.post-91089330189482952492014-12-03T21:08:00.002-04:002014-12-03T21:08:44.374-04:00What's up in December!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hi everyone, I'm still here but I haven't posted much lately but it's not because I haven't been doing anything.... I have started painting with acrylics paint!! I haven't used "real" paint for 20 something years!! I had been drawing or painting on my laptop and doing digital painting which is a bit different than using real paint. Color mixing is a lot easier on the computer than for real. Anyway I'm pretty excited about it.<br />I started slow and small with a few paintings until I got the hang of it again and now I've taken off and I can't stop painting!!! I want to paint everything....all at the same time....but I can't!! So I just paint one picture at at time. lol<br />Here are some of the paintings I've made.</span><br />
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This painting and the ones after this have all been prayed for by the way, I really believe my talent comes from God and He helps me as I pray. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the first picture I sold in 20 years!!! I was so excited!!!<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am now basically finished two other paintings but I can't show them to you yet.....special gifts! Two of the same paintings but yet different. I will post pictures of them later.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just started making a winter jacket. I have the back done and I'm loving it!!! uhm...I think I love all my jackets that I make myself......I wonder why?? Dah!!! Cause I make them the way I like them!! hehe<br /> I'd better love it with all the work I put into it!!! lol I have blisters on my fingers to prove it!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can't wait to finish it so I can wear it!! Giving my old ones away anyone want it?? Still in good condition!! Size medium</span></div>
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