Funny.....

Started blogging so I could or would or should (coudawoodashouda) display and talk about my paintings. Little of that has been done so far. Haven't really been painting much lately. There for a while I was at the easel every spare minute I could find. Lately, all I have been doing is thinking about getting back to my easel, I even played hooky Tuesday and skipped my art class. But really, 4 days, 10 - 3 on the same picture, please. Been working in my yard since we had a really cold winter in south Louisiana and some of my prized begonias are taking a while to recover. But also taking the opportunity to scale down in the yard some, meaning not replacing and shrinking some gardens. Sounds like I live on acres and acres but just a small subdivision lot with big old oak trees in the front and baby swings and big girl swings hanging from the branches. Neighbors can usually find hubby and me sitting out on our new red Adirondack chairs in the afternoon sipping on some cold Riesling, well me anyways~ and the chairs are plastic!
I am still wrapping my brain around the fact that my mother has alzehiemer's ~ moderate alzehiemer's. One thing to know and suspect it but another thing to have a doctor say those dreaded words. We have finally gotten some meds to help her stop going like the energizer bunny, literally 23 hours a day, being so paranoid and angry and just plain mean. Now she is calm, content, sleeping, eating better ~ but carrying around a baby doll, talking to herself and forgetting who we are. Tough watching mom go from always being well dressed, with makeup, and beauty parlor everyweek to a little ragamuffin. I say I am just looking at my future. Wish my family was a good source of support but that just is not the case. Of course this is not our first rodeo, my brother died of a brain tumor almost 7 years ago, and my dad died almost 4 years ago. I want to scream at my sisters, Just get over yourself~It ain't about you! Someday I just might do it.......but until then.......keeping it all to myself. Hence not painting....sucks!
Enough with this pity party.....in the words of Drew Brees.....Finish Strong!

Lazy Saturday afternoon

It's 4pm and i am still sitting here in my pj's. i told hubby that we would hunker down today, but now i feel like i have wasted the day away.
oh well....yesterday was quite busy. spent all morning in court with my sister-in-law while she was divorced and then settled on alimony payments for the next 6 months. then off to celebrate for lunch, i had a salad and two glasses of Riesling. then off to the bank, back home, had to make groceries (that's shopping for anyone north of I-10), deliver groceries to my mom, back home, then to my daughter's house where hubby boiled 40+ pounds of crawfish and of course had potatoes, corn and garlic with that. did i forget cold beer? yep that too.
I piddled some this morning, ordered some brushed from Jerry's and then sat on my ass and watched some stupid scifi movie.
just rambling....trying to get motivated-moving-painting-whatever.
hope everyone has a great weekend...first weekend of jazz fest in new Orleans! party on!

uugghhhhh.......

Not a good night. Stayed with Mom. Slept from 10ish to 5ish, which is pretty good.
Dragging today.
Want to finish cleaning out another closet and get it organized, want to paint and want to cook. Curious which will happen. But first I need to get off the computer!
Beautiful day today, already been to the grocery store and sat in the front yard with Lucy and chatted with a few neighbors.
I have been eyeing my neighbor's house and thinking it may be on of my new projects. I already have one I need to start as well as an old building in Thibodaux (Tib-a-dough) for you non South Louisiana readers....hehehe I make myself giggle.....I promised a friend I would make an attempt at.
Interesting that I write as if someone else but me reads this, but for some strange reason I continue to post to this blog.
Still thinking about posting a few in progress works and maybe even a few completed.
Got some really good feedback at Art after Dark Saturday night, no buyers but many great comments which is just as good in my book.
Gotta go, decide what to do and see what the day will bring.

Monday, Monday....

Spent today cleaning out my big walk in cedar lined closet. I am in a purging mood and plan on doing all my closets. Now if only I can keep hubby from going behind me and keeping things I want to throw. He is such a pack rat, if he thinks it is usable, it stays. Drives me crazy. I got lots accomplished because he drove into New Orleans with a friend and was back about 3ish. Things were pretty well done and he didn't complain too much.
How can two people live in a 3 bedroom house and is bursting at the seams?? My thoughts that when the kids moved out, we would have more than enough space, but the closets are packed to the limits. Hopefully the fish will start biting soon and I can get things done while he on the boat.
Of course with my new hobby, I have commandeered one bedroom with my easels, paints, table, lights and all the other stuff that comes with painting.
I even had supper cooked when he got home. Mondays in South Louisiana is usually red bean, rice and sausage day. I switched it up a little, I cooked white beans with salt meat, rice and some really good cheese/garlic biscuits.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is painting class and tomorrow night I am staying with my Mother.

Art After Dark

Sticking my neck out....testing the waters tonight. Displaying some art in my town's art walk. Very interested to see people's reaction. Still searching for my own style, have been playing around with some stuff. Hubby will be putting some photographs out too and I think he will do well. He has some amazing shots of the Quarter, and City Park in New Orleans and some bayou shots too. For those of you not from South Louisiana that would be pronouced by-you.
I have done a few things for family members and they seem to have be appreciated. Sending a beach scene to Florida today for my nephews wedding. I may get really brave and post some stuff here, but since I am the only person who sees this, I think I'm pretty safe!

why was i so worried....?????

So unsure of myself? Who reads this stuff anyway? I guess there is no fear to post my paintings, cause noone-noboby-not one soul has even looked at or read my blog. How freaking funny is that you think that is? Myself, it's pretty freaking funny. Everyone is so scared of the internet, but really whats to be scared of. Put yourself out there, no one cares!!!

This is pretty scary for me. Not knowing who will see this and what they will think.
Is my grammer correct? Is my spelling correct? What will those reading this think of me?
I also know that I am now in the time of my life that I really don't worry about those silly things anymore. So my grammer is wrong, my spelling is terrible and people think I'm a little "off"so what. I have recently, within the last 3 years began on another journey, oil painting. I have been an avid reader, gardener, seamstress, fisherman (woman really) and have started a new hobby. I love to paint. I really love to paint. Usually with loud music and a glass of wine, I love to paint. Of course I love the music and the wine too. When I get a little braver, I might post some of my work, but right now I am a work in progress.
I live in South Louisiana about 60 miles from New Orleans. Recently New Orleans has become my inspiration in my paintings. I love so many artists works from the French Quarter. Since my area is considered "Bayou Country" there is much inspiration here also.
So my life, wife, mother, mother-in-law, aunt, friend is changing a little to almost include, dare I say artist?