R&R...

I had to take Griffin to the vet yesterday since he's been having a hard time with his shoulder...old puppy injury thats giving him trouble now as he gets older so its anti inflammatories and strict rest...no walks, no rough housing with other dogs...bummer.

 So I am spending lots of time in the studio... 

...working on my mole toes...

...for some mole feet...

 I keep this little book with me wherever I go now to have a place to jot down ideas...

...I write down music I hear on the cbc for later reference, doodles, quotes, recipes and anything else that catches my fancy...

Speaking of recipes....I made these delicious home made oreo cookies yesterday thanks to smitten kitchen.

You can't go wrong with chocolate, butter and sugar!!

Too bad Griffin can't have one...I'm sure Tom will eat his share!

YUM!

In the studio...

November 27th...clear and cold....today the sun came out to warm us up on the west coast after a wet and miserable day yesterday...so I hunkered down in the studio with the fire on high...still working on the birds and loving it. I was listening to CBC talk about Christmas time and the whole gift giving thing and was glad to hear so many others out there with similar ideas as alternatives to the whole thing. On that note we need to encourage those around us to buy HANDMADE if they feel the need to buy at all! Get out to those craft fairs people! On another CBC program (yes I am a cbc head...) they talked about how the average income for an artist in Canada is around $22,000. That's in Calgary where apparently the artists are the highest paid in the country...does it make me want to move there? Certainly not but it boggles my mind to know that people will go out of their way to get a really good deal on a t.v but not put out for original handmade items...oh well..its just one of those things to whine about....