Mural, Mural, on the Wall...
I realized the other day that I've never shown you any of the murals I've done.So here's a little tour...This is a mural I did in a local pediatrics office. Each of the buildings included is a local historic site,and as you can see, the landscape transitions through the four seasons alon

Drumroll, please....
The Thanksgiving Giveaway drawing is over! The winner has been selected! I received over 100 entries! Wow! Thank you all so much for participating - I really enjoyed reading all of your commentsand checking out some of your own lovely blogs...Using

Cross-eyed...
...after 11 hours of paint fumes, grocery shopping at Wal-Mart in the wee hours of the a.m., and putting them all away... So, the giveaway winner will be drawn and announced tomorrow... sorry for the delay! I'm super tired! Tonight (or rather, this morning), I am thankful for a hot shower and a warm bed! See you tomorrow! Happy Thanksgiving!

Whew....
Well, it's been a long couple of days for me... Quick reminder: Tomorrow's the last day to enter my Thanksgiving Giveaway! I will be doing the drawing tomorrow night - can't give you an exact time - depends when I get home from a painting job I'm doing -- but it will probably be between 9-10 PM EST. So click here to enter! A print would make a lovely Christmas gift! Anyway, I wanted to pop in to give you my thankful list item of the day:

Rushing in and out...
of the house for a quick dinner break before heading back out to put a second coat of stain on a floor we're refinishing for a friend... but just wanted to pop in with my thankful list item for today: 23. Today, I'm thankful for the little things... Tea with friends, finding out I was the winner of a very cool calendar today on Stephanie Levy's blog, my dog being excited to see me every single time I come home, whether I've been gone for 10 minutes or 10 hours, words of encouragement from a friend... that sort of thing. Speaking of thankfulness and also of blog giveaways, remember, there are still