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WEATHER FROM UP HERE

What do I mean"up here", because we cling to the side of the mountain we have a spectacular view of the weather. In the foothills outside of Denver we often have a phenomena called inversion it is especially noticable when we have very frigid weather like today. We woke up to sunshine (and lollipops) and a clear sky. As I was making coffee and listening to sports talk I heard the wather report which said Denver cold, foggy and some snow.........huh? Sometimes the weather changes very quickly so as I was looking at no fog, no snow, and sunshine, the fog started winding it's way through the canyon. Since it is always so spectacular I quickly snapped a few shots. Also it was much warmer than Denvers 0 degrees.

yes it's cold but at least it's not 0

looking down the canyon

across from us

across the town to the North where you can see the blue sky

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CLEANING MY STUDIO AND HANGING IT IN RECORD TIME

My son who does fun techie stuff, filmed us cleaning, putting away and hanging my stuff in my new studio, have a look and a chuckle. It was, by the way, a breath of fresh air and seemed like a cake walk compared to the previous two weeks......

 

A NEW PROJECT......ARGGGG

Yeah, I know it sounds like a pirate project, but it isn't, still arggggg fits perfectly. Although some know that I am a "pirate" this has nothing to do with that arggggg. I had what I thought was a really good idea and so right after the new year I started working on it. Even though I know that this is a good idea, this piece is resisting my every #*@#* effort to finish with even remote satisfaction. Here's what I've done and where I'm heading. I guess there is some good news I "invented" a different way to apply paint to the surface getting an interesting texture. The term accident implies you can't do it again, why???, well obviously because it was an accident.......we will see.

 

I hate this already

still gagging

this is a little better not quite as nauseated

I am not in love but I don't hate it either

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Okay I have been unbelievably busy since November, not even one chance to exhale. Only made 3 kinds of Christmas cookies when we usually have at least 10 different ones. At first glance emptying my folks house seemed to be a slam dunk, have a sale and take the rest to Goodwill. A straight forward kinda plan.........right. BTW the world didn't end so plan B had to come into play. Not to bore anyone let's leave it at many many many trips to Goodwill, day after day after...... Finally signed the papers to sell the house, while the family finished hauling. Next finished moving into my studio. The landlady had a new roof put on so there was "crap" all over everything.....sigh more stuff to clean. I have a fun video for that but this year is starting like the last one ended so a little delay there. Thought I would put up a few pictures from Christmas which was like a tiny island of pleasure in an immense sea of pressure to get "things" done.

So here's the tale.

very cold day, a start to quite a few days lately

the town is pretty quite on this  day and cold

the presents are here instead of under the tree because of.....

this critter

the art of present opening

batman utility belt

at least someone got some rest.......