Driving Around The County

 

Driving and driving, looking for fall color in the mist of the afternoon rain.

The fresh paint colors on the side of the bicentennial farm caught our eye! 

Still very green along the coast line.

Sugar Loaf ski hill is a ghost of it's former self!

Then we ran and we ran as the black flies chased us off the beach! 

Fun day, we stopped at Carlson's and bought smoked fish, smoked white fish pate, smoked fish sausage and a beautiful salmon for dinner. 

That's not all! We popped into Cedar and bought some fresh hot dogs just out of the smoker. 

Leelanau County is "smoking"!

Well, What Do You Know?

 

Went for a walk and along the way pulled my camera up to my eye and was taken away.

August Was A Busy Month!

The neighbors stopped in for a nibble. The black raspberries were delicious! Then they got a drink at the birdbath. 

We sat outside on the deck enjoying the breeze!

Steve got a bug up his nose and painted the kitchen floor in diamonds. He's a fun guy.

Here he is holding down the beach.

We gave birth to this baby! Cut out the side of the house and took it away on a forklift. If you go to my Instagram I posted a video.
 

The bounty from the roadside stands kept us in vegetables and fruits.
 

Guests came and went.

Omena Cut Flowers kept us in blossoms the whole month through.

Schumacher showed up with their own bouquet of color.

Ever wonder how I can get a 10 x 12' rug to an install? The back of my Jeep to the dashboard all the way to the front. 

What a month. This little arrangement needs to be painted.
I will get right on it soon.

How's that for an August? It's not even over! Putting on a Labor Day estate sale in the heart of Northport, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

See you there. 

 

Second Swede Road Barn Sale

Hello there! Another barn sale is in the works!

Look at all the interesting items for sale!

We have everything from lamp shades to rug swatches.

Wall decor and rugs for your floor!

7170 N. Swede Rd, Northport. August 2nd and 3rd, Friday and Saturday from 10 until 4.
Look for the big red truck at the top of the driveway.

 

Having Fun With My Watercolors

I am so happy with my watercolors. I was using watercolors found at garage sales and Goodwill. But when I invested in Case for Making, out of San Francisco, water colors, all I want to do is paint! Funny about the painting up top is that I bought the frame at a garage sale and decided to paint a small, round painting just for this frame. 
 I used the Lands End Mini Palette for the Pyramid Point watercolor. The mini palette consists of six paint colors and fits in the palm of your hand!

The paint colors are so saturated. A mix of earth or synthetic pigment and honey. The colors are rich and vibrant.

 Garen and Tim went to San Francisco, this spring, and bought me five more paint colors. Indigo, which is fabulous, silver and gold, which I used in the painting above and two different reds, a peach red and a brick red. 

It is all I can do not to look at everything as a potential painting!