My entry in Studio Calico Weekly Challenge ending March 7th

I love the challenge to add stripes of patterned paper to my layout.  What a great way to use up your stash!!

Things to celebrate in March

Its another new month MARCH and I have so much to look forward to this month.

March 3rd - oil painting classes start at the Grasonville Senior Center - I'm still working on my late cat and

                    friend Ahkeer's portrait.

March 4th - watercolor class start at Chesapeake college

March 7th - my last Gastronomic History of the Eastern Shore class

                   also on that day I have an oil painting class in Centreville - I'm working on a

                   winter mountain landscape.

March 12th - Meeting my daughters and their families at Friendlies to celebrate my granddaughter

                     Pheodora's 5th birthday - LOVE being with my grandkids!!!!

March 13th - My grandson's Terry and Lars Rite of Election at St. Margaret's Newark

                     Delaware

March 18th - I'll be off to Pennsylvania for the Stamp Convention

March 19th - You'll finding me shopping at the Stamp Convention before heading back home
March 20th - My husband's birthday
March 23rd - Looking forward to spending time with my grandson Jonathan at his
           science fair
March 24th - My Mahjogg class starts at the college
March 27th - Early morning birdwalk at Blackwater NWR
March 29th - Time to get my hair done!!!

This month my goal is to scrapbook a page a day - an exercise in finding my own scrapbook style. 
I'll update as I go along
  March 1st - I scrapbooked a page for Lar's album - A snow day for Lars
  March 2nd - I scrapbooked a page in Terry's album also for a challenge - Terry, Lars & Jon in the
                      sharks jaw from the National Aquarium

  March 3rd - I scrapbooked a page in Liz's album Catching Butterflies

 for the Crops Plus challenge - please go to the Crops Plus facebook page around March 25th and vote for my sketch Thanks

  March 4th - I scrapped a 2 page layout from the Aquarium in Jon's scrapbook
  March 5th - I made a layout titled Fancy Nancy and Pheodora
  March 6th - Masked and Glimmer misted a page for Liz's album
  March 7th - Masked and Glimmer misted a page in Lar's album
  March 8th - Layout Cousins photos from Catarina's Birthday Party for Jonathan's album
  March 9th - Scrapped a page for Liz's book

March 10th - Scrapped 2 pages in my mini-album "Embracing Imperfection"

March 11th - I scrapped a page in my 8x8 album "about me"

March 12th - Scrapped Catarina's Birthday party in my 2011 album

March 13th - Completed Jimmy's 5 months old layout for his scrapbook

March 14th - Scrapped another page in my "about me" album

March 15th - Finished My Time layout in "about me" album

March 16th - 2 page Winter layout for my 2011 album

March 17th - Completed a page in Shane's album

March 18th - Finished a page in Terry's album
March 19th - Scrapped Pheodora's Birthday layout for her album
March 20th - Finished Pheodora's party page for Catarina's album
March 21st - Finished Awards page in Jonathan's album

March 22nd - scrapped a page in Lar's album
March 23rd - Finished a page in my mini album 'embrace imperfection'
March 24th - Finished another page in 'embrace imperfection' mini album
March 25th - Made a Mothers Day mini album
March 26th - Made a mini album of my favorite scrapbooking supplies

My cooking plans for March include Carrot Cake and upside down Fudge Almond Tart, Salmon with Veggies in Foil, Moonbeam Salad for Astrology day March 20th and a few chicken dishes: Greek Chicken, Peachy Chicken, Zesty Chicken with Veggies and Tomato Ceasar Chicken - and my ash wednesday plans include a nice cup of Cafe Au Lait! 

Another goal for this month is to get moving and walk 3 times a week, do some strength training twice a week, and yoga once a week to stay flexible.  Wish me luck. 

Time to get busy and have a great month!!

Here's My Entry for Calico Studios - Play along

Love, love, love Studio Calico - taking the Food Layout Challenge!  WOW!  What fun to challenge yourself!  Here's my entry!  Hope I win.

New Sketch Entry for Repeat Impressions Card Challenge F911

Here's my entry for the challenge.  I used stamps 118 and 1919.  I just love this bear.  Since it's winter and everyone knows bears in Maryland are hibernating, I made mine a polar bear!!  He's arrived happily at home for valentines day after plunging into the Chesapeake Bay in late January.   Isn't he the cutest?

My House that stamps built card challenge J2611

Here's my entry for Repeat Impressions card sketch J2611 challenge
Its uses stamp 4212 - love that deer stamp!!!  I know u will 2!  Why not enter too!

Things to celebrate in February

Its a new month FEBRUARY and I have so much to look forward to:
2nd  Ground Hog Day Be the first to tell me if the Ground Hog saw his shadow and u could win a prize!!
        My Calligraphy class starts at Chesapeak College
3rd  Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rabbit
         Happy New Year to my two rabbits Jonathan and Amanda
4th  My Photography class starts at Chesapeak College
10th My granddaughter Catarina turns 3!!!
12th Catarina's Birthday Party
14th Valentines Day -  looking forward to receiving lots of love from my family!!
        My Gastronomic History course starts at Chesapeake
25th Bruce and I will celebrate our 17th anniversary

Hoping to also squeeze in some birding trips - looking to add Lapland longspurs to my life list - if you spot any please contact me Thanks 

Also hoping to finish my portrait of Ahkeer at my oil painting class at the Senior Center. 

Hope to do some more weight training at the center too! 

Want to do more scrapbooking and cardmaking.  Want to make some more Valentines and enter "the house that cards build" challenge.  Taking a free on line scrapbooking class at big picture scrapbooking and another one that's not free.  LOL 

After finishing this blog, I want to brew a nice a pot of coffee for Mexican coffee by adding cinnamon to the coffee grinds and sweeten your cup with brown sugar and chocolate syrup and top with whip cream.  Looking forward to putting my feet up and sipping my coffee while doing my backyard bird count for Cornell which I do two days a week for about an hour each day.  Lots of hungry birdies out there.  I may have to venture out on the deck to fill the birdbath.  Oh, woe is me!!  LOL

Hoping to do some more cooking with Winter Vegetables this month starting with a Chinese Stir Fry tonight followed by some warm apple slices with cinnamon!!   Mediterranen Couccous, Stuffed Red Peppers (stuffed with Kale), Mashed Kalhrabi, Choucroute Garni, Mushroom Miso Soup, Ratalouille with Grapes in Wine for dessert, Pasta and Greens, Sweet Potatoe Salad with Grilled Bananas for dessert, Hummus & Crispy Kale with sea salt for snacking, Stuffed Baked Potatoes, Quninoa Risotto with oranges with honey and almonds for dessert, Grits and Collards, and Kohlrabi Parmesean. 

Well as you can see I have lots to do so lets get busy and have a great month!! 

If your feel blue take some Vit D, the sunshine vitamin it may chase away the SADs!!!