ARTICHOKE ALONE... ELEGANT WRITER PEN & NEOCOLORS by CARAN D' ACHE.

ARTICHOKE ALONE... ELEGANT WRITER PEN & NEOCOLORS by CARAN D' ACHE., a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

ARTICHOKE ALONE... ELEGANT WRITER PEN & NEOCOLORS by CARAN D' ACHE.

Fun with the ELEGANT WRITER PEN & NEOCOLORS by CARAN D' ACHE.

POPPIES IN THE FIELD...MIXED MEDIA

POPPIES IN THE FIELD...MIXED MEDIA, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

MELTING SNOW & TRADER JOE'S!!

MELTING SNOW & TRADER JOE'S!!, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

This is the view out my hall window, of my back field. The building is empty and we just received word that either Trader Joe's or Whole Foods may move into it. They are definitely coming to Grand Rapids.

I am very excited about this and hoping for Trader Joe's here, because when I lived in California I did most of my grocery shopping there. I was in love with that store!!

I was aghast when I discovered a city as large as GR had no TJ's!! So,...I pestered them via email and phone the last 3 years since this building became vacant.

This will be a dream come true for me...I have even visualized the front of this store with 'TRADER JOE'S' across it....I have pictured this many times...I will keep you posted!!! For sure!!!

ROSE GIFT

ROSE GIFT, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

ROSE GIFT

I was given such a sweet little gift of this tiny Rose Bouquet....This rose is named ''Sterling Silver'' I believe and is a fairly old rose...I remember when it was developed in the 1950's. Sterling Silver is the true and original lavender rose, being nearly thornless, and having a sweet and citrusy fragrance. The parent or ancestor of nearly every single modern lavender variety today.

SNOWY FOREST ABSTRACT IN MIXED MEDIA

SNOWY FOREST ABSTRACT IN MIXED MEDIA, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

SNOWY FOREST ABSTRACT IN MIXED MEDIA

I hope the snow season is over...ours is melting....and I hope to see no more coming down!!