life of a georgia Artist

                                                    Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash Yesterday was my 54th time around the sun. I was spoiled with love. I ate cookie cake, I ate chocolate cupcakes and I even got a free birthday muffin. I was taken out to dinner the day before, and lunch the day of, and it was the best birthday in such a long time.  For my birthday, I ordered new face creams, lotions, and other fun things. I will do some skin testing to find new products I like. I still use my Noxema, but a day and/or night lotion would be good too.  I do not know if you know I am a Joisey Gal. Born and raised in NJ, but have lived in Ga for over 20 years now. My entire family took turns calling or texting me to wish me a happy birthday. My sister's oldest was the first one to wish me a happy birthday. It was a day filled with love. I also got to spend the entire day with the hubs, making the birthday extra special. We don't get to spend a lot of time together due to my schedu

  Pumpkin season is here. Bright orange pumpkins, white ones too. Bumpy wart-looking pumpkins, tiny pumpkins, large carving pumpkins oh my. Pumpkin pies, pumpkin rolls, and pumpkin cookies are all being made.  This is the season of change. Changing leaves, changing what kind of food we cook, and changing how much we are outside. It is the perfect weather to go hiking. Also to pick up tiny acorns all over my backyard.  This is the season of open windows, of children's laughter as they leap into piles of leaves, as they skip through the pumpkin patch and pick the perfect pumpkins. This is the season of pumpkin spice cake, or pumpkin spice coffee, of all things pumpkin. This season is the season of outdoor festivals and traveling. Or perhaps taking your kite out to fly on the first fall blustery day. It is filled with cool breezes and candlelight. It is filled with jack-o-lanterns and all things to send us into a fright. There are haunted houses all over town.  This is the season we g