Creature Comforts

Today it is all about creature comforts....a hot cup of tea, my personal art journal, and my beloved furry family. 2009 could become a little stressful for me. I needed to take a time out from the worries in life and surround myself with blissful things. Something I must be sure to do throughout the coming months. Above are some photos of entries I've made in my journal, and my cats caught catnapping in the afternoon sun.

MY NEW NEIGHBOUR: A RED-TAILED HAWK!

Just this afternoon I could hear a squirrel out back
kicking up quite a fuss. So I had a look out one of my
upstairs windows to see if I could notice why it was making
such a noise. At the very top of the pine tree was a gorgeous
red-tailed hawk. Hawks don't normally venture this close to
civilization around here. So, I had to run for my camera to
catch a photo of him. The pictures aren't that clear,
but you can see him high up in the pine, scouting
the area. So the sound I was hearing was
not that of a squirrel, but the hawk!

My little clown...

This "little" cat is my in-house clown. She does
the funniest things, like, hangs by all fours from a
big stuffed animal fish that I have suspended in my
art room doorway. She is unbelievably affectionate,
and, as you can see, she sits in the most peculiar
positions! She's always making me laugh. Even her
expression is comical! lol For such a big girl, she
is highly active and the most playful of my cats.
She is my precious, my "Angel Pudding".

Personal Journal Prompts

Hello all!
Above is my first try at "personal
journal prompts". Over at CALENDARGIRLZ
each month, one of the group members posts
journal prompts for each week of the month. In
my spread posted above, I have combined the prompts
"red, black and gold" and the letter "Q" with a
winter comforts theme. I had fun playing with
these prompts and putting them together!

The rest of my pages for my 2009 CJ...

Another year begins with the Calendargirlz!

'Afternoon everybody!
I am beginning another year of my
greatest obsession. Calendar journaling
for the Calendargirlz 2009 round robin. I just
can't seem to get tired of this calendar
journaling! Above are my first five spreads
in my own journal. In a week I will be
sending this journal off out into the world
for nine other calendar journalers to play
in. I am excited for another new year of
sharing with my fellow calendar girlz!

JOANNE: I had to honor your beautiful
digital art card you sent me by putting
it into my own journal. Thank you so
much for the lovely card my friend!

For the past several months I have been working
on my personal "Art Gypsy Journal". The above
pictures are of my first spread for 2009
and my journal fanned out.