HerbnArts

    ...Gung hey fot choy!  As we wrapped up January, Chinese New Year ushered in the year of the dragon.  I am yet to go out for Chinese food in celebration of the new year.  Not too sure what the dragon has in store for this year, but I do know that I am starting to be newly renewed with creativity in my art endeavors.  We haven't had many snow days so far, but I have still had days that permitted uninterrupted time for art.  Attending a recent art reception helped to breathe new into my art mojo.  Exactly what I needed.  My fellow artisans also encouraged me in ways that freed me up unblock to creative flow again.  Thanks, I needed that!       Another area of joy for me was that of herbs.  Delightfully, I found that rose is the Herb of the Year selection by the National Herb Society.  Rose is my favorite scent.  I wear a toilette water that is rose scented, Tea Rose by Perfumer's Workshop.  How great is that when one can load up on rose anything?!!!  Many years ago my first

   ...January, and finally we have a bit of snow here in Ohio.  I hope to ski tomorrow before the snow melts down again.  In an El Nino year that is tough to accomplish.  And so, when you can't enjoy the white stuff outside, just what does one do?  After the holidays I find myself just wanting to sit on the couch with the cat until about April, but I refuse to succumb to that all too easy mindset.  I need to post a big sign that can be read from the couch that says, "No Potatoes Here!"  Think that would do it?  One can only hope!  At any rate, what I am really doing is pressing forward with all my creative projects.  I continue to work on bits of my book projects, later switching over to photographic projects.  Hopping over to those sparkley jewelry projects catches my interest.  Fabric and buttons start to intrigue me.  Do I have all my stuff together to do some silver clay projects?  A bit of dried herbs catch my interest, so I throw a few handfuls together to create a