The Security House

 

I'm once again joining Matilde from Craftowanie.  She is our host this month at Art Journal Journey.  Her theme is Houses and Buildings.  

I give you the Security House.  Can you tell why I call it that?  Details are below.

Every part of this house, right down to the door knob, was created using security envelopes.  It's no secret I save security envelopes and love to use them in my art.  There are some great patterns and they are free for the taking (after you've removed and dealt with the item inside, of course).

I used watercolor pencils to create the sky, grass, flowers, and sidewalk.

I hope you will join Bleubeard and me at Art Journal Journey and share your own take on Houses and Buildings.  Thank you so very much for visiting today.

  

T Stands For Croissants and Chocolate

 

Please join me today at my dining room table.

I made a chicken salad croissant for lunch. 

 

I added some pasta salad I made earlier in the week.

 

For my drink, I chose Dark Chocolate Royale protein shake.

 

One more quick look before I dig into this yummy lunch. 

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time.   

 

 

 

 

Week 2 of Index-Card-A-Day or ICAD

 

Today I'm joining Nicole for Friday Face-Off and Gillena for Art For Fun Fridays along with Tammy Garcia at Daisy Yellow (Index-Card-A-Day).

Day 6: Identity. Background is encyclopedia. Blue and green dry erase colors. Postage stamp is George C. Marshall, Statesman, Soldier of United States (1880-1959). Our names written with blue felt pen.

 

Day 7: Colorful.  Background is Russian text.  Red and green dry erase colors.  Postage stamp is bee pollinating a plant.  Names written in green felt ink.

 

Day 8: Dig.  Background is Spanish text.  Red and brown dry erase colors.  Postage stamp is a 1920s tractor (used in nonprofit postage).  Names written in red felt pen.

 

Day 9: Judge.  Background is Spanish text.  Red and blue dry erase colors.  Postage stamp is Oliver Wendell Holmes (Influential U.S. Supreme Court Justice, served from 1902 to 1932). Names in red felt tip pen.

 

Day 10: Hope. Background is Russian text.  Red and blue dry erase colors.  Postage stamp is semipostal.  Per USPS:

Names in blue felt tip pen.

 

Day 11: Tragic.  Background is Spanish text. Green and brown dry erase markers.  Postage stamp is Abraham Lincoln (16th president of the United States, served from 1861 until he was assassinated in 1865. He led through the U.S. Civil War, defeated the Confederacy, and played a major role in the abolition of slavery.). Names in green felt tip pen.

 

Day 12: Duty.  Background is Russian text.  Green dry erase color.  Postage stamp is George Washington (the first President of the United States, serving from April 30, 1789, to March 4, 1797, is often referred to as the "Father of His Country"). Names in green felt tip pen.

 

 I'm creating ICADs but am not on the sites where Tammy posts.  Therefore, this is the only place you will find Bleubeard's and my ICADs.  

Today I'm also joining Nicole at Friday Face OFF, and Gillena at Art For Fun Friday.

 

   

Bleubeard and I hope to see you at these art blogs, too.  Thanks for stopping by today.  We are delighted you dropped by.

 

  

My Herb Garden, part 2

 

 If you want to see part 1, it is here.

Here is where we left off last time.

 

My spearmint overwintered inside.  It appears I need to get rid of the weed that has infiltrated the pot.  My dill, which I planted not long ago, is doing well.  

 

My spider/airplane plant hasn't improved much since I brought it outside.  I keep hoping, though.

 

Peppermint I overwintered indoors.  On the right is another milkweed plant I grew from seed.

 

Not long after I took this photo, I transferred this milkweed to a larger pot and threw the broken pot away.

 

This large pot of dill sits on my patio table.  I've been harvesting it as I need it.

 

I've now identified this as more oregano.

 

This is lemon thyme.

 

This is another pot of oregano.

 

This is another type of rosemary called Coin Blue, or Tuscan Blue.

 

 

Here's another look at Comfry.  It overwintered inside and is now doing great.

 

And I have another Tuscan Blue rosemary.

 

Sadly, my rather pricey Painted Sage didn't make it.

 

This is another milkweed plant I grew from seed.

 

This is sweet basil I'm growing from seed.

 

 

This is another pot of sweet basil I'm growing from seed.

 

This is the Thai basil, also from seeds.  This is two packages of seeds.

 

And finally, two of the bell peppers I got in a four pack.  The other two are in the veggie garden.

 

Thanks for joining me in my herb garden.  I am grateful for your visit. 

 

My Herb Garden

 

It may be hard to see my herbs because there is so much "background" noise.  There are tress in the background, as well as my neighbor's yard.  Add to that, the tarps I purchased six years ago are finally deteriorating to the point where grass is starting to poke through. 

These are my two pots of lavender.  I keep them separate because they don't need as much water as the rest of the herbs.  I have another pot of lavender in my main floor bath, but I think I've killed it already.  Contrary to what I had been told, they do need water every so often.

 

Oregano is in the blue pot and also in the terra cotta pot.  Lemon grass, which cost nearly $15.00 (USD) is in the white pot.

 

Behind them is tarragon which overwintered outdoors.  It seems to be getting little white flowers on it this year.

 

I'll need to get closer to see what is in the black pot.

 

I'm quite confident

 

 

the two white pots contain rosemary.

 

My chives are starting to get bulbs on them.  They are really starting to look like they are going to live after overwintering inside.

 

I believe that is rosemary behind the chives.  The comfry in the large white pot, which overwintered indoors, is looking good.

 

The bee balm, which is also known as bergamot, overwintered outside in this pot that has seen better days.

 

I have two new sage plants and one that overwintered inside.  I'm sure you can tell the new ones (grin).

 

It appears my peppermint didn't make it.

 

The milkweed I planted from seed is doing well.

 

I'm a little over half way through these herbs, so I will save the rest for next time.

 

Thanks for dropping by today.  I am very grateful.  Unfortunately, Bleubeard and Squiggles want no part in gardening.