Friday, October 31, 2014

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

whimsical wednesday

it's challenge day for whimsical wednesday! create something influenced by the shapes (leaves, etc) and colors (red, yellow, orange) of fall!  create anything that strikes your fancy.

i will create a page in my art journal book.

what will you create?  share with the whimsey project!

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share neat stuff.  we have categories:
*NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY! unusual experiences.
*YOU DID NOT! unusual experiences shared with others and they don't believe it.
*what's in a name? a person's surname matches their profession.
*i read somewhere.....  neat stuff read.
*internet fun.  fun stuff from the internet.
*general trivia.
*your category! create a trivia category for trivia tuesday!

i read somewhere that cats only meow at humans; that meowing isn't a form of communication among cats.  that would be WRONG!!!!!  we currently have three kittens and they begin to meow when they look for their mommy or she appears in their sight.  they also purr while they eat.

it's trivia tuesday! what have you got to share?

Monday, October 27, 2014

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday!  it's challenge day.  create something that evokes the colors and objects (leaves, etc) of autumn.  most likely i'll be creating an art journal page.  what will you do?

moments monday

moments monday at the whimsey project.  our day to reflect and/or connect:
*reflect: write in any type of journal, notable notebook (in which to record neat stuff) or memory book (in which to record random memories).
*connect:  call, write, visit, send a card, flowers or something that says "thinking of you", text, email, use social media.
*memorabilia:  create something with your keepsakes, put it in a box, put it in a scrapbook, if you are finished with it, throw it away.

moments monday included writing in journals, sending cards and letters, talking to my sister on the phone for most of the morning and working on a memorabilia project.

how are you reflecting and/or connecting this moments monday? share with the whimsey project.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project.  our day to spend time with a book.

today's reading session of robert hughes' american visions: the epic history of art in america, featured impressionistic art.  begun in paris, the impressionist movement was reviled by the french but beloved in america.  most of the paris originated art, therefore, made its way to america; allowing america to become the largest collector of the impressionist movement.  several american artists joined the impressionist movement and they were truly celebrated at home and, eventually, abroad. interestingly, tiffany, of stained glass fame, was named louis comfort.  that intrigues on several levels.

what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project this solitude sunday.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share all things silly to make us grin, giggle, guffaw!

here are a few dumb jokes i found on the internet in anticipation of halloween:

Q: what do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman?
A: frostbite!

Q:  what do you call a witch who lives at the beach?
A:  a sand-witch!

Q:  what do you get when you cross a cat with a lemon?
A:  a sour puss!

Q:  what do they teach at witches school?
A:  spelling!

share your funny this silly saturday at the whimsey project!

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

whimsical wednesday

it's diy day for whimsical wednesday! do something, anything that would be a do-it-yourself project. bake or cook something from scratch without the aid of a convenience product like a boxed cake mix. make something for the house like homemade household cleaner.  fix a leaky faucet.  make suet cakes for the birds. do-it-yourself anything this whimsical wednesday.

when i was a child i liked the dot-to-dot pages in the activity books. i liked doing them myself or side-by-side with my sister or a friend.  when my children were young we did dot-to-dot pages as well.  now, with grandchildren, i have searched for dot-to-dot color pages and have come up empty. for diy day this whimsical wednesday, i will be making homemade dot-to-dot color pages.

what will you do-it-yourself for whimsical wednesday?  share your diy here at the blog!

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! we have categories:
*NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY! very unusual experiences.
*YOU DID NOT! experiences shared with others and they don't believe it.
*what's in a name?  a person's surname matches their profession.
*i read somewhere.....  neat stuff read.
*internet fun.  neat stuff from the internet.
*general trivia.
*your category! create a trivia category for trivia tuesday.

sunday morning i looked out a south facing window in my house.  what can be seen, typically, is sky and a line of huge trees.  that's what i saw when suddenly i saw a hot air balloon slowly rise about the trees. expecting it to travel, i was surprised to see it slowly descend below the tree line.  in a while it happened again! a hot air balloon going up above the tree line and back down again. i imagined it was on a slow going trampoline or pogo stick!  then i remembered it was fall festival weekend in town and people could take lift in a tethered hot air balloon. NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY!

share your trivia with the whimsey project this trivia tuesday!  

Monday, October 20, 2014

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday; it's diy (do it yourself) day! do what yourself? anything you'd like to attempt.  fix something around the house, bake or cook something from scratch, create something you might otherwise purchase or have someone else make for you.  oh, the possibilities!

moments monday

moments monday at the whimsey project.  our day to reflect and/or connect:
*reflect: write in a journal, a notable notebook (a book for recording neat stuff), a memory book (a book in which to record random memories).
*connect:  visit, call, write, make a card, send flowers, however you wish to connect with others.
*memorabilia:  we all have it.  do something with it.  craft with it, put it in an album or box, look at it to enjoy memories, if you are finished with it, throw it away.

my moments monday main project is to craft with memorabilia.  letters, cards and a few boxes of goodies are ready to be mailed. i also wrote in the farm journal and the notable notebook.

how did you enjoy moments monday?  share with the whimsey project.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project.  our day to spend time with a book. any book will do, however, perhaps focus on those long waiting-to-be-read books resting on your bookshelves.

the period of the influence of japanese art and culture on american art was the focus of my reading of robert hughes', american visions, the epic history of art in america.  after commodore matthew perry arrived in japan in 1854, the world of japan opened to america and europe. the first american artist of note to be influenced by japanese art was james a.m. whistler of "whistler's mother" fame.

what are you reading this solitude sunday? share your book here at the whimsey project!

Saturday, October 18, 2014

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share funnies that make each other grin, giggle and guffaw!  jokes, funny experiences, thoughts that provoke laughter.  bring it on!

for a few years now, my grandchildren have had bucket lists; even though they are only 11 and 13.   while they were visiting last week, jacob announced that when he was 20 he wanted to smack megan with a fish.  why, no one knows, including jacob. however, it's on his bucket list.  he fished a lot over the weekend, mostly by himself. at one point megan was on the dock with him when he caught a fish. she got smacked.  he didn't have to wait nine more years to cross that off his bucket list!!!!  megan instantly treated jacob to a swim as she pushed him in the lake after he whacked her with a fish.

share your funny on this silly saturday at the whimsey project!

Thursday, October 16, 2014

thoughtful thursday

john singleton copley:

painters cannot live on art alone, though i could hardly live without it.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

whimsical wednesday

it's apple day for whimsical wednesday! eat an apple, make a familiar apple recipe, try a new apple recipe, drink apple cider, craft with apples, play the game apples to apples! everything apples for whimsical wednesday!

my whimsical wednesday apple day will focus on trying a new apple recipe; found in a family fun magazine.  here it is if you wish to try it yourself:

apple chips.

*preheat oven to 250 degrees.

*thin slice crisp apples (i'm using honey crisp apples).
*place in single layer on a baking sheet (i'm covering the sheet with aluminum foil before placing apples on sheet).
*dust apple slices with cinnamon/sugar mixture.
*bake for 90 minutes, turning once at 45 minutes.
*remove from oven and cool.

i am looking forward to trying the apple crisp recipe.  what are you doing with apples for whimsical wednesday?

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share trivia.  we have categories:
*NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY! unusual eperiences.
*YOU DID NOT! experiences shared with others and they don't believe it.
*what's in a name? a person's profession matches their surname.
*i read somewhere....  neat stuff read.
*internet fun.  neat stuff on the internet.
*general trivia.
*your category!  create a trivia category for trivia tuesday.

share your trivia on trivia tuesday at the whimsey project!

Monday, October 13, 2014

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! it's apple day!  make a craft using apples, bake a pie or other recipes, try a new recipe, eat an apple!  play apples to apples!

moments monday

moments monday at the whimsey project.  our day to reflect and/or connect.
*reflect:  write in a journal of any type, fun or more thoughtful.
*connect: connect with others through any means you wish.
*memorabilia:  go through it, create with it, if you are finished with it, throw it away.

with family visiting i'm spending moments monday connecting!

how about you? what are you doing for moments monday?  share with us here at the whimsey project.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project.  our day to spend time with a book.

my journey through robert hughes' american visions, an epic history of art in america, continues.  i am now reading about the american renaissance; a period in which art is no longer influenced by the puritan ethic.and a period of time in which america became dedicated to having american art be just as good or better than what is (and has been) created in europe.  

what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

silly saturday

it's silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share grins, giggles and guffaws through all things funny.  share your jokes, absurdities and other fun stuff!

one of the only jokes i know:

a truck broke down on the highway.  a guy stopped to help.  the truck driver asked the guy, "my truck has broken down.  i have a shipment of penguins in the truck that need to go to the zoo.  would you take them for me?"  the guy was glad to help.  the driver gave the guy money for his trouble and the penguins were moved to the other truck and away they went.

later, while awaiting his truck's repair, the driver was having a bite to eat at a diner.  he looks out the window to see the guy and the penguins walking down the street!  shocked he ran outside and asked, "what are you doing? i thought i asked you to take the penguins to the zoo!"  the guy replied, "i did take the penguins to the zoo!  there was enough money left over so now we are going to the movies!"

now, you make us laugh on silly saturday!

Thursday, October 9, 2014

thoughtful thursday

mario batali:

recipes are just descriptions of one person's take on one moment in time; they're not rules.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

whimsical wednesday

it's learn about your family history for whimsical wednesday.  talk to your oldest relative, look at old photographs, read about your family name online.  however you wish to learn new (or renew) family history.  any part or all of your family is open to examination.

my father's oldest living sister died several years ago.  dad ended up with a huge envelope of photos and such from her house.  dad never looked at them before he died and mom never has either. i brought them home with me determined to take a peek.  i must confess that i hadn't looked since bringing them home two years ago.  today was the perfect opportunity to delve into that family history.  when i was seven my parents moved us away from most of the family to live elsewhere. my siblings and i didn't grow up knowing most of the family of either of our parents. my aunt's overstuffed, very large, envelope yielded photos of cousins, aunts and uncles, my grandparents, and people i didn't know.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share lots of trivia.  we have categories:
*NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY! very unusual experiences.
*YOU DID NOT! experiences shared with others and they don't believe it.
*what's in a name?  a person's profession matches their surname.
*i read somewhere.....  neat stuff read.
*internet fun.  neat stuff from the internet.
*general trivia.
*your category! create a trivia category for trivia tuesday!

i read somewhere..... that the author, roald dahl, wrote charlie and the chocolate factory (the movie is entitled willy wonka) from a boarding school experience he had growing up.  his boarding school was offered test batches of chocolate from the cadbury candy company. mr dahl so enjoyed this that his dream was to create a chocolate bar to impress mr cadbury.  he didn't create a chocolate bar; instead he created an entire world of chocolate in his children's book!

share your trivia with the whimsey project this trivia tuesday!  

Monday, October 6, 2014

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! it's national family history month.  find out something about your family. share that information with the family.  share with the whimsey project!

moments monday

moments monday at the whimsey project.  our day to reflect and/or connect.
*reflect:  write in a journal of any theme.  write in a notable notebook (a notebook in which to record interesting stuff like quotes, ideas).  write in a memory book (any notebook in which to record random memories).
*connect:  call, write, visit, text, email, send flowers, get together with someone.  however you wish to connect with others.
*memorabilia:  we all have items of sentiment.  sort, craft something, put it in an album or a box.  if you decide you are finished with it, throw (or give) it away.

cards and letters are in the mail, i've written in the farm journal and in the memory book.  the day is young so more moments could happen this monday.

what did you do for moments monday?

Sunday, October 5, 2014

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project.  our day to spend time with a book.

the sculptor, augustus saint-gaudens, was the subject of what i read today in american visions: the epic history of art in america by robert hughes.  he was the first truly great american sculptor, producing works of depth, feeling and meaning.

what are you reading?  share your book with the whimsey project!  

Saturday, October 4, 2014

silly saturday

introducing a new whimsey project feature!  SILLY SATURDAY!!!  a day to share jokes, funny stories, quotes, whatever will tickle our fancy.

when i was a little girl, my favorite uncle always greeted me with this:

q:  what did the bacon say to the egg?

a:  how do you do?!

soooooo silly!

share your silliness with the whimsey project for silly saturday!  

Thursday, October 2, 2014

thoughtful thursday

edith sitwell:

i am not eccentric.  it's just that i am more alive than most people.  i am an unpopular electric eel set in a pond of catfish.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

whimsical wednesday

it's special delivery day for whimsical wednesday! the united states postal service delivered the first special delivery mail on october 1, 1885.  surprise someone today with a special delivery.  it can be something delivered in person, via another resource.  it can be simple or elaborate.  whatever you choose, send a special delivery this whimsical wednesday!

since monday i have been thinking about my special delivery. a few ideas that came to mind. however, those were put aside in order to send mom a pick-me-up in the way of flowers. at some point today the flower shop will ring her doorbell and she'll be surprised with a special delivery of flowers in a teacup on a saucer.  the goal is to make her day.  hopefully my special delivery will meet (and exceed) the goal.

what was your special delivery for whimsical wednesday?