I had so much fun creating "Tropicopoly." Thanks to Pat it was even proportioned properly and drawn straight. I spent two foggy and misty days (Weds. and Thurs.) drawing. Fortunately it didn't rain hard enough to wash it away.
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A blow up of a section of Tropicopoly before it rained. |
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Pat put a couple of dollars in the middle for whomever lands on Free Parking. No one added any to the pile, lol! |
There was only one other chalk drawing but a variety of art was displayed, at least after noon when the fog lifted and the sun peeked through. We walked and rode our bikes around to see the displays.
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My favorite were the Longleaf Pine Needle baskets. The needles are found near Florida, I think. Anyway this lady made her husband detour there on their way here to get some. The basket I wanted was, alas, not for sale. In the middle of the bottom was a wood, South Padre Christmas ornament. It was going to be part of our Christmas gift from our youngest. We'll keep looking! |
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She paints rocks and her husband does stained glass. |
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Cross-stitch and Quilts |
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Diane has given me the courage and the website to "try" to learn to paint. Pat said I have to finish my other projects first! |
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This was a Swedish style rug. |
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The Kona Ice truck comes for 2 hours every Friday. This was the first day we've been up there when it's been here. |
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Pat added an adult beverage to his icy. Made him happy. |
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Krikkit got a bone. Made her happy. |
Thank you to my sister-in-law, Mary, for sending me two great poetry books. I started with "Greater Joy Shorter Sorrow Thankful Prayer," by Richard Collins of Illinois, a teacher and coach in Moline and Rock Island. It focuses on the poems he wrote and shared at Christmas from 1965-1990, but includes a few other poems he wrote too. He died in 1992. The other book is entitled "Versed in Nature: Hiking Northwest Illinois and East Iowa State Parks," by Jodie Toomey. Glancing through the book there is a brief description of each park, many of which we have been to, and then there is a poem that takes you on a journey through that park. Two beautiful books!
Forgot to mention we watched a movie on Nat. Popcorn day, The Long, Long, Trailer with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I'm not a fan of older movies, 1953, but it was pretty funny.
We are half way today to our second Caronaviris vaccine!
Sometimes it's the little things that are the most special: someone else doing the dishes, someone taking the dog out early in the morning or after dark or when it's cold, drawing with chalk, getting an icy, sitting by a fire. I hope you have a special moment today.
Your Tropicopoly drawing looks really nice and fun! It looks like there are several talented people at your resort. I guess I need to work on a talent. :)
ReplyDeleteOurs was the most talked about, and was fun to make, but there were a lot of others who showcased more talent! You read a lot. That's a hobby.
DeleteI was intrigued by the sign for "canned pumpkin bread". Maybe food is a semi-talent, especially now that I am paying more attention to reducing sodium content.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely say food is a talent, coming from someone who doesn't have that talent!π
DeleteBeing in chalk it wouldn't be playable I don't think. The chalk comes off too easy. After her bath today the dog must have checked it out because there were green pawprints, lol! We then washed monopoly away.
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