I've been tagged.....

Tagged. I have been tagged by Anne at El Milagro Studio and Beverley at Bunny's Girl. I am to name six things [I am taking this literally and naming things - not people or family, my pets, etc.] that make me happy and tag six more people. So, as my six I am tagging you all. You know who you are. This Monday share your happiness...

1. Number one has got to be waking up to the sound of the waves. I can't think of a better way - well maybe one or two - of starting off the day..


2. A good book. Now this is a way to go anywhere and everywhere. Getting lost in a book has always been a favorite past time.


3. Chocolate - particularly - truffles are a favorite. They make me happy, especially when added with a good book.


4. This is sort of a combination of things that make me happy. Traveling and antiquing. I can't think of anything I would rather do. Adventures are always had when combining the two. [This picture is from Taco - off Flickr].


5. There is nothing like walking into a really good grocery store and being able to buy what ever you want and having a half dozen choices for just one thing. If you travel a lot to other countries, or see someone from another country in one of our stores you realize what a privilege this is.


6. Last but not least are my cameras. They make me happy. Being able to look through the view finder opens a whole new world for me on a daily basis. They remind me of how blessed I am.

Tag - Your It....

I spent some time today catching up on emails and posting. Guess who had been tagged over the weekend. Me. Dianne from Art Beneath the Cottonwoods had tagged me. Don't you just love the name of that blog? It really conjures up some images. Dianne is a very talented multi media artist. I love her drawings. I think stamps have made many of us lazy in the sketching department. Not so with Dianne. Please go have a visit.

The rules of tagging are as follows:
Link your blog to the person who tagged you.
Mention the rules.
Tell six quirky yet not boring, unspectacular details about yourself.
Tag five other bloggers by linking your blog to them.
Go to each person's blog and leave a comment for them telling them they have been tagged.

So here are six quirky??!! things that aren't spectacular about moi...
1. One of the art forms I collect and admire most is pottery. Probably because I can not throw a pot for the life of me.
2. I sleep with five sometimes six pillows. They are all different sizes and thicknesses. They are a total luxury.
3. I am a super organized person. Everything has its place. That gives me more time to do the things that I enjoy.
4. I like the late night - early morning the best. The time when dark fades into light. It is a whole different world then.
5. When I am alone, I like my music loud and I like to sing along with it.
6. Since I broke my foot one of the things I miss the most is walking on the beach. I can't take my boot air cast in the sand. So, the other day I went to the channel and the beach patrol stopped and asked me about me foot and did I need help. I said no I just missed the beach so they let me ride in their truck up and down the beach with my head out the window. I felt like a golden retriever.

Now to tag five other bloggers. Ummm.

Tagged

I have been tagged by Brenda Wampler. You might have seen some of her work in Somerset - the latest Handbag issue. She has a lot of really cool charms on her Memories and Treasures blog right now also.It has taken me over a week to get this up and posted. The rules are that you list 6 obscure or unknown facts about yourself, then you tag six other people. You let these people know by listing them and their blogs on your blog, then emailing them, then they tag six more people and they put your blog on their blog, and the gift keeps giving. So here are my six unknown or obscure facts about me:
1. I am actually pretty shy.
2. I love the rain. A good thunderstorm is tops on my list of weather I enjoy.
3. I believe in spices. They should be a food group of their own. I think people should be given a lesson in spices before they are left alone in the kitchen.
4. I talk during the movie, and it is irritating to others. Yes, I am the one you shoosh.
5. All animals like me. An example of this... I had a neighbor who had to board up the window in her house that faced my house because her dog would go nuts whenever I came home. He clawed up all the woodwork and cracked the window several times. She was glad when I moved.
6. I have never lived in one city longer than 10 years.

Here are my six people I am tagging... enjoy.
1. Gayle she always has wonderful new stuff on her blog. She is on a design team. This is definitely worth a browse a couple times a week.
2. Sharon from way across the country on the West coast - Puget Sound -the cascades. She has some delightful soul dolls and purses on her blog. I love her photos because I feel like I have traveled across the country.
3. Viola who does everything with an international twist to it. She also has some very nice free images on her blog.
4. Adrienne from across the pond in Wales. I enjoy her cards, her image transfers, and the things she is doing with Lutradur. I have not tried this yet an Adrienne has several things on there using this medium that are very interesting.
5. Valerie is four years young on her altered art journey but you would never guess it. I love the way she is not afraid to experiment with different techniques. Her blog has a lovely post written about what her art friends mean to her and how her blog has introduced her to all sorts of new things. I really think she has said what most of us who blog think and feel and maybe just have not sat down and put into words. Thank you Val.
6. Toni who is a Southern girl or maybe I should say Cajan girl. She makes some purses to die for. I missed her latest....sold before I could take a breath. She is definitely into mixed media - and has a wonderful sense of color. Check out her blog I don't think you will be disappointed.

The photo is from Minnie Evans bottle house here in town taken by me.