Thank you so much, Kay. That is always one of the shortest weeks of the year, it's just so beautiful.

This is wonderfu and so incredibly creative and I love your touch of humor. When I saw it from a distance in the gallery and saw the bit of orange and yellow I wondered if there might be some ketchup and mustard involved. Love the photo use full size like that to emphasize the large size of the...

Well, neither of those creatures is known for having a warm fuzzy personality even though they may be warm and fuzzy. Not sure what that young man is doing out there on his own, but for his sake I hope he is sitting on a fake rock in front of a beautful wildlife mural. Beautiful use of the...

This is awesome Pia, I wouldn't argue with them over whatever was in the tent, backpack, or that amazing catch of fish. I would be slowly side stepping to the side and getting the heck out of Dodge.

Oh my goodness, you are one gutsy lady. I have a hard enough time traveling in an airplane much less jumping out of a perfectly good one. I'm sure it's an incredible adrenaline rush, and those pictures look like you are totally and completely enjoying yourself. The extractions are beautifully...

That is a great photo and I like the way you used it with the double frames. Beautiful use of white space and the brown sets off the soft colors of those vintage fabric papers just perfectly. Love the simplicity and minimal use of embellishments.

This is soooo incredibly striking! I struggle so much with light backgrounds and you've just handled it brilliantly with this layouts, I don't know why my brain doesn't see it. I love that black & white photo, it looks like the groom's tux could be very similar in color scheme to my hubs and it...

It is truly a slice of paradise, it's amazing what the glaciers carvd out. Thank you so much for your kind words.

The owl's are a HOOT, (sorry I just HAD to), and I LOVE all of those frames, and those jewel toned papers are gorgeous!

OMG, Happy Birthday, but this made me :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh: if I think REAL hard, I can remember turning 50, but I wasn't retired or scrapping then, so I guess I'll let you be the young designing pup and I'll be the 'kid' chronologically advanced one enjoying...

This is "freaking" me out a bit because the year is disappearing so fast, but so appropriate because I've been waiting FOREVER for Season 2 of Wednesday to FINALLY start so this is perfect timing. My dgd is already planning her costume LOL.

This is lovely, reminds me that my many unfinished quilts have been gathering dust since I've gotten addicted to the O! This kind of quilting isn't as messy as what happens in my sewing room. I love these '30s prints, so reminiscent of aprons when I was growing up, would be perfect for my...

Thank you for the great template challenge Kay, the curves reminded me of the waves on the lakes.

We've been staying at Towering Pines for a week every summer for 20 years now. It's on Clamshell Lake, one of 14 interconnected lakes on the Whitefish Chain in Northern Minnesota. We spend hours on the boat just cruising around from one lake to another admiring the beautiful scenery, crystal...

Thank you so much for your lovely comments. It was fun brainstorming with her how we would use the fabrics and burlap. Plus we got the full tour of all the animals and a demo of the showmanship health check with her bunny. It was just wonderful having so much time with her.