oooo. fall is in the air! how can that be when we have just begun our summer, it seems? cherish these lovely end-of-summer days... bask in the sunshine, use every drop of the evening sunlight. eat fresh from the garden! these are the memories that sustain us through the long winter nights. freshly squashed herbal wishes to you all...

a little bit of art...

cards for my trading group... the bohemian just had to use some of this awesome paper she just bought! (she needed new paper like she needed a hole in her head but... isn't it beautiful?!) busy days in bohemia lately but O! the sunny weather!!! YES! finally summer arrived... the bohemian just finished reading: Havah, by Tosca Lee... a story about the first woman, Eve. it was an interesting tale. o this is soooo my thinking on the whole cooking thing!!! hope you find some reading time in the quiet rest of a summer evening. now, go outside and play!!! warm summery wishes to all...

are there fairies a Fair?

well....... the bohemian saw this fairy house but no fairies were seen in residence. maybe they came out at night to dance and play... but the bohemian DID see: a 20lb. cabbage... a gorgeous giant dahlia dressed in her favorite colors.... draft horses!!!! the bohemian LOVES the draft horses while at the same time being terrified of their hugeness... the horse show... a pink tractor... here is the bohemian with her daughter-in-laws and her precious granddaughter.... a "QUILT DIVA" quilt that made her laugh out loud! again... in her favorite colors! the royal princess thought it was funny too! she had a GREAT time at her first ever Fair... she hopes you made it to the state fair in your neck of the woods... fair time wishes and barnyard love to all....

romping with the panda bears...

yes, this has been the face of bohemia darn near all summer. well, there have been a few sunbreaks. but the bohemian is definately vitamin D deficient!!! so... for a week and a half, she stole away to "somewhere else"... "somewhere" through this old white door... where her eyes were dazzled with parasols and peacock feathers... where gold silk and chinese lanterns decorated the ceilings, and panda bears roamed... (as well as other wild things...such as children aged 3 to 12...) dragonflies hovered... and peonies bloomed in doorways... peonies and cherry blossoms filled every space... and exotic birds perched on exotic greenery... and the bamboo was made out of recycled paper towel tubes and curling ribbon... oh yes! the bohemian had so much fun at vacation bible school again this year!!! PANDAMANIA... "where God is WILD about you!!!' and the latest grandma update... the bohemian is SOOO in love with this child!! hug your loved ones tight and don't forget to play and sing and dance with children! what a marvelous way to stay young (even if it's simply "at heart") fuzzy black and white cuddle wishes to you...