the bohemian got the cards created for one of her exchange group challenges... the stamp challenge.
with a few snippets of scrapping paper...
some punches and brads...
and a pile of old stamps...
...beauty whispering of wild adventure and exotic travels. heart stirring imaginings and travel adventure wishes to you all...
the bohemian's annual crafter's retreat where she goes to play with her craft stuff and her girlfriends every year about this same time... the setting: Fort Flagler, on the ocean with a spectacular view of the snowcapped Olympic mountains. the theme: Rockin' the 80's! Here's how they decorated the stage of the theatre. Shall we play a game of Eye Spy? here's your list: *giant rubix cubes *VO5 hairspray * giant boom box (oh so faux!) * giant pencil from The Breakfast Club * E.T. * Pacman * giant tube of blue mascara * did you find everything? ever so 80's, fur sure! the bohemian and her royal sister get into the mood by dressing up 80's style ... royal sister: punk rocker... the bohemian: can you guess? yep, that's right... Rainbow Brite!! Hope you are having a wonderful day and days of days creating magic with your fabulous imagination!! more crafting retreat fun to come... Fuzzy leg warmer hugs and Care Bear magic to you all....
the bohemian is finally finishing up another travel journal. this one had captured memories from some of her shorter trips around her own country, rather than her travels abroad.
snippets of the pages she prepared for her trip to S. Dakota to visit her brother.
she always includes a travel alphabet...
and embellishments. and stickers.
and stamps...
and ephemera picked up along the way... (passport stamp from Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park, and a real butterfly, who committed suicide on the grill of her sister's convertible).
winter is advancing quickly... sit by your fire, drag out the journals, and relive the memories of warmer, more adventurous days of your life. be warm and safe out there...
the gypsy carriage... the bohemian's sister's convertible. travelers included the bohemian, her sister, and her brother-in-law, whose good driving took them 4000 miles partway across the country and back...
...driving with the top down. it's amazing how much more you can see this way!!!
some of the bohemian's favorite sights: the talking moose head, where the bohemian enjoyed a gigantic huckleberry ice cream cone...
Sitting Bull's memorial... (that person is the bohemian's brother, who lives in S. Dakota, and so became their tour guide...)
a petrified wood sculpture park...
very Dr. Seuss-ish!!!
her favorite piece of kitschy art was this scrap metal cowboy riding a tyrannosaurus...
look at all the wonderful pieces of rusted metal!!! and the way it was all put together... so COOL!!
since the bohemian loves rusty metal so much, this was a delightful eye-candy sight! made her wish she knew how to WELD!!!
an original antique Winnie the Pooh book spotted in a museum during Fun N Beef Days!!
a glorious sunset behind her brother's house in S. Dakota... gorgeous!!
not a dandelion but a puffy wish maker, none-the-less!!
kitschy Wall Drug Store in Wall, S. Dakota... gift shops, antiques, cowboy stuff, eating places, stuffed buffalo, the usual unusual tourist stuff. hours of fun to be had!!
Mt. Rushmore...
bronze buffalo statues were everywhere, a lot of them painted in murals or folk art patterns. the bohemian loved them but had no where to put such a collection, so she left them where they stood. she might have gotten in big trouble for collecting, anyways...
the bohemian and her sister, riding along with the top down, enjoying the scenic byways...
a pronghorn in a meadow in the Custer State Park on the wildlife loop...
and THESE guys!!! they were EVERYWHERE!!! our tax dollars at work...
the bohemian, her sister and her brother... siblings having a blast together!!
you can bet your bottom dollar, the bohemian stayed on the sidewalk here!!!
close up encounter with a buffalo... a little unnerving with the top down and the animal taller than your car!! he could have slime-licked the bohemian in a heart-beat! so glad he didn't!
and of course, a visit to Old Faithful, still spouting on time after all these years. the bohemian had such a wonderful gypsy-traveling time! but she's glad to be back to her little cottage by her bohemian mountain. sad to say farewell to summer but O how lovely is the Fall season!! bring it on! enjoy the last vestiges of summer in your neck of the woods and start your decorating for the holidays to come... Happy Fall, y'all!!!
time for a little journey. check the bohemian's travel blog:" Down the WeIDE path" , if you want to come along...
grand-daughter princess update... she's talking and cooing and smiling now! grandma is enthralled!
fall has come to the bohemian valley, whether the bohemian is ready for summer to end or not. the weather is giving bohemia one last shot of hot summer weather this week, for a fond farewell...
don't forget to live in the moment, no matter what season has come to your part of the world. and PLAY LIKE YOU MEAN IT!!! autumn colored wishes to you all....
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....
