...sitting in a parking lot...

well...I'm desperate...I'm sitting in a parking lot stealing someone's wireless connection...what artist's will do to get work done!....I'm working on some new paintings which I'm quite happy with...the lemons look terrific...smooth pudding like paint...and the cats are very humourous...I think they will be a great addition to the studio tour this October...

..blustery day...

..isn't that a Winnie the Pooh story?...well we had it...trees are down in our front yard...ripped the hydro right off of my lovely old house...and I'm not there to mend it...I'm basking in the sun...my poor guy has to handle it...which I may say that he has done a tremendous job...he's taking the Town to task....the claim is in....and my fridges are bare...hoping they are clean as well...I'll see the damage when I get back home on Sunday....

..we also just finished our big weekend of fun in the sand with our buddies from Town...the best ever I think...too many laughs and giggles...thank you...

...a great day!

so...the lake is calm and the sky is blue...no grey!...we're heading to the sand to create castles, swim and catch some Zzzzz's...we're exhausted....the banana tent will be popped and the towels will be really wet after some swimming!

....scary stuff... a bear was just a few cottages down the road from us last night having a midnight snack....he went to two places for his dinner....yikes!

...the painting began today...

...painting was great today...five started...some sun made for a few breaks pickin' white round rocks...haven't hit the groove yet...it will come with some nice hot weather....crossing toes and fingers for some warmer weather tomorrow...

..another day at the beach...

...rather terrible weather...sometimes you can see your breath....however we're making the best of it...we're playing on the cafe's computers right now..the kids are loving that...and the brownie pizzas are pretty tasty...puzzles are getting put together, movies are being watched...we watched "he's not that into you" last night...I rated it as OK...another favourite is the two strawberry pies that we have almost eaten...yummy....so to another grey day we say "rats"...and hope for sun real soon....

...summer at the beach...

...well we're three days into our summer vacation at the beach and we have had one day of sunny sailing weather and three days of no running water....ugh....not too bad when you are pretty creative...we're doing all right....we're at the internet cafe trying out slushies and coffee...looks like the kids will be checking on their webkinz while I'm working...not a bad deal...so now we're off to gather up some supplies and head back to the cottage where the plumber will be fixing our water issues....pray for water!

...the studio is heading to the beach...

(c) 2006 Jan Dolby

...the studio is heading to the beach for inspiration and vacation...I'll be painting at the shores of Lake Huron...watching my children's lake adventures unfold...there will be many...my creative juices will explode...