Well, peeps, judging from the handful of replies to my last post, I'm not convinced there's enough interest in re-starting Scribble Picnic yet! It seems, at best, more people might be able to commit once we get through these dog days of summer, possibly? So, at this point, we're going to leave it be and, if you want, I can simply ask again once September comes around.
As it is, that's probably for the best as with every year for all of us, summer's a busy time. Alex and I, as a case in point, will be back in Colorado for my youngest's wedding and then off to England on some super cheap tickets we actually bought last year, long before we knew all the unexpected changes that were to arise later. On the plus side though, we can use a portion of the trip for business as we have some potential opportunities there that could be quite exciting. Naturally, too, I want to see my remaining family there since 3 years ago.
Frankly, since then (when we went to take care of my mother), things have certainly not been boring, must say — quite the adventure — but we're exhausted taking care of others that we'll be ready to start to carve out some time for our own lives too...and place to call home again!
I hope everyone's summer is going well. Feel free to leave comments. I'll check in as able. Thanks to each of you who were able to leave comments and don't forget that Rain has her weekly art challenge too! In the meanwhile, while not feeling nearly as hot as humid Kentucky, the reality is that today was an incredible 107F so I'll be chillin', literally, as much as able. Thankfully, tonight the temps plunge down again with the promise of that lovely Delta breeze that so thrills and surprises me. :)
See you in September, if not sooner! :)
Ugh. I had an entire comment typed and it disappeared! I was *trying* to say... how wonderful that you two get to visit your family in the UK! We are toying with a trip to England to see Richard’s family... maybe next summer? It’s so unfortunate that it costs an arm and a leg these days. We are really having a hard time swallowing the potential cost of a trip for this family of FOUR to fly there and have somewhere halfway decent to stay! It’s going to cost a fortune!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful time at your son’s wedding — how special! Enjoy every second.
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Thank you, Cassie! I’m so happy we’ve all been able to stay in touch on IG! I can’t believe it’s taken me sooo long to get back here to post something!
DeleteOh, and a very Happy Anniversary to you. :D
Will stay posted and see what you decide on Scribble Picnic!
ReplyDeleteDear Christine, from reading the various comments, it seems clear to me that some have moved on to other things and not enough peeps are interested in doing picnics here so I don’t see that happening again any time soon. As it is, there are far more opps for me/us on Instagram as it’s more where peeps hang out now and tend s to be a little less intrusive and quicker to read through things. :) I’m so thrilled how we can stay in touch via IG at least a bit.
DeleteOh my goodness ... I missed your last post or I would have been shouting "YES!"from the rooftops. I would love it if you started the picnic again and weekly is fine with me. I need someone to jump start my creative juices as I have wondered away from any artwork, for many reasons. So when in September, I will be ready and waiting :) Your life sounds full of excitement and joy ... I am guessing you will have a lot of new prompts for us drawing from your many experiences since you have been away. I will start checking in and go dust off my colored pencils and water colors. I am excited ... so glad you will be coming back!!!
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Dear Andrea, good hearing from you. Soooo much has transpired since last writing here that there was no way I could find the time or energy to hop back on in September unfortunately. Sorry to have kept you and all waiting until my post just published today!!! Please read my reply to Christine above to see where the status of things are with SP’s now. thank you
DeleteHey Michael :) Geez you two have a busy holiday planned! Jetsetting! :) Oh, a place to call home...that is the dream isn't it? My Alex and I decided, come hell or high water, 2020 is the year we nest. No more renting, it was too tough on us to face that last spring. I hope you and your Alex find your nest and take good care of yourselves, you both deserve it! Enjoy your summer! xx
ReplyDeleteHi Rain! How exciting to see your new move so soon upon you into your very own place! as for moving, we’re exhausted ...as I’ve outlined somewhat in my new post finally published here! Our summer was not exactly fun but it had its ups and downs for sure. Cali was not what we expected and far too hot, even though we had some great opps there for our business but even so, was not worth staying there.
DeleteEnjoy your trip! Will look forward to hearing from you around September!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jolene! See my other replies above to learn more about why I didn’t get to log on her in September as well as learning more about SPs. In fact, maybe if you have a mo, simply see my last post. Yes, can. You believe it? I actually posted!
DeleteI've had a crazy few months with major hip tendon surgery early May where full recovery isn't expected until March 2020. At least I'm off the crutches now and only use the walking stick when I go out. On top of that I've been very sick with a chest infection and flu the past few weeks. I hadn't been online much at all but, feeling half-human again, I blogged yesterday and noticed your post in my sidebar so I skipped on over to see what was 'up in the air'. hehe I'm happy to see you are thinking of giving Scribble Picnic another run. I'm in! I was planning to join in on Rain's weekly creative/art challenge but then I got real sick — hope to manage it still.
ReplyDeleteI hope all goes well with your son's wedding. How great that you and Alex will be off to England for some family time, fun, and even some business. Have fun and wishing you the best on the business opportunity.
I hope you and Alex have a wonderful week! xo
Dear Serena, I’m so sorry you’ve been through all that and in fact are still in receivers mode! it sounds like we’ve all gone through quite the ringer this year to one degree or another! please read replies above to learn about I won’t be picking up SP any time soon, unfortunately. We do see you on IG though so that is great and you can now read more than IG affords by checking out the post I just published here!! Thank you.
DeleteWill check back to see what become of SP. I'd like to get back on board but I also plan to get back into the groove with Thursday Art Dates with Rain, so we'll see where things lead me. Have a great ending to August.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that update, Cathy. Updates on SP are in replies above and you can read my latest post just posted if remotely interested. It’s been quite the ride.
DeleteI just want to say hello, so - Hello! Your Instagram link on the sidebar doesn't seem to work. I guess you're quite busy these days.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a lovely autumn.
Ooh, glad you mentioned that, Lisa! I had changed it die to a brand agency need I was doing but with having moved onto other things, I’ve since changed it to @itsrainingmarmalade, as I noted too in today’s at long last new post!
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