somewhere in Austin
the pink shutters seem so ... hopeful
i know i know - i'm quiet as a mouse

i went to Texas & all i got were these 3 little pictures

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well. not *exactly* true. but pretty close. this has to be my all-time-low-number-of-piccies-made trip to ... *anywhere*. the only time i took my camera out was on the long long walk on a Saturday morning with Margaret through Hyde Park. otherwise, i visited, ate, drove the rental car, visited, helped my mama with as many chores and errands as she would let me, watched TV (shudder), read books, sewed beads on paper stuff, hung out with BOTH girls having the best time EVER, ate, drank, let Betsy cut my hair, visited, ate, drove the rental car. there really wasn't the kind of independent wandering time i need for making pictures, but i always see lots of places i *will* wander in the future. when i am not always just a visitor - trying to spend as much quality time with mi familia as possible. still, i can't believe i did not make pictures of Betsy and Margaret. NONE. and none of little Kathy either. what kind of mother/aunt am i anyway???

then i came back and went right back to work. no one noticed that i had nearly a foot of hair cut off. i really *am* invisible! a ghost in this place. i missed my cat a lot when i came home, but was glad he was not miserably missing me while i was gone for so long. and that no friend or neighbor had to come in for his feeding and find him dead. he lived with me for a long time - 11 years. and he was good. {{xox-King Tubby-xox}}

i am liking Texas more and more (even though i once swore i would never live there again never). but god. there is a LOT of vehicular traffic in Austin.

final summer updates at etsy and artfire

it has been fun working with the cool colors this summer - and the creatures. a nice change from architecture! (which i still love and will not stop). the last of the summer pieces are listed now. and i will soon be on my way to Texas for a longer-than-usual stay, which will include a good long stay with my mama in the country and then a weekend with BOTH GIRLS in Austin and Fredericksburg. i will also get to see both sisters and their menfolk and little Kathy, too. i am happy for all this!

i am going to take some small handwork with me, for the country, for some experiments, and when i return, i feel a different work coming on. i can't quite see it though... i'm ready to surprise myself, though.

¡adiós para ahora!