Sometimes I get bogged down about all the things I need to do and some of it is piddly stuff that doesn't need to be done right away. I use it as an excuse not to do other things! Today I put some  mundane tasks aside and played with my art stuff!

So happy that I got going early and finished a bracelet. I have been making some polymer clay beads and finally put them out on a plate to see how they would look together. After deciding that I liked what I saw, I put them together and made this chunky bracelet! It will be available for purchase on Etsy.

July Evening

What's more peaceful than eating dinner on a lobster dock whether you are munching on juicy lobster, savoring clam chowder or licking the salt on your french fries? The sun was setting, a band was playing  "Jimmy Buffet" and good friends were laughing and blessing me with their company.

Summer in coastal Maine! Glad we moved here.

Hello on a beautiful July afternoon. The rain seems to have abated, the flowers feel it's safe to lift their colorful heads again, and I bought a new humming bird feeder today! A friend told me to buy the pre mixed powder rather than boil my own sugar water (which I had been doing). She says it lasts longer and doesn't spoil like sugar water. We'll see.

Friends have been visiting which is fun but can also suck your time. I find it easy to procrastinate and do the fun things and let the necessary chores fall behind. Being a teacher is great with long summer vacations, but as the years have gone by, that summer vacation seems to get shorter and shorter.  I always think I'll accomplish tasks that have been put off, and then I see that so much time has already passed!

Anyway, it's a lovely time of year here in a Maine. I hope you are enjoying your summer days wherever you are!