My 5 Minute Sketches

 I do a 5 minute sketch every morning and recently they have been angels.  I like the loose style of the women Sue Kemintz does and a recent blog post suggested copying a style you like at least 6 times or until you make it your own.  I'm not copying exactly but starting as she does with a line -- horizontal (arms) or vertical (body) and go from there.  I'll have to do a lot more than 6 but I've got a good start. Here are mornings 3 thru 6.

 

I have a couple ideas that may make a difference.  A few more mornings may help.

Time to Start Christmas Decorating

 So today was spent doing just that.  First the two trees, one that is the big tree the gifts go under, the other is a smaller tree that stands on our landing.  Then the Santas came out -- well two Santas and a Sinterklaas.  We have several more but these are my three favorites. One made of a discarded Pendelton shirt of my husband's, this one even has a patch on his back that Ed's mother did for him.

Another is from one of my dad's discarded sweaters.

And the third one, Sinterklaas because my spouse is Dutch,

I don't know how much more decorating will get done before we celebrate with our son and grandson next weekend but we are ready enough just in case.