Artfest Bound....

In a matter of days we are headed to the great pacific northwest to spend a couple days in seattle and then head over to port townsend for artfest......today i am spending some time at starbucks enjoying their wireless network to upload some pics and do a little work on my blog....anyway, before we fly off here is little glimpse into our market area in new albany:

Above you can see Starbucks and alas two doors down kim's office.....below is our library and then our favorite corner bar/restaurant The Rusty Bucket.....and finally my little corner here at starbucks this morning....

check back in a few days for an update on our artfest adventures.....

Milwaukee in March....

Frkn Modem

Well, if you have visited Kim's blog, you know we are having modem problems and therefore are limited in our connection to the land of the blogs....anyway, as soon as we are back up and running there will be many blanks to be filled in...........Julie & Leonard's pictures from Milwaukee..sorry Leonard the dead duck will NOT make the cut....Kim's birthday party....Easter...and then artfest is right around the corner...we fly out for seattle on monday, will tool around in seattle until wednesday and then head over to port townsend.

The Snow Gods were listening....

yes, we got hit as called for - 16 wonderful inches of blowing snow....without much wind block we had area with as little as 6 inches and then drifts throughout the property approaching three feet...i shoveled A LOT and the dogs, well biggie, had a great day.

Here are a few shots of the snow drifts outside the garage door, around the barn and fountain and then of course some furry fun....

After playing around in the snow, the rest of the day was spent inside -- our county was declared a level 3 snow emergency which meant we could not drive on the roads unless it was an emergency or face a citation...so stuck inside....this does not bode well for my short attention span but it was actually a blessing in disguise as i was able to work on trades for artfest....i had no idea what i was going to do but after playing around with some wire, digging through supplies down in the studio i grabbed some clay, a few stamps and was off and running...here are a few shots of some completed, some partially completed trades..

in the right hand corner you can see a couple pieces made by ellen this fall...they were what inspired this tray of trades...thanks ellen....

BLIZZARD WARNING....

Forecasts call for a three phased storm to hit us here in central Ohio...today was phase one a lot of blowing snow...our office shut down at noon to give us all the afternoon to trudge home...all in total we are supposed to get 10-14 inches which is a ton for this area; however, it never seems to pan out so please keep your fingers crossed we hit double digits.....i love love love the snow!!! I got spoiled at college in NW PA living for four plus years with lake effect snow.......a glimpse into phase one....

a little snow seeping through the screens and finding a resting place on our furniture...

adding a little touch a winter to the decor:

to help illustrate the strong winds that came in with this phase...we live on very large and open lot so there is nothing to block the wind....here you can see the wind keeping the surface of our patio stones exposed....and then the drifts that rest around the back of the house....we have these all around the house and various places out in the field...

Phase 2 is set to hit at 2AM bringing heavy snow...i know i will waking up hour on the hour for an accumulation check....tomorrow we will hope for tons of white stuff....and just for dji i'll make sure to capture a few videos of our pack playing in the snow.......until tomorrow...please help us pray to the snow gods!!!!!