Sorry I have been ...crazy to say the least....

On Saturday I went to the Granville Farmers Market...plus  when we arrived we remembered it was Art In the Streets of Granville!!!  What was not to love...great fruits and vegetables...unique sweet treats...Branstool Peaches ...live music...and Art every where you walked down the street!  I will share a few photos....later.  We had wanted to head down to Dawes Arboretum for the last summer concert and "Austin Powers" the family movie on the green...plus an adult home brewed Beer garden....but I am learning I can not write a check with my mouth...that my body refuses to cash.  I was in bed by 8 PM...until the next morning... the heat...high pollen counts...too much direct sun...and well a very busy schedule just wore me out.

On Sunday Ken and I went to the move..."The Butler" and it was a trip down memory lane ...each decade expressed in this movie brought me back to my life on Terry Road in Louisville ,KY.  It was interesting talking to Ken about the 60's...70'....80's...and even 90's through my eyes as a very sheltered white child from Kentucky.  Then contrasting Ken's memories and experiences of a young family oriented Black boy....one in nine children...during these same decades.  This movie is well done and please know there are still many obstacles we as a nation are facing....the 50TH anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King...we will try to find our own individual model and role to continue making equality a reality for all.  I did find myself in tears while watching this movie...the key is acceptance and understanding...we need to celebrate our diversity and heritages.

"The ultimate measure of a person is not where one stands in moments of comfort and convenience,  but where one stands at times of challenge and controversy."  Martin Luther King

On Monday we went over to celebrate our baby Lyndon Allen 's third birthday!  I made dinner and Erin was able to get two large orders of her caramels out and in the mail.  Lauren picked up the big ones...Cole and Morgan and we all shared dinner and cupcakes and candles ...a real Birthday party in the most intimate room of the home...the kitchen.

Today I had a fever and the Lupus rose its head to roar me to a stop...I spent the day in bed!  There are times when my body just says ...this is enough.  I am feeling better but I missed my wonderful artists at Dawes ...and on Friday we have a scheduled closing on the little house.  Wow so many changes in one month...on Monday we looked at house...on Tuesday we made an offer...and on Wednesday we were accepted!  We have made all of the appropriate preparations on the loans and insurance ..now it comes down to writing checks...and making the move.  I am hoping this move can be accomplished in slow deliberate small moves.  Two houses...what the hell was I thinking??  I do plan of setting up my Whispers and Echoes Studio in the cabin for artist retreats....and tomorrow I am going to look at antique beds for the two rooms upstairs ...individual rooms for each art participant!  Yes I am thinking crazy...but I just need to be still and remember to take one day at a time.  Imagine and Live in Peace,  Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

PS...I forgot I have had two eye surgeries and adjustment to my two lens!  The colors are spectacular!!!!

I fell in love with this Van Gogh tribute painting....

Tony Reynolds and Kathy Anderson is tent  was very busy,....they had a great location and Happy Happy Happy Birthday Kathy!!!!

 The wood works were spectacular...and oh so tempting!!

 Friends share summer vacations and experiences..........

 The Farmers Market is a family affaire

 My wonderful cheese man brought some new tempting cheeses but we still have a bit left from last week..

sweets sugar treats for the tiny ones ...

 the pets get to know one another....O love this Shepard with blue eyes..... oh so sweet and gentle...

 Hand grown flowers and lovely alpaca wools to knit for Fall........

 My friend Ron supplied his acoustic strums and melodies.........he is a professor at Ohio State University............

Our blackberries came from Marion organic farms.... Ken made a sweet yet tart pie this morning...

 beautiful arrays of summer blooms....

 handmade soaps...I chose Patchouli for my sensual treat.........

more blooms to sparkle your home dining room table.....

these young entrepreneurs ...growing their passion for natural colors and summer blooms..

 Melissa Camp and her Go Cat Bakery are preparing for another Saturday sale out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tosh is ready for a sprinkle of my good mood sparkles!

this sign says it all...we need to get back to natural....

 Three generations of Branstools...Judge David...his mother and David 's son....the best peaches in Ohio...

cute and very comfortable baby boy ...spread out on the cool bricks ....

Yes I was drawn to the small inviting colors of pumpkins..........

for a limited time only.........just like living your life........one day at a time...........

 two of my dear friends ...we volunteer at the Midland Theater..........

a young angel strumming her strings on her harp..........

 musical notes from ceramic mouth harps....ocarinas...

Linda...my self and Sharon with her hero dog Toby...he is headed over to Columbus for WOOF Stock...a concert and adoption evening for the humane society......

this young woman has created wonderful and useful art from...wine bottle corks............she will do well!!!!

 the beautiful musician....smiling in the hot sun but oh so happy...........

 blue morning glories for a glorious morning.....

 yes there were tied dyed tee shirts for all ages..........

I received this Tom Thumb typewriter  for Christmas morning back in 1960.....I loved writing even then....

beautiful vintage pieces to add story lines in your own home.........

 vintage and collectible glass... and a sweet English tea cup set...........

 I do not have the time or funds to collect more antique postcards but these were so enticing.....

I am not sure what grandpa was selling here.......... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 's.........

 Susan Nelson was there with her intriguing gourds...woven and spun from Nature.......

Ken bought one for our new home and the move..........

 Larry Nawadoney was creating his special Santas....right on the spot........he is a great story teller.....

 Margery  and her new husband....  they half of the year in Naples FL...and the beautiful summer months in Granville...Margery and I traveled to Greece together...it was a magical adventure..............

 hand in hand...in deep thought......I am so happy for her.......

 Tony and Frank and Kay Murphy catch up on their summer adventures........

 the flowers were so glorious............vibrant.......inviting..........I love these colors............

 book ends...I took this photo to remind me next Spring 's plantings...........

 It is almost Halloween..........and no I do not know what this is advertising.................I think the boys will love this guy.......

 here
is our first of Susan Nelson 's art...
for our new home....
the gourd is the centerpiece for one of our pyramid stands.........

this is a better image of the whole natural composition ...welcome home Ken!








I am tired once again...so have a great week.  Tomorrow I am going to see two twin beds and a dresser....for the extra bedrooms for the retreats......Imagine and Live in Peace,  Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart