Altered Coffee Cup Holder

My sister Mary is an art therapist, but not just that -- she has always been my creative champion, and I have always been inspired by her sense of design, color, and...bravado! I recently helped her put up a blog -- Art-Full Possibilities -- and she is posting "Art-Full Practices" -- tips that assist people in bringing creativity into their lives.

Just recently she posted an altered coffee cup holder tip. It is something you can do quickly out of readily available materials -- plus you are recycling! It took me 8 minutes to do this one.

Plus I like her pay-it-forward suggestion to pass it on to the person standing behind you in line! Another wonderful, art-full practice -- Yeah Mary!

Sunday in La Penita

Our last day in La Penita. A quick stroll with my husband down the beach and through town. We were greeted by a dirty (but cute) white dog, and his companion, a very friendly, very clean white duck -- they both followed us down the road a ways, the dog running in circles, the duck quacking comments. I wondered if they were partners -- owned by the same people -- but I kind of didn't think so -- the duck was obviously very well cared for, the dog suffered from mange and fleas.

In the local cemetery, amongst all of the larger graves, was this little arrangement -- a lovingly and respectfully built memorial to someone: a wilted green plant, a luminous plastic flower, and a stone crucifix -- all surrounded by various rocks and discarded bricks from other graves. This little memorial appeared to be built with great thoughtfulness.