Bree didn’t stop to chat at Buckingham palace. Entirely too much security, which is why she won’t go anywhere near President Bush until he returns to the ranch.
Look how dirty her feet are from all the globetrotting!

bree at buckingham palace

And now for something completely different:

A year ago I won this portrait of Tess in a contest held by the lovely Leanne at Intricate Art.

But I’m a doofus. The painting meant so much to me that I couldn’t bear to part with it, even to send it off for framing. Even though it could have been insured and another made should anything untoward happen… it wouldn’t have been the same.

For a short time I had it in an 8 x 8 frame bought at Michael’s, but that didn’t last long because I was afraid it would damage the canvas, pressed up against the glass. So I put it back in its protective sleeve.

Leanne heard about this sorry state of affairs about a week ago and let me know which frame to buy at Dick Blick and she sent me a mat to fit! Again, Leanne went above and beyond. And now I can sit at my desk and look up at Tess once again… the pictures of Zoe change, but the portrait never will.

This is what I currently see top left of my monitor:

tess zoe pics at my desk

Thank you once again, Leanne. {{Hug}}