Somewhere over the rainbow....................

Sub Title - what I did with an old dirty rotting piece of wood

Good morning everyone!
I've been thinking for awhile of homemade personal gifts I can give this christmas.................and for awhile even considered a piece of furniture for everyone but can you imagine trying to get all of that under the tree lol?
BUT - I've really been enjoying making signs lately - so I thought that might be a better option!

One of my daughters LOVES the song " somewhere over the rainbow " with a passion - so I came up with this ( she may incorporate it into her wedding - the song - not my art lol )

where troubles melt like lemon drops
high above the chimney tops...............................

my version of a city skyline

yup - I'll definitely be making a lot more of these - different titles - but everyone's getting a skyline lol
the next couple of photos were done through PIC MONKEY - just to see what some color added to them might look like - I love it - so will definitely do a few of them with abstract colors

do they make the black and white version look boring lol?

What do you think?
I may even start selling these on Etsy - don't know if they're marketable but I really enjoyed this project :)

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Where have all the snow flakes gone?

Long time passing?
They're calling for 16 degrees celcius here in Montreal today - that's 60 degrees farenheit and completely unheard of for almost the middle of November - I really don't have any facts on this but I would imagine it's
breaking some kind of record because without a doubt I can remember SNOW DAYS when school was shut down because of blizzards in November......................

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I, like everyone else in Canada, LOVE the first snow fall

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I, like everyone else in Canada, am pretty fed up with it by January ( unless you're into outdoor sports of course )

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We complain about the cold

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We complain about shoveling

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We collectively groan " I wish I were in Florida "

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We begrudgingly walk the dog in it

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We complain about having to put boots and coats and scarves and hats and mitts on

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but for the most part we take great pride in our glorious winter wonderland

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Winter is as much a part of who we are

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as the maple leaf

and it's here for a reason

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so maybe

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just maybe

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we should be very careful what we wish for

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lest this too become a distant memory

and by the time December comes, I for one, will be praying

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let it snow

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let it snow

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let it snow...........................

And please don't get me wrong - I WILL enjoy the balmy temperatures today :)