Time to feed the birds. Poor things are starving in this awful weather. Tons of birds on the back deck.

I should have drawn more than the four crazy male cardinals on the back porch posturing and fighting over the bird seed but I am madly knitting Christmas hats.

One down a baby hat for a Christmas Eve possible delivery and a second one like the one in the photo for a friend who lost her house in one of the hurricanes. It’s about half done.

Hohohoho Christmas is coming. Xoxoxox Margaret and Zoe

Tam and her iPad in her happy spot on the porch at Key West where you can listen to the trade winds rattle the tall palms. She would still be there on the porch if she could.

Went to a great show tonight at the Aiken Center for the Arts. George Dawney was showing some of his gorgeous sketches and oil paintings.

As I told him the most beautiful sketches I have seen since the sketches from the Louvre at the High Museum Show a few years ago. George is also on Instagram.

In Camera Oil

In Camera 2 Oil

Equiline

Indigo Equus

Sport of Kings

Vespasian

White

There was one more large oil that I forgot to take a photo of.

Margaret ready to savor this weeks Big Bang xoxoxo

Of my dog sitting is that I usually draw the dogs at least once or twice. Depends on how long I stay. It makes a nice record of our family dogs through out their lives.

A not so great side benefit is that I can tell when they are fading which makes me sad. I do wish our pups could live forever. Or at least as long as we do. Should be a rule. On the other hand the pounds would be worse off than they are. Zoe and I have been toying with adopting another lab friend for us. Right now falling on the no side. But who knows.

Noodler Eelskin Black Ink and Lamy Ef in my Stillman nd Birn Alpha. May or may not get paint. He’s a black and white polka dotted pit bull.

Margaret tired from baking two apple pies from scratch AND hunting all over town for yarn to knit Christmas twizzle hats.

Well Maybe.

Nope still have some more left. Guess I better count and see what I posted. This is actually one of my favorites. I drew the people staying at the Hyatt Beach House that week. Every week at the Hyatt starts with a give away from local businesses.

We have won all kinds of things. This year it was a bottle of Papa rum which is a good sipping rum. We have won free art work my personal favorite the shark hunt tour where we went chumming for shark. Fascinating what the captains know about the Waters around Key West.

Charles Reid palette Lamy Wf with Eelskin Black and a Stillman and Birn Zeta.

Margaret poopped from too much shopping today. Xoxoxo

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dessert at La Grande above Duval street where you could watch the world go by. Key West is in general very flat The highest spot on the island is only 18 feet. We actually wondered one night on a gallery crawl WHERE you would go during a hurricane. Not sure why the front porch and yard of Le Grande is built up but it is with a great view of the street. The outside area is lovely shimmering in the candlelight with lots of umbrellas. in case you forgot what we ate. The deserts were delicious and my Jamison’s hit the spot.

Margaret feeling a little peaked today. Hugs xoxoxox

Pepe’s Cafe outdoor patio and bar. They also have another older section where we ate inside.

My wheezy gorp was back today so will make this short. First restaurant I have ever been in that you can pet a cat. Of course the car would probably make me sneeze since I am mildly allergic to them. Sad because I do like cats.

Charles Reid colors mostly M Graham or Holbein because it’s easy to rewet them unlike Daniel Smith. They are both made with honey which helps.

Lamy EF Eelskin Black Stillman and Birn Zeta.

Margaret back to lying around. Xoxoxo

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Back in the groove with Macy as model.

First break

Second break

Did a really good eye but somehow my phone makes the peacock blue nasty. Greys it out.

Eves charcoal the pipe fitter can draw!!

Al Beyer Oil

Bill Daniels oil on metal panel

George Dawney check out his website. He’s awesome. Conte I think. George is having a show at the Aiken Center for the Arts starting Thursday Dec 6 at 6 pm.

Drew Murphy 2×3′ acrylic

Tom Needham Watercolor quarter sheet

Dr Rich Klein oil

Dawn Beckering fairly large oil

Amy Lockhart Ness. Charcoal and pastel.

Fred’s large acrylic. He was off to a really fun start.

Margaret in the death throws of the UGA Bama game. Sigh. Xoxoxo guess we won’t be number 1

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My favorite restaurant Louie’s Backyard. I could eat there everyday if I could afford it. So delicious.Sitting out on the back porch enjoying the breezes off the gulf and a cosmo or two. Amazing lemon cheese cake. And I am not a cheese cake fan. Rock shrimp to die for. Tams quip of the day- Beware of deer aka bicycle riders. Hahahahaha

Annoying the chickens for pics

The better to paint you sir!!

What if one of those roosters decided to chase me?! So far so good. I really just follow them around taking pics and or drawing them.

Margaret who got sidetracked even though I meant to post this this am. Oopsey. Better tomorrow I hope. It’s Saturday. You know what that means!! Xoxoxox