Do you want to have a chance to win a new pear print? Go to see Sandy at 4 Reluctant Entertainers and she will tell you how!

A few months ago got some blackberries from a local berry farm and last week I found a great deal on blueberries at the grocery.  (They were cheaper than at the farm!)

What in the world could I do with all those berries?  Well, we ate a bunch, but I decided to save some for the winter.  I’d like to share an easy way to freeze berries, it is so simple and gives such great results.

All you have to do is wash and clean your berries (any kind) and lay them out on a wax paper lined baking sheet (or small pan, depending on the size of your freezer).

Lay the pan flat in the freezer and let the berries freeze solid.  It usually takes a few hours.

After they are frozen transfer them into zip top baggies and back into the freezer they go. Since the are individually frozen, you can take out as much or as little as you want.

Now in the grey days of winter we can enjoy a taste of sunshine.

I also wanted to let you all see the new paintings I did recently.  Enjoy these juicy pears!  You can get your very own in my shop.

Due to production costs going up, the price of the 5×7 will be $10 and the 8×10 will be $20.  (These prices will go into effect on September 1st.) So if you want to take advantage of the lower prices, now it the time to do it!

Be sure to watch for the new fall paintings…coming soon!Do you want to hear more great food ideas? Then go to Food Renegade for Fight Back Fridays!

We have bird feeders set up near my Grandmother’s window so she can enjoy the birds from her room.  Every now and then she’ll tell me about a new bird that she’s seen.  She’ll describe it the best she can and I’ll keep naming birds until we put the name with the face…so to speak!  This week’s mystery bird ended up being a Nuthatch. They are cute and amazing, they zip around the trees upside down!

If you have mystery birds in your own yard, you should check out this great website called All About Birds.  It will not only help you figure out the identity of your mystery birds, but will also help you attract more birds to your yard, help you figure out which bird is singing such a beautiful song and more!

I think the birds that I enjoy the most are the Hummingbirds and the Gold Finches.  What are some of your favorite birds?

(Photos from http://www.sxc.hu/)

“The way to wealth is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality: that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything.”

Benjamin Franklin

I’m happy to say that the new shell prints are finished!

Nester at Nesting Place has the Red Coral print, click here to see how she used it to remember her family’s beach vacation.

Here they are in all their beachy loveliness…

This just a sample.  Head on over to L. Herbert Designs to see the whole colletction!