Eight Random Thoughts with a side of Garden Sauce

Bethany at http://bethanyjanehissong.blogspot.com/, tagged me to write 8 random things about myself.  A while back, I did the "7 weird things" list,  I guess this one is different.  So- here goes, 8 off the top of my head things.

First, here is the sketch that Bethany did of Twinkle!! How wonderful, she has some really good sketches on her site, she can certainly capture the personality of her subject.  Go take a look!!

Which brings me to #1- I don't sketch. I wish I did, I love to see pencil drawings. I just don't do it.

Here is a painting I did today of Sasha, my cousin's Dorkie who passed away this year.

I kind of draw it out before painting, but not in too much detail. When I do a mural, I don't draw on the wall first, I just walk up to the wall and start painting.

#2- I am never sure of blog etiquette. I probably should have asked Bethany before I showed her drawing. I hope she knows I posted it in awe and enjoyment of her work and that I wanted everyone to see it and go to her site, that I wasn't trying to steal it.

#3- I don't use recipes, I wing it when I cook. 

I make things up as I go along, but here is a summary of my garden sauce if you want to make some:

saute an onion, garlic, some banana and green peppers from the garden patch in olive oil, then throw them into the crock pot on low

chop up tomatoes and throw them into the crock pot until it is full

add fresh basil, thyme, and what ever other herbs you have grown that taste Italian-ey, with salt and pepper, some raw sugar and red wine

cook on low for 24 hours or so, bag and freeze.  Drink some wine.

Make sure the zipper on the bag is closed tight, or you have to take everything out of the freezer and clean out the shelves.

#4- My niece's son, Conner, is a ribbon winner in goat raising!

Oh no, I just realized while looking at this photo that the sheep I showed to Sugarwings at the fair yesterday, were not sheep, they were goats.  oops

#5- Sugarwings and I spent more time sitting on the floor at the hog barn, yelling into the giant fan than we did walking around the fair.  She liked the way the fan warped our voices, so we did a lot of hollering at it.

#6- I love cement people.  This one lives in front of my studio, and is wearing some of my garage sale finds from today.

#7- I am really loving wrapping up the packages of stuff I sell on Etsy!

  I am not usually a fancy gift wrapper. One year at Christmas, I only used one gift bag for everyone. I stacked up presents in a pile for each person, and kept them in the back room. For every gift, I played "Santa" and went back to the room with the same bag over and over and slipped a gift into it.  Our family always opens one gift at a time, so it worked out well.

#8- my fairy grand baby can say everyone's name but mine. My son says that it is because I am not consistent in trying to teach her what to say. 

I tried to go by "Grandmama Karkie" (my family calls me Karkie) but it sounded like 'grandma McArkie'- so I just went with "Grandmama", but no one in Kansas says it with the right syllable emphasized, and it sounded very country, not elegant. (and I am not exactly elegant anyway)

So, now I am going for Grammy Karkie.  Or maybe I'll see what she comes up with.

I am going to tag: well, Beth, of course! http://bethleintz.typepad.com/ (check out her estate sale finds from yesterday, wow!)

and Amy http://www.myspace.com/primitivezen ,

who kindly sent me this mail art.

Don't forget to enter the drawing for my August give away!  All you have to do is leave a comment and you are entered.  I'm not sure what it will be yet, but I can assure you that there will be a photo from this group of 75  I  got at a garage sale this morning for only $5 for the whole box!

And BUTTONS!  There will be some buttons!!

Comments

[Mrs.Staggs]

It took me awhile to catch up on all your wonderful posts!
I would never have thought to add banana to garden sauce. I bet that adds the perfect amount of sweetness.
I love the thought of you and Sugarwings shoutin' at the fan.
There are so many great things and ideas to see here. Thanks for all the time you take to create such wonderful posts.

[Alison]

Thank you for visiting my blog and the nice comments that you made. I have linked to you if that is OK!
Your work is really lovely...I am off to read some more of your posts.
take care,
Alison x

[Isobel]

I loved to do my "8 things" list as well. I think it is a nice way to share more of ourselves to people. :)
Have a great weekend!
x

[Karin]

It is 5:15 AM and I am sitting at my computer entranced with your blog!! Just beautiful. Your sauce looks delicious- banana peppers, huh? I may have to try that one.
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment on my blog. It's so nice to have company!

[phyllis]

I'm so laughing at you and Sugarwings hollering into the fan!
I can't believe you got that box of old photos for $5...that was a steal.

[Wendy]

Love that painting you did!! Thanks for visiting my blog, too.

[kkarla nathan]

Oh, I meant BANANA PEPPERS AND GREEN PEPPERS in case I wasn't clear!!!

[Sandy]

Beautiful photos...I so love old black and white photos from a bygone era..

[Elaine]

Karla,

You gave me a good morning chuckle with your post about the gift bag. You are such a cool person. You're so down-to-earth and practical. I like that. Are you as relaxed as you appear to be? You make everything seem so easy.

~elaine~

[Jessica Canham]

Ah yes, I can remember many the happy hours my sisters and I spent hollering and singing into the big fan in the living room!! LOL! I love how kids are entertained by the simplest of things. They don't need expensive toys, just boxes, pans, spoons, and fans!

Your painting of the doggie is amazing. I love all the detail and your cousin will be SO touched!

[Lallee]

That was so fun to read, Karla. I'm very hungry after reading your recipe. I cook a lot like you do--no recipe unless necessary. I'm definitely going to pull out my crock pot and try this~love the thought of using banana peppers.

Your portrait of your Yorkie is wonderful. Sugarwings is always too adorable for words! Talking in to the fan~what pure fun!

Lallee

[Chrissy]

Your luck at finding stuff like the box of old photos for $5 is unbelievable. Who sells stuff like that? I'm jealous. I love seeing what my husband would call your "dead mice". When I bring home garage sale stuff and show my husband the purchases I'm so proud of, he says I'm like a cat that proudly displays its dead mice on the front step for it's owner to see. Get it? Your photos are your "dead mice".

[Bethany Hissong]

Thanks Karla! I'm flattered!!! (I was hoping you'd go in there and get that drawing ;)
I loved reading your 8 things!!! Have a good Sunday!

[Tautchia]

Holy WoW, Karla! What a sweet find! A whole box of vintage photos for only $5!!! So cool!

[Amy Carver]

yay! I hope you liked your lil thank you thingy I bought you. haha, thats so funny when you wrote grandmama I read it as a real drawn out country accent. well my son calls me mama

[michelle]

I am so jealous of that box of picures I can hardly stand it!

[Lolly Busey]

That box of vintage pics is just amazing! I have been enjoying your blogs (as well as many other artful bloggers!) for some time. I am just in the process of setting up my blog and am also just starting to get my craftiness back on, after many years of not producing. I am so inspired by all of you amazing artists in the blog world! I'd love to be entered in your August give-away!