I LIke Thursday #166

Welcome to this week's list of likes! The above artwork was for sale at the festival we attended Saturday.
Dia de los muertos festival at botanic gardens

1000 lb pumpkin with lots of painted pumpkins

 The Denver Botanic Gardens is one of our favorite places here, where we feel comfortable...

there were many activities and people dressed up... we looked at colorful pumpkins...

Near these were people painting in a watercolor class!!! I had a great time talking with the teacher and she told me there is a meet-up group in denver.

There were shrines to loved ones, or people who were admired

a big one where people could write a note in honor of loved ones... I wrote to my labradaughter chelsea and my poodle son Cole... rip my darlings, and we'll see you in Heaven

My message of love was tied to the shrine

we learned to make tissue flowers

Mine is left, Drew's is on the right

we looked at art booths

gemstone necklaces displayed on beaded sugar skulls!

music and dance in the amphitheater

It was sunny but cold, as we watched people rolling massive snowmen down the hill toward the musicians

Have you seen that guitar thing on the right?

the waterlilly basin was frozen over and there were big piles of snow everywhere thru the gardens but we sat in the sun to have a snack

with a new friend

yum! Sweet potato fries!!!

Hey! Giving me some fries doesn't give you the right to stare!

On the way out, we noticed this guy was chowing down on the festival pumpkins... ignoring the children who came too close, tails up in his foodie love!

Hey! Pumpkin seeds are really good for you!

On sunday we went to a craft show,

In a high school

where I wanted lots of things, but left with two Christmas presents

free.... then we own you

tried a lot of sauces and edibles, chatted with artists, and enjoyed the day

Other things to like this week:
The Durells in Corfu... (sad to see the finale of the show though)
sweet potatoes roasted  then mashed, with maple syrup, butter, and cinnamon
finishing up the Halloween quilt trimming it and sewing on the binding and hanging sleeve
talented kids on the Voice... I really like John Legend's comments, and Kelly Clarkson's
the T-Shirt sheets that are so stretchy and cozy in cold weather
Painting birds with watercolor and ink this week... post tomorrow!
working in the studio when I look up and see a pop-up snowstorm
listening to these two fun novels on disc this week, I'm a much faster listener than reader!

studio books

Did you know I grew up in Tampa? We have a latin quarter, where many Cuban workers had cigar factories, and they had a reader to read to them daily while they hand made the cigars?

Milo's Moments
seeing Murphy after a week of snow, running in it with him, then later in the week playing inside his family room! What fun to be in the house with a buddy, making his daddy laugh.
a new bag of kibble, all fresh!
sneaking onto Mama's chair, then hearing her squeak her anger(I'm going, I'm going)
having grass again to pee on again, as the snow is melting. Of course it snowed again yesterday... it might be a long winter y'all.

Now Sit! Stay! and after saying Hi to Mama, visit her friends keeping a list of likes too!

maryinpeoriahandmade.blogspot.com 
https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/  
craftscaviescontras
https://whataboutrheema.blogspot.com/
http://www.piecefulthoughts.com
http://littlepenguinquilts 

http://homesewnbyus 
https://julierosequilts.blogspot.com/ 

https://canadianneedlenana.blogspot.com/
http://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/

http://3poodlesandanana.blogspot.com  
https://knittingquilter.blogspot.com/   

LINKING TO:
cheesy photos at ched curtain
sundays in the city
https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/
Pink Saturday!
viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/
 http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/
rosie and the boys nature pics  

Thursday Thirteen
 http://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com
http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/