The Pell Gardens- Digital Art by Harford County Artist

Walk with me among the gardens
Where the river murmurs our names.
Tell me about the first time we met
Even though I can tell the same tale.
Somehow it rings different from your lips.
Come, sit in the shadows of coolness
With me; my body tired and weary.
Tell me of the future when
Silence and slowness will rule our world.
Lie with me in the field of wildflowers
Remind me how to breathe.
My energy drains.
Stay with me here forever
Our fingers entwined with love.

The House on Main Street- Digital Art By Tracey Grumbach

20 Little things that bring me joy:

1.  The smell of fresh laundry
2.  A fire in my fireplace
3.  Lavender Essential Oil Linen Spray on my pillowcase
4.  My morning organic decaf coffee with a teaspoon of hot chocolate mix
5.  A walk along a wooded trail in any season
6.  The crunch of autumn leaves under foot
7.  The first winter snow
8.  The smell of Christmas cookies baking in the oven
9.  Moonlight or sunlight sparkling like diamonds of the water's surface
10.  Learning a new skill
11.  Laughter- I am an empathetic laugher so when I hear laughing I automatically laugh
12.  My alpaca wool socks keeping my feet toasty
13.  One square of organic dark chocolate with cherries
14.  The feel of dirt under my nails when planting a new seed
15.  Watching a good football game on a Sunday afternoon
16.  Cuddling under a blanket reading a captivating book
17.  Feeling my cat purr as she curls up on my lap
18.  Playing a board/card/dice game with my family
19.  Christmas carols on Christmas Eve
20.  Comfortable fleece long underwear worn as leggings

What is one little thing that brings you joy?  Take notice of it and plan time in your day to experience it...even if it is just for 5 minutes.

Have a beautiful day.

xo

Brady-Rees House in Autumn- Travel Art by Tracey Grumbach

Distressed Photography by Tracey Grumbach

For more information about this beautiful house, please visit the Historical Marker Database.

Frosty mornings, warm afternoons. Curly smoke rising from chimneys. Campfire smells. Rustling leaves. Shorter days. Mums, pumpkins, cornstalks. Harvest. Farmers working past nightfall. The hum of tractors and combines. Wind. Apple cider. Pumpkin pie. Halloween.

The deliciousness that is fall for all the senses.

Happy Autumn, y'all.

xo

Chesapeake City Cottage- Digital Landscape by Nine Acres Designs, LLC

Digital Art by Tracey Grumbach

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, 

in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? 

He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor.

-Laurence Sterne

Seriously? I want to live here. This tiny cottage by the water. Gingerbread trim. Lamppost. Waterview. Not too much to clean. My goal in life is when I raise my kids and release them into the world, I want find a cottage similar to this along a lake somewhere. Just like the quote, I want Providence as my neighbor. And that is all.

Have an amazing Tuesday. 

xo

Belfry- Digital Art Chesapeake City, Maryland

Digital Art By Tracey Grumbach

The day is done, and the darkness
Falls from the wings of Night,
As a feather is wafted downward
From an eagle in his flight. 

 "The Day Is Done" 

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This past Friday I had the pleasure of taking a day trip to the very lovely Chesapeake City in Cecil County, Maryland. I immediately fell in love with this quaint historic town. It was relaxing to stroll the streets and take in the mid 1800's architecture. The whole town was decked out and decorated for autumn. While sitting and eating lunch at the Chesapeake Inn, I watched all kinds of boat traffic cruise along the C&D Canal. I am embarrassed to say I grew up in Maryland and I didn't even know the C&D Canal existed. Now I do...I read tons of information about the town and the canal, learning the importance of this tiny town that serves as an important hub in the transportation industry. The town may be tiny in size but certainly not in spirit!

Happy Monday to you all. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I will be traveling out of state this week to visit my mother in Lynchburg, Virginia, so I have prepared some new digital art pieces to be posted while I am gone. I hope you will stop in to see some new things I have been working on. I am excited to share them with you! Please pray for a safe voyage for me as I drive 5 hours south.  Thank you!

xo