Thursday, March 19, 2026

Bits & Bobs...

I wasn't sure what "Bits & Bobs" meant, so I "googled" it...
 "Bits & Bobs"
 is a common British idiom referring to small, miscellaneous items, 
odds and ends or various minor tasks...that's great, perfect for today's post.

If you have followed my blog for any length of time, 
you know I print my blog into a hard covered book about every three months.
The company I was using stopped offering the service and in my search to find another, I discovered

This company has been great in all areas, layout, picture size, color 
and the quality of the cover and pages.
The only drawback, 
I find the website a little difficult to navigate but their customer support is outstanding.

Inside...


You give them the dates you want to include in your book, and they do everything else.
They lay out each page and design the cover.
On average, one book, which includes 3 months, costs about $ 120.00 or less.


The pages are not numbered,
 but in the above picture you get an idea of the thickness of each book.

Next up...


Butterflies Watercolor Coating Book


8 of the pages have penciled drawings of butterflies.
Also included are 8 blank pages.

Contained in the spine of the book is a paint brush/pen that you fill with water.
With that, you wet the paints that are on the left.

These are the instructions they provide.
I was excited to share this with you guys, I have not tried it yet but I will keep you posted.
There are 6 different themes and they can be purchased on Amazon.


I have been coloring in this book as well.

I finished coloring my birds and started the butterfly.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Happy St.Patricks Day


from Howe Street Beach


at the Jersey Shore in Point Pleasant, New Jersey