Given the extreme and seemingly endless winter, Porter the Penguin decided to hop an iceberg and drift away to sunnier pastures.

Done for the Illustration Friday prompt Adrift.

Not wanting to be considered a common fowl, Gallus Domesticus Kelly focused his energy on becoming just like his legendary big screen idol. Determined to fly the coop, he would rehearse endlessly. When not practicing, Gallus could be found looking sky word, searching for that one gray cloud.  Then one particularly pitchy night, drops of rain began to fall.  The other chickens ran in fear… but not Gallus.

Gallus was last seen at an Oklahoma bus station. He had with him, the clothes on his back,  an umbrella, and in his hand he held a one way ticket to…. Hollywood.

Here a link a to my Thanksgiving Turkey Paper Toy. A great way to  keep the kids busy while waiting for dinner to be served. Be sure to print out extras for the cousins!!!

Paper Toy Turkey Link

The book of chosen for last night’s bedtime story was The Widow’s Broom by Chris Van Allsburg. The picture are delightfully dreamy and the story is  engaging with a surprise ending!

http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com

Just what makes that little ol’ ant
Think he’ll move that rubber tree plant
Anyone knows an ant, can’t
Move a rubber tree plant

But he’s got high hopes… he’s got high hopes
He’s got high apple pie in the sky hopes
So any time you’re getting low
‘Stead of letting go,
Just remember that ant.
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

Ruby and Phil were soul mates.
She loved to listen to his incredible stories.
He loved her contagious laughter.
And on the dance floor, they were smokin!
Proving with out a doubt… that you’re never to old to Tango!

Rango and Loretta Link

Seeing as I already had a pair of dancing Gators. I went a different direction this time…  But if you’re still interested click on the link above!
They sure dance a mean Zydeco!

Rupa is a character that came to me last night while I was sketching. I didn’t intend to give her any color,  but Rupa with her magical personality won out.

And really…who could resist the charms of Rupa the gypsy crone!

I finally received my “u” shaped interchangeable purse closure… and of course I couldn’t wait to try it.

Just unscrew the nut and slip the bar out of the sleeve  and attach another bag body. With a very small amount of fabric and I came up with this brown bag.  This was a first try. Next time think I’ll put a gusset in the bottom and make the sides bigger and  more angled.

A trip to the fabric store was in order…. Just look at the possibilities!

Then I really scored with this fun book found at the bookstore. It has all kinds of nifty designs and workable patterns.  I’m excited to try some!

Still not enough? For some fun eye candy in the purse department, check out the blog U Handbag. Lisa Lam makes some of the most scrumptious purses and she’s very generous with her tutorials. You can even order many of your supplies there.                                         And really can you have too many purses?

If you are reading this post and wondering what happened to my blog the last few weeks, then you’ve arrived at the new blog address of A Mouse in the House.  http://www.robertabaird.com/blog

Due to circumstances beyond my control my blog was deleted. Yes deleted… without warning, or just cause. Simply gone!

Knowing how much I miss your visits and sharing my little portion of the world, I’ve  been building the new and hopefully soon to be improved version of A Mouse in the House.  If you’ve bookmarked my site please update to the new link. If you’ve never bookmarked my site… please feel free to do so. It’s always nice to meet new friends!

Http://www.robertabaird.com/blog