I was in Ocean Grove, NJ last weekend for an art retreat.  I just love going there!  It restores my soul!  I came back really charged up to do more creative activities.  I started thinking about making some cards to send to the women who were at the retreat with me.  I came across these images that I had saved.  I guess they were for this exact occasion and I just didn't know it at the time.

These cards came together really easily and quickly.  I browsed through a great book by Mary Jo McGraw called Vintage Greeting Cards and found a card design that I liked.  I used my images and decorated papers and these cards are the end result.

Memories of The Manchester Inn

                                                                                                                    

Last weekend this beautiful bed and breakfast in Ocean Grove, NJ burned down to the ground in a freak fire.  I never expected to feel the loss of a "place" but this inn represents many hours of creating art, relaxing and enjoying the peaceful ambience of Ocean Grove in practically every season, and the loss of it marks the end of an era of my personal growth.