List Monday, on a Tuesday

For the last 3 years October has become Inktober for me.  Is that good or bad? Does keeping up with pen/ink sketches keep me from being present during the last warm days of fall? Not this year is the answer. I am keeping sketches very small and simple this year and not being as precious with finding the perfect watercolor journal or pens. The main reason for keeping it small and simple is because the work load for the nonprofit, I am president of, has grown dramatically with building out the 12 units of the 1890s Brick Block and also trying to keep up with Stephanie Distler Studios artisan business.  It is allll good because I am learning so much about architecture, grants, history,, etc.as this amazing group of volunteers makes a difference in the town/region.  

Aspirations for the Week- Week 36 of 2023

1. go through and wipe down some of the leaves, now, on the indoor plants
2. keep working on Inktober sketches
3. revamp the Brick Block history and walk through for an upcoming tour
4. list on the Marketplace for the PA Wilds Makers Market 
5. Get together with Dad on Thursday to have something special put together for shows and demonstrations
6. photograph the newest wholesale order before delivery
7. deliver a wholesale order to Straub's Visitor Center and Taproom on Wednesday evening
8. pick another big and beautiful zinnia bouquet before frost :)
9. another busy weekend at the Brick Block
10. laundry and more laundry
11. recycle Wednesday
12. Elk County Council on the Arts meeting next Tuesday
13. cover up the Shasta for the winter
14. get new SDS newsletter together! 
15. take a walk
16. Work on winter jewelry, fiber and mixed media designs
17. drink more water
18. Put porch pillows, cushions and blankets away for the winter
19. pot up some Rhipsalis crispata cuttings
20. grocery shopping on recycle night

Aspirations for the Week- Week 36 of 2023

1. set-up plantstands and plant lights for about 145 houseplants in different rooms, of our house, so that they LIVE through the dark winter months
2. choose Inktober 2023 pens, inks and paint (perhaps)
3. Write an article on The Historic c.1890 Armstrong Brick Block for tomorrow
4. Reel on a special childhood toy that I just found ;)
5. plein air painting during Market day on Wednesday to test out a new set-up
6. divide my Gasteria minima f. variegata and Trifasciata snake plant (both overgrown)
7. stop in to see my father and Jeanette tomorrow before they take off for a grand adventure, AARP's "Wish of a Lifetime"  !  
8. order bras
9. research Indiana, Pa.
10. recycle Wednesday
11. send out a typewritten thank-you for a special person
12. water the Zinnia garden
13. Clean-out the storage container cabinet
14. continue preparing for PA Wilds Makers Market being held November 4 by listing and promoting
15. start working on different pieces for Kinzua Bridge PA Wilds Conservation Shop for spring
16. Wednesday Farmers' and Artisans' Market, stand in manager this and next week.
17. continue creating IG stories, reels and add more to my Threads account
18. get new SDS newsletter together! 
19. take a walk
20. winter jewelry, fiber and mixed media design thoughts
21. drink more water
22. Ramsey the Rock Snake additions from the granddaughters :)

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