WOYWW: Throw Aways

A busted keyboard and a broken ceramic ball, that's what's on my desk today for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday!  The keyboard, I am planning to take apart and repurpose the keys for projects (lots of ideas online!)  

The ceramic ball, hmm, it has too pretty a design for me to just throw it away.  Can parts of it be used for a pendant, maybe?  What to do think?  

I really like thinking of ways to recycle, upcycle, repurpose, whatever you call it.  I love it when something that others would throw away can become something that is beautiful and useful.  It reminds me of how God can take anyone, however busted or broken, and turn their lives into something beautiful and useful.

But don't hold your breath while waiting to see what I've done about these planned upcycling projects! I'm still just making the illustrations in my prayer journal and also sharing them in Word Art Wednesday.

Thank you for all your visits and for recommendations about hiking shoes.  I'm so glad I got the go signal from some of you who have tried Merrell shoes.  Perhaps I will write a separate post about my preparations for my planned Camino de Santiago.  Til next time, be blessed!

WOYWW: All Sorts

The week flies by so quickly and before I know it, it is time for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, where we get to peek at WOYWWers' desks and show ours.  On my desk, a brochure for hiking shoes...

...(no, this is not usual for me!) for a planned "Camino de Santiago de Compostela" next year (we are planning to walk only part of the way of this pilgrimage route in Spain).  Anyone have any recommendations about hiking shoes?

Some sequined lace from Brunei...

some old sketches I found while tidying up...

and I don't think I've shown you a close up of this place where I hang all sorts of stuff I like and don't want to put away (although it's getting full and needs tidying up as well!)...

And for Word Art Wednesday, a wonderful promise from God's word...

Happy WOYWW and Word Art Wednesday, dear blog friends, thank you for leaving me some blog hugs!

WOYWW: Brunei

I have just returned from a trip to Brunei and for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, my desk has some of the things I bought there.  Brochures and maps...

Indonesian "sarongs"(a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist and worn by men and women throughout much of South Asia,Southeast Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Horn of Africa", and on many Pacific islands)...

and a macro / fish eye / wide angle clip lens for my iPhone (I haven't tried it yet)...

Here are some photos I took while I was in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (more on my Instagram account)...

A market vendor...

in a boat ride through the Kampong Ayer (water village)...

the water village...

the Jame'asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque...

the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque...

and the same mosque during the day...

For Word Art Wednesday, a verse about the olive tree, which"No matter what the conditions: hot, dry, cold, wet, rocky, sandy, the evergreen olive tree will live and produce fruit." Check out my sister Patsy's post about the olive tree!

Thank you for visiting me and leaving me your blog hugs.  I wasn't able to go visiting while I was traveling but I hope to do better this week!  Be blessed!

WOYWW: Building Toys

I have a different "desk" to show you today for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday!  I am working in our porch, packing building toys that we've just cleaned.  There was a fire in a friend's home (fortunately, the fire was controlled before it damaged the whole house) and these building toys were full of soot.  Since our friends had a lot of cleaning up to do, we all volunteered to help out.  See my assistant, Truffles?  She always wants to be in the middle of whatever is happening.

While I was taking my WOYWW picture, I noticed my daughter's old rocking horse and I thought I would post it to show to Elizabeth, the Altered Book Lover who has a wonderful collection of rocking horses!

This is the view of our garden from my "workdesk" today.  My sister Patsy and I (and our families) share this little garden.

And for Word Art Wednesday, a reminder for me to share whatever I have, and God will do the rest. Even just washing building toys can help lift the spirits!

Thank you for dropping by and visiting me today.  I really appreciate it!  Be blessed!