Downeast doing stuff

image credit My laptop died. About a month ago. At least it pretended to die. And I thought we were friends. Let this be a lesson to you all...

I found this scarf on a blog I stumbled across a while back. I knew I wanted to make it. I even pinned it onto my Pinterest collection.   ...

I love defying superstitions right in their faces. I will sit in seat 13, I will walk under a ladder, I will pick up a piece of lava/pumice ...

FIRST SNOW DAY of the year!! Got the call at 4:20 a.m. and it wasn't even snowing yet. Went back to sleep, got up and had breakfast arou...

I love doing things with my hands. My hands need to be busy all the time. There's a fantastic  blog out there that I love. This inspiri...

I'm wishing you all a New Year filled with joy, laughter and health. with love, Elenka

Merry Christmas to all my cyber friends. It's been so great getting to 'know' you all. Hope you have a wonderful day.

Every year, mid December, Portland, Maine has a party of sorts.   They call it Merry Madness and it begins at one of the area hotels with w...

Deering Oaks Park. Portland, Maine Tempera paint. 17" x 25".

My latest pooch portrait.

Mr. Downeastdoingstuff aka Birdman loves to eat. By that I mean, he will eat anything while still maintaining a svelte physique. Not a fuss...

This was Friday morning, October 28th, 2011.  This was today, Sunday morning, October 30, 2011. WTF?

I am soooo hooked. All I do is look at Pinterest......all the time. I have joined and have saved stuff. I takes a while to figure out, but j...

If I put candles on my birthday cake equivalent to my age, this is approximately how it would look, I'm sure. I just paid my house insur...

Bittersweet.  Ah, such is life. But that's not the Bittersweet I am referring to. I mean this: I used to drive around all over creation ...

Rest in Peace Steve Jobs 1955-2011 I know that you have changed MY life. Thank you.

The weather outside is not cooperating with my vision of what the weather outside should be. My vision is 78 degrees and perfect.   Things ...