We had one of the best Thanksgivings  in years...  go figure.
It just was.  It's what ever you are use to - we know families it's nothing to have 10 - 23 people over every Thanksgiving - Cowabunga!  As awesome as it must and can be at times - we are a family of 3.. well five usually at special dinners (not including our pets) and that's fine with me.  We had two thanks givings - Saturday & Sunday Storm joined us, after a walk to watch the girls catch the Aerobie & good laughs (I must get it on film! TODAY! - It's going to be 27 here! Get out the bikini!)  we enjoyed our turkey dinner the second time around - when it tastes even better!  & Now... Now  I officially LET Halloween take over!

I've so much on my mind with Kavanaugh being sworn in-  the way HE behaved, let alone the FACT he is a "S U S P E C T E D"  - "A L L E G E D'" RAPIST) - remember I don't have cable so I actually thought at first I was watching a skit of SNL when I watched him testify- is this a joke? This is their supreme court judge...  to even have these allegations.. this snivelling baby??          Holy -              God bless American.
I mean that, very much.  You need it.  

I can't even speak the other 's  name any longer.  Is he not the most insecure, self centred  'President' ever...  it's like watching a  socially shunned, awkward teen at this point who wants to be prom king and if he doesn't get his way - I'd bet he becomes a school shooter.  
This is his focus for the Americans: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-dropped-1158786  ...I have too much positive' to focus on like Canada & Cannabis.

Halloween is inspiring to say the least & as you are aware this is a house of Halloween fans (retired fans)  I think Norm got his 'FIX' for the year with all the coffins he built - I can't wait I'm going to try to paint the 'Sea monster', I remember this movie as a kid & it terrified me. I don't think I've ever painted him before - a challenge  it shall be, today a Halloween Kitty glancing back at us... are you ready?  he purrs.

 I AM!
 
How many sleeps!?
How many more days until Canada becomes legal for recreational use in Canada??
8 days.. 7....6...

With TLC & THC! 
​Georgia

I would buy this place in a heart beat If I could afford to fix it up... My favourite apple is the MacIntosh.  Made in Canada   ;) 

I watched the classic movie only to see it was 'Fritz'  (not Egor' as I thought his name was) the humped back assistant of the Dr. who tormented Frankenstein until he becomes violent. 
Beaten & teased while tied up - when he gets lose he kills his tormentor,   go figure.
I'm not overly thrilled with this painting, it didn't turn out as I wanted- I'll do another better... I know why- I was in a grumpy mood.  Still, rather than sit & stew- I force myself to become distracted & paint. Even though he is not as I planned in my mind - I felt better after painting him.  If only he learned to embrace the flame & see how it is used for good, like burning my medicine daily.  
I'm going to give this one away to a Frankenstein fan - interested? 

Do you want to see Norms coffins? You can  & go on a virtual coffin ride (what ever that is - we have no clue) the coffins were purchased for 'Pumpkin Inferno!' In all sizes In Penetanguishene by their tourism department and will become part of some big event they have every year- I googled & the photos of the giant pumpkin sculptures lit up are impressive! Have a Peek: 
http://www.discoveryharbour.on.ca/dh/en/SpecialEvents/HalloweenDay/index.htm
If you go & take a ride please hashtag #peschelprops   I guess I will find some #coffinride  on IG so I might SEE what this virtual coffin ride is exactly.

Next:    Love is Love..   
with TLC & THC
Georgia
​
About Bill Cosby... GOOD.  
Where he DESERVES to be. www.cnn.com/2018/09/26/us/bill-cosby-sentence-inside-the-courtroom/index.html   & I hope it sets an example for the rest...  NEXT?  
​3 to 10 years...   closer to 10 would be better.  A few women will feel 'safer' at least, not that the damage can ever be undone.

I've been so busy - I forgot to show you my Tiki's...   and before they all find new homes - I better share, a few now are gone to new homes, walls and gardens around Canada. As each one leaves I feel a slight tinge of sadness - good bye little friend- lol,  but overall gratitude - Happy to know they will be making others smile.  Painted with TLC & THC- they are meant  to BE sharing positive vibes all over!

I've posted them On IG under the TIKI tree' but I have been forgetting to post them here... today it's Boo! Halloween Tiki (still available) if anyone is interested - It will look awesome up for Halloween & all year, especially if you are a fan of the Fright Night Holiday - as we once were.  Speaking of Our past Halloweens,  I have to laugh... if you've been following- you know how I feel about coffins - I resolved to not care- Norm likes building them for Halloween,  it's his time, he makes $$, he seems to enjoy it   -so the minute 'I let it go' - HE got an ORDER for 20.  >20<  6 foot coffins + more... Booo Hoooo Hooo!  lol   I assured him "I don't care as long as my bed is build first."  Weeeeeee! never boring. 

Have a peek at the TIKI to date- The Canadian Tiki - Daisy couldn't  take her eyes off of,  the TIKI that are gone/sold  will state #NA (not available).. I STILL have tiki swimming in my mind- as soon as the studio is set up I plan on resuming - a couple of 'PET custom tiki' have been already been ordered - Im excited to return- but for now- it's still all about Cannabis as the date gets closer! Excited to start todays painting of one of my favourite (sexy) Canadian symbols!  

I almost ate a caterpillar (moth) the other day..  it snuck in my bowl when I was in the pool for a dip and I ALMOST did not put on my glasses when I was getting ready to have another nibble of my pineapple - what a sense of smell it must have,  now painted it along with a Daisy from my garden as a tribute to my furry friend! 

If you are interested in acquiring a TIKI  - the smallest tiki (sold) for $400.00, the rest are  slightly higher depending on the size of the TIKI.  It would make an awesome one of a kind gift - order now- because I have no clue of when I'll get around to making more.  BTW- Packaging &  Shipping is EXTRA.  I can't wait to see them hanging in the studio, I wished I had remembered to take a photo of them all in a line when I had them- oh well.  
I'll have more tiki to show you in a little while including the 'custom tiki'!

With TLC & THC  
​Georgia

*Cannabutter* CARD re draw next.

Do you know what comes after a new moon? A new day. 
With cannabis comes cannabis education & realization.  
I've got several girlfriends now with parents suffering from diseases..  
Dementia, Parkinson's  and miscellaneous aliments all have them stressed watching their moms deteriorate - of course.  It hurts me to hear of them (I knew them growing up) suffering - know what hurts more - when I KNOW without asking these people are now on medications altering their brains and many (if not all) still probably were not told about cannabis as an option.  Many will be on a mix of chemical cocktails proven to kill before their time'.   The option that won't kill you from an accidental  overdose is not offered, YET.

I'm beyond proud of cannabis & Canada - I truly believe this is going to improve our health as a Country with each NEW day comes new awareness.  Cannabis is not proven to change brain chemistry-  make it one of your first options to try treat pain & depression, PTSD, anxiety etc? RESEARCH.   I've met many people who suffer from anxiety & it varies from person to person,  WE ALL have reason to get anxious - TRUMP.. I feel it myself- to the point I CHOOSE to 'turn it off' and focus on something else. I CHOOSE to focus on my art- force myself. If I don't & let it ramble in my brain all day - who is to blame?
Do you think Trump thinks about me  all day - lol. No.  (Ewwwwwwwwww)
Do you see my point?

Nothing bothers me more when I see a beautiful, talented young woman who is wasting her life - being anxious about what others think of her and  lets face it - that IS what it
is all about  most of the time (we are all guilty of it) - because if we had no one to impress - we wouldn't care.  There would be no reason to feel anxious.
The problem is  I don't have time for bullshit or excuses, I'd rather paint.  Sound cruel? 
Do you want me to say: Poor you, stay home, hide away, put on weight, don't live your life, never experience things, blame others for your misery, never meet anyone, never share experiences, never reach your full potential - BECAUSE that is exactly the lie i'd be telling 'if' I did go along with the lies I'm told...   & that would be cruel of me.  
Life gives us a million reasons to be anxious.    Choose carefully.

The older I get I also feel it is true- my grandma drilled it into me:
God helps those who help themselves.
I've got no problem helping someone 'I see trying'. It's that simple. We all have to try. 
Trying at art, acting, knitting, anything - LIFE!  
If I can help or possibly offer some encouragement I do... the moment I meet someone ready to blame the world on everyone else and not try- I lose all patience & quickly move on.    Oh well. I'm not perfect - never pretended to be. - lol - This blog is proof. 

Women are still behind men - in all ways - is there any wonder we do feel anxious?
 I 'STILL' know many men who think women will never be their equal and should NEVER be considered their equal.  That is their loss.  & no they are not cavemen and not all OLD.  It doesn't help when WE  STILL constantly see naked women plastered all over - encouraged to be seen as sexual objects  & the facts are THAT IS how the majority of those images are being seen (If I'm wrong about these facts & statistics - I encourage you to enlighten me)  not as "ART" or beautiful human figures, or goddesses- no they are seen as objects men would like to F*&^.   Fact.   I get frustrated when I see friends who post their boobs with #FREEthenipple - are you really all about free the nipple?  
Then another post follows.. was/is that #freethecrotch  too?  #Freethe asscheeks?  Come on! 
Please think about the younger women who will SEE, watch & follow in our paths and they already struggle with serious sexual abuse & rape - on the increased due to social media and this casual approach to posting nude photos and a swipe to the left. 

I can only hope with cannabis legalization will come a new attitude - no more boobs and bongs... ha- there will always be a boob & bong market. It's a new moon, new day and time for a NEW cannabis image - positive, beautiful, clean, healthy & happy! & Safe!
​Women- this is your opportunity to rise up! Take ownership and Prove:  
We are more than boobs!  Excited for the NEW day  with Cannabis! 
We are MUCH more than a pretty face.

with TLC & THC
​Georgia 
 

AAAArrrrooooooooooooooooo!!!  
2 dogs howling in the night! Snoopy & Zero - getting ready to roll & proceed to the Monster mash!  Charles is proud in the Cannabis/Pumpkin patch - his home made pumpkin bong ready to test.  
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown & The Nightmare Before Christmas
Two Halloween Classics! One classical animation & the other claymation/stop motion animation, I'm a fan of both.  It's a terrific way to spend the evening after you hunt down the candy! 

If your going out to a party- Please remember to DO NOT Drink & Drive.
If ever you feel intoxicated- call a cab- send for uber... use a broom.

Creatively 
​G

Have a beautifully rolled, highest quality, finest feeling cannabis  joint ready to inhale and can't find a light?  You'll turn into a monster.. well not quite, but you'll grumble like one- if only for a moment.  It's happened and yes it is incredibly frustrating, in the middle of nowhere a peaceful setting, surrounded  by nature - I was ready to sit down & just be when I realized I forgot my lighter.  Sigh.  Oh well.
Not the end of the world and not a situation that would leave me having 'withdrawals' compared to that  of say a heroine user. .. or pain PILL addiction.  
Nature is all many of us truly need.

Frankie was just playing with paint as I ponder a few other ideas and had a project that needed some drying time in between.

Halloween is soon.
We no longer celebrate, not even one pumpkin.
Been there, done that - Big time.
​Curious?  Youtube =  Peschel Haunt
As it turns out- someone has purchased a great deal of our past display... it's been difficult at times, a lot of work & love when into all of the props- more Norms' than mine, but we're both happy it's gone to a new home where they will be enjoyed for years to come by many others.  It's nice for Norm - no more work for him and he can go and see his own creations elsewhere, Newmarket somewhere... if you dare.  

​Me, I'll pass & paint or curl up with the girls and a good book.. in the dark.   

Boo.

G

Toke or Treat II
AAAAAArrrrrrooooooooooooooooo!


Happy Halloweed Weekend!
What will you dress up as this year? 
​
I'll be a painter.. Van Gouache' 

Creatively 
G

Halloween kitty sitting pretty.  Getting in the holiday spirit & playing with gouache.

Perverts & predators in the news... what else is knew?
They are NOT just in Hollywood but in every single industry which exists now.
There are even Snakes 'In the Grass' industry.  

What to do if you are sexually/emotionally being harassed at work:

1. Document EVERY little incident - from remarks to any touching.
    You are there to do your job, not be touched in anyway.

2.  SAVE proof, e mail, phone calls, texts, photos etc.

3.  Try to get a witness.

4. Report it to someone before it becomes a problem.  Labor boards, CEO of company
    If  not the CEO..  Alert  police & make sure family & friends are also aware.

5. Contact a lawywer.

6. Be STRONG- chances you are not alone and we see from example, almost daily now...
     these men & their abusive actions will no  longer be tolerated. 

7.  Have Faith in yourself & know you deserve better.
​      Always.

The more I read, learn & know-  the times are changing.  Be patient & have faith, those who need to be exposed... are.

With Concern 
Georgia

Next driving distracted & drugged. 

Yep, it's arrived. Fall.
Instantly the leaves in the back yard are changing- you better be paying attention, it happens fast this year - by the time I set up my paints outside the leaves will all fall...
Along with it is a cold damp dark morning! Yeah!!! Any morning we get to wake up and do what we love should be started with a SMILE..  I'm smiling - We're all up, Dogs have been outside,  the bluejay feeders are full so they don't wake the neighbours.  
My Ol' bones feel this weather- it's a part of being Canadian. Layer up, put on some warm lighting, my painting water has been changed and we're ready to go! Chill be gone- the moment my brush touches the canvas - so does my heart.  
Poppy is already in her basket - blanket on & will remain there for at least 2 hours, she is not a morning person.  Bring on this day!   Halloween thinking fun has begun!

What's the most frightening thing you can think of??    
TRUMP.  Evil on earth.
This is hell watching  him behave the way he does and having no say.
This is hell watching so many suffer and attempting to understand any of it. 
People will ask 'Where is God??  
We want FREE will to choose - until we make the wrong choices and then we ask
Where is God? How is this allowed to happen?     

I don't necessarily think it's the happening' of these events that is to make us think,  I think it's how we help each other in the aftermath. What we do today, NOW.  TRY to really make a positive difference and HELP someone- anyone. & then there's Trump.  Yikes
He is no more than a VULTURE, he appears to care as little about California as he does Puerto Rico.  God help America survive Trump...  is what hats should read.

I can't watch him & try not to think of him, it does not do my heart good & I've been reading so much about the heart- here I've been focusing much on the brain- and it's the HEART calling ALL the shots.  Heart & Brain are on the drawing desk too.  
I'll try to share some  positive heart healing or heart happy work this up coming week, a cannabis cartoon regarding our kids...

Today I'm going to Paint a new Canvas!!
How about you?

Thank you for taking a moment of your day to read my blog.

With Thanks
Georgia

Completed Toke Or Treat Tomorrow!!
It's a Gift for my friend Jennie- she'c crazy about Halloween & black Cats.