After what has seemed like a busy few months, and with Mr. Forager fighting a cold, we welcomed a weekend at home in Joshua Tree.  A weekend at home for us is the chance to enjoy simple indulgences like reading and chatting over a second pot of coffee and getting our creative juices flowing which, for me involves paint and for Mr. F, involves malts & hops in the form of a newly brewed Oatmeal Cookie Stout.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that it tastes as good as the name sounds!  We’ll know in a few more weeks..  We also stopped by the Joshua Tree ArtWalk for a while on Saturday night.  Small town ArtWalks don’t take long to see– we were still in bed by 10pm!  Now that’s a good weekend. 😉

[ downtown Joshua Tree ]

[ weekends are for coffee ]

[ catching up on what’s happening in my hometown ]

[ art at Joshua Tree Art Gallery ]

[ art at the Red Arrow Gallery ]

[ painting miscellanea ]

[ stirring the brew ]

For what was supposed to be a relaxing weekend at home, we kept ourselves pretty busy!  But isn’t it when we finally rest our souls that we find ourselves filled with creative energy?  More on how I’m getting my creative mo-jo back later.

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All images by Artsy Forager.