Grow
Grow | Watercolor
The theme is ‘Grow’ over at Illustration Friday. This money plant has been inside our living room for almost a year now and has grown to about 6 feet long! I wish I could be 6 feet tall but it turns out that I grow a year older instead! Today I am the healthy age of 20 times 10 divided by 2 minus 24 divided by 2! I am noticing that my hair thins, waist grows, and bones ache but it doesn’t bother me much. It’s mind over matter, If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. Though a little less energetic, I’m more hard working, more smarter, more honest, more wiser and more happier.
I know I will grow old gracefully.
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Note (edited): I would like to thank you Jean for putting up a birthday wish for me, Marzie (who has got her connection back and have put up a special post for me), Janice (who sent me a birthday card which is on its way), Mike Baker, Michelle Lana, Genie King, Uncle Sam, Bobby, Bobo, LadyJava, June, Manuela, Kelly, Pupu, NAFASG©™, Scarty and to all my best buddies who will probably be sending SMS wishes soon!
Love you all! Have a great weekend!
68 Comments
Mariuca
EMILA!!! I’m so sorry I couldn’t visit u earlier, just got my Streamyx back la! HAPPY BIRTHDAY dearie!!! May you enjoy good health, love, happiness and success! Love and hugs from me, B and the 3 kitties! 🙂
emila
Marzie!! You’re back!!!! So happy to see you here! Thank you for the wishes! Hugs to all of you too!
Mariuca
Emila!! Yeah la… finally! Was so tensi without internet I’m sure u can imagine! 😉
I have a lil’ something fro u on my blog, come see later! 🙂
http://mariuca.blogspot.com/2007/10/happy-birthday-emila.html
emila
Yay! Thank you Marzie!
LadyJava
Hello Emila
I was at Marzie site earlier and saw her post on your bd. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy happy birthday.. take heart dear.. the age that you are at is the same as me..yes, the hair is thinning but internal youth stays on..age is just a number ok..makan jamu supaya awet muda…hehehe
Cheerio
LadyJava
PS: It’s also my mom’s bd today and if you anything like her.. you are most definitely a wonderful person 🙂
June
That old eh!!!
I am older 😆
Happy Birthday, and thanks for visiting my IF image.
Manuela
😯
I have the same sintoms 😀 and I wish I was 6 feet longer too 😀 Yet I’m wiser (maybe not) but mmm.. smarter Ok I stop here 😀 love your draw and your plant 😀
ciao
kdhamel
Happy birthday Emila! You are 22, right? I was never good at math… hehe
Beautiful plant!
pupu
Happy birthday to you. 🙂 Semoga di panjang kan umur dan murah rezeki. *hugs*
Trowbridge Chronicles
Beautiful watercolor rendering.
Nessa
I think I have this plant at home, easiest to plant and maintain:)
Happy birthday to you Emila and selamat Hari Raya also!
georg
Plants can grow down too – beautiful and green is this – I have this plant at home, I think.
I can see you have birthday today – Happy Birthday for you!
trinity
Emila dear, a talented young woman… happy birthday to you!! Glad to find out that I am not late at all… 😳 Semoga panjang umur and be cheerful, be blessings and forever productive!
don’t stop drawing, as I am your huge fans!
JC
Happy Birthday Emila!!! This plant is lovely… just like you! =)
jo
Emila, I hope you have as Happy a Birthday as your illos make for all us who admire them so.
Ursula Shaw
Terrific illustration and Happy Birthday!
Ces
Wonderful image and happy birthday young lady!
emila
Ces, thank you!
Natali
Beautiful composition! Your work is very pretty!
emila
Hi Natali! Thank you!
catnapping
this is incredible! soooo perfect. my favorite this week. 😀
emila
Catnapping, thank you! I’m so glad you love it!
michael dailey
happy birthday and lov ur plant the colors are so perfect
emila
M.Dailey, thank you!
Kim
what a beautiful piece… and such wise words to accompany it! love it.
~kim
emila
Hi Kim! Thank you!
studio lolo
Dear Emila, I wish I had known it was your birthday 😳 Consider yourself hugged by me! You are definately a bright spot on the blogosphere horizon. Just having you here makes everyone’s day a lot brighter 😀 I wish you all good things, always. (And I just opened the mail and got my Halloween surprise card. See what I mean?!) Thank you Emila, you’re the best. And you’re still YOUNG! xoxo
Laurel
emila
Hi Laurel! Aww…thank you dear, big hugs to you too!
Glad you like the card!
valgalart
😛 Happy Birthday! I hope you enjoy your life as much as this beautiful plant is enjoying life in your home! Beautiful illo!
emila
Valerie! Thank you so much!
Jean
emila, nicely said! it’s the heart & mind that matters!
Happy Belated Birthday!
emila
Jean, thank you! Thanks for the wishes and the post you put up for me! Love ya!
zari
ooh Emilia! it was your birthday!…i wish i new before…ohh couldn’t get you a card 🙁
a very big and warm hug…and my best wishes for you,a talented artist and great blogger friend…you deserve the best!
😀
emila
Zari! Yes, it was my birthday! It’s okat Zari, your thoughts and your warm big hug is more than enough! Big hugs to you too!
Eugenia Gina
So birthday mom! Happy belated b’day and Happy Ied too! Glad you’re back!
I have this plants also in my house they’re pretty yes! 🙂
emila
Thank you, Eugenia!
Dookie
sure this is the plant that can live on the water rite.. i heard my aunt say that this is money plant.. who grows is may become rich.. dunno true or not..
TH
your birthday mmg special
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some ppl thinking no grow
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we need to forgive to move on
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you are wise
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you are hard working
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you are the best
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you know what is right
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you know what best
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money plant is it real
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big hugs from me
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you make right choice
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I am younger
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taller is wiser
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i wan be 22 oso
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3 kittens now big cats
TH
marzie good pal
TH
I can not do it emila can
TH
plants need care too
TH
i learn use watercolor but left with teacher now
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everything give to her
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waste only
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SPM i draw bee
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i did panic
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I have a B
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if not mistake that
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i still like try draw if free
TH
emila is wonderful
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old is wisdom
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plant is like u
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almost 4am
TH
the year passing by