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Monday, November 30, 2009

Is the holiday over yet...

Well I took a little thanksgiving break, even though we had our Canadian Thanksgiving weeks ago.  When a holiday comes up I like to celebrate it, no matter if its mine or not.  What have I been doing, not much.  A little art and lots of bad sketching.  As you can see from the clown above.  I was not in a happy clown mood the day I sketched this.   Alert: Keep your children away from the screen so they will not be scarred for life from see this clown.  Just had another look at this guy and he looks like a bad 60 's rock star.

Other than that, I need to get my butt in gear and finish my Christmas Shopping.  This week.  The shopper returned home late last night from a whirlwind trip to Vegas her first as she just turned 21.  Was very impressed, did not gamble much as we have casinos here she can gamble at.  All you have to be is 18.  But shop she did, that how she earned her name.  Had to pay you know she shopped.  Well  tonight I am going out with the girls to see New Moon.....I got them hooked on the books,  And we are suppose to have heavy snow, I believe it.  Its all gray and looks and feels like a big snowfall.
Well I am back to blogging so I will talk to you all tommorow and give you a review of the movie.  If I can dig myself out of the parkfing lot tonight.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Postman Postman you did your duty

The postwoman brought a surprise today.  This  unexpected parcel, sent to me by Roseanne of an excellent artist, art teacher, principal and all round nice person and I am not just saying that because I got a parcel from her.  The wrapping is fabric, she had pink ribbon and a dried rose on it .  Really almost to beautiful to open, but I managed (lol).
Opened the box which was covered with tissue paper. and lo and behold a bevy of art goodies should appear.

The box was stuffed with stuff, stamps, envelopes,portfolio oil pastels, cards, images from magazines, the most beautiful paper (I have a thing for paper I love it) you name it, I have it in the box.

I am one lucky girl....go to her site, she has beautiful art journals that she keeps.   Do you like the bigger pictures or smaller ones, I am trying this out.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Getting Arboreal: A Nature Collection

November 24,2009
I have been a lax picture taker, here is my tree for

August 24/09

Now I live in Canada and we have extreme  seasons, fall usually there is snow by Halloween, and by your Thanksgiving in the States, we usually are under foot with a ton of snow and cold weather.  This weather, we just had snow that stayed a couple of days ago.  We did have snow for Halloween, but it went away.  The weather is unseasonally good.  So here is to good weather for the winter season./

Friday, November 20, 2009

Friday Friday

This is a journal page I recently did.  Today yeah is Friday , tonight on the dinner menu is Lasagna, and Salad, not made by me, but by Francos Italian Restaurant to go.  It is great and not cooked by me.  That is what happens around here on Friday night, no cooking, watching Stargate Universe, yes I am a space geek.  Maybe a little book reading and just chilling, me the hubby and devil dog.  What do you have planned for tonight

Thursday, November 19, 2009

A new post and old art

I do have some new stuff but none I can post yet.  So here is an old journal page...I have been busy, going here and there and really not getting to much accomplished.  Do you ever have those days when you seem like your going constantly and then you look back to see what you have accomplished and its really not much.  Today is really a bleak looking day, its a day to stay in , have a hot chocolate, turn on the fireplace and watch a good movie.  Now if only I could do that, dont you hate when real life intrudes ..I mean really who else is going to clean the house, and make the dinner, and do the laundry, and take my mother for blood tests, walk the dog and on on on...(lol).  Well i took some pictures of my tree for Julies blog and when I just looked at them, I realized I took a picture of the wrong tree.  So now I must go and take a picture of the tree and get in  the car and go do some errands.  I might post more tonight .

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Just Humming Along....

Welll its Sunday night, and I am watching Hugh Grant in About A boy.  Now  Hugh Grant really is not my fvourite actor of all time, I do think he is cute..But he plays the same part in all his movies a bumbling nice cute guy. m  But I must admit I do like this movie.  Well  what did I do this weekend.  Well this the above picture is something I was just fooling around with.  I was trying to make a humming bird,now I dont really think hummingbirds are this colour, but I got carried away.
Made dinner for  my mother and mother inlaw tonight . Last night I made a couple of ATC's for the trades and I will show them to you tommorow.  I actually sat down last night to work on Teesha Moores journal, I was going to sew the signatures, but could not find the needle.  Now I have bought the same needle three times and dont know where I put them  So I bought another needle today and wouldn't you know it I found all three hidden needles  So tommorow is the day I will sew the signatures in Teeshas journal, and finish Rhomany's journal...

Friday, November 13, 2009

Well I know this Remberance ATC is late, but it is for a swap.  And I am not late for the swap, as they have not picked partners yet.  So I feel very safe posting this here.  I had quite a few ideas for the theme which was I am in the process of making another one along the lines of have to swap 2 cards, one for the theme the other not.  I like making ATC it is making small art and does not take up to much of your time.  Well I must report that I have cut and folded the 16 page booklet (Teeshas) and today I will be sewing the signatures in. (Rhomany) coptic stich art journal I have folded the pages to signatures made the front and back cover and just going to make the template for the I am making progress on some things.
Today I am not doing to much, taking Devil Dog to the dog park for a run and me a walk.  I need the excerise.  Coming home and going to the studio to work on the books.  Make some more ATC and just chill with my favourite drink Diet Coke out of the can.  Weird I know, I dont like the bottle, I dont like a glass, I like it straight out of the can with a straw.  Has to been in the fridge at least 24 hours.  I  am a diet coke acholic......I dont drink coffee, or tea, or milk I drink Diet Coke, so far my brain is still functioning.
Well enough about my addictions, what are your plans for the weekend.  Oh I still have to take pictures of my tree outside and my new floor and furniture and rug, stay tuned for those on the weekend.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

I am a list maker are you

 Do you make lists? If my friends know one thing about me it is I never jump into anything without over analyzing it. I always make a list....I makes list for groceries, things to do in the house, things to buy, things for the hubby and shopper to do....lists..sometimes it feels like my life is ruled by lists. Now its just one list and everything goes on it from art-to grocery shopping. I tick things off as i accomplish them. If I don’t get them done today they go on tomorrow’s list...weird I know.  I keep it in a book and just add as I think of things. Today I am making a list of all the art projects that I need to get finished by the end of the month. I cant move ahead with my art life when these things are hanging over my head. Today I am making a start on them. Here are some of the  new things on list for today.

1. ATC cards for:

Willowing - 2
Mixed Media -2

2. Art Ornaments to make-Milliande  1

3. Teesha Moore booklet to finish =

4. Coptic stitch art journal to complete=

5. Books back to the Library (3)

6.Vacumn upstairs

7.Dinner – go to Superstore

Okay some of these things are really not a must....but I want to finish on the list they go. Are you a list maker? How do you do your lists? I really want to know.

Monday, November 09, 2009

New day,,,new tradition, news and other boring stuff

Today is just going to be an update of sorts to let you know what going on in my life. (Not much)

Well I did not go out and get a job, what the hell was I long did I work and work and wait for retirement.  I must have been having a off day...or an out of my mind day.  I love my life (today) and dont want to have a job....

The birthday girl had a great lots of great is a run down, we got her a beautiful bracelett with diamonds, (were talking small small ) but something she can look back at and remember when she got it.  A beautiful silver ring, money, another bracelett all from family and friends.  Now the boyfriend went way to crazy,,not one but two purses from Coach, american money (the shopper is off to vegas at the end of the month with friends) 2 dvds and 1 dinner at the expensive (I have never been there) Ruth Chris....the boyfriend must be happy to know that you can only turn 21 once....broke the bank

On my bookshelf I have been reading:
a year in provence
Natural Fashion (
How to paint portraits
How to create a zine

In the art department, I have not been creating.  Thinking over things, yes, but no actual pencil to paper.  I have signed up for a few Artist Trading Cards trades on some of my ning sites.  I have signed up for an xmas ornament trade.  I am thinking of creating a few collages ...lots of thinking but no creating.  I am going to start creating tonight.  I have been watching Teesha Moores videos hasnt) and created one of her booklets.  Okay not finished yet....I have been watching Romanys on creating a art journal...not finished yet.  All these things I need to get finished by the end of the month. Also need to take another picture of my tree outside for Julies

I am a bit worried I had signed up for 3 atc trade.I finished  them and sent them all off at the same time.  Made sure that they were all taken to the post office and the right postage was but on.  Now  Janet lives in California got hers last week.  But not a word from the other two.  Now one was going to Florida, the other was going to Philly...they must have been there by now, no word on them yet.

I am starting at new tradition here monday's I will post a blog that I think is great....and think everybody should check out......there are so many great blogs out there that nobody reads or looks first one for today is...drum roll please I really like this blog, she also has a site where she has free images to use in your art.  If you read down a little you will see she crocheted a scarf and fingerless mitts....if only I crocheted......I love it.  Did you know those gloves are all the rage this year...

Well you must be sick of  me by I am done for today....leave me a comment and let me know what you think...I would like to know someone reads this blog.

Saturday, November 07, 2009

21 years ago I had this....

No not the cake, nor the dog, you guessed the girl  Yes its the shopper 's birthday today.  This is the cake we had.  Today we went out for lunch with her and friends to the Olive Garden and tonight she is out with the boyfriend.  Last night she went out for dinner and drinks and whatever with her girlfriends. So she is having a great birthday.
Talk to you soon.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

These are three ATC that I made for a trade with a very talented artist with a great site.  There was no theme, just free throw. Today Devil Dog is going to Doggy Daycare for a half a day, so I dont feel guilty about leaving her alone.  I have been thinking about getting a part time job, just to get out of the house.  I know gasp, you work all your life to get to the point where you dont have to work and then you wonder what you are going to do today.  When I find myself cleaning out under the sink weekly  (not even dirty)and moving things around, just to move them around something got to give.  I cant go out everyday and spend money (so says Hubby).  So I dont know what to do I was thinking maybe just a partime till Christmas somewhere like Pier One (discount) .  I have been thinking about that, I never have been a sales person before, but I am sure it cant be rocket science.  I dit have a staff of 5 people to look after when I worked.
Well today besides doggy daycare, I am off to the Library, to take back some books, pick up some that I had ordered.  Off to the Chapters to pick up the new Cloth Paper Scissors, and the Somerset Stuido as well.  And maybe if I got a job I would have more to say than this to you all soon.  I might just go get gussed up and take myself over to Pier One to see about a job.

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Shopping for the Shopper

Another page from my travel journal, you getting sick of it yet.  Well today I am off to go get a 21 birthday present for the shopper.  I have not a clue what to get but know it should be special.  She is going to Vegas at the end of the month to celebrate with her friends.  Here in Alberta you can drink at 18 and gamble, we have casions just like Vegas, well maybe not quite like Vegas.  But gambling.  Yesterday got the new leather furniture delivered.  Am going to take pictures and show you all the furniture and the floors.

Well better go and get some shopping done, talk to you all soon.

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Loving the Pear

I like the shape of the pear, it fits an ATC perfectly and is good in any medium.  I drew the pear lightly with pencils, then used white pastel over it, the background was scrapbook paper.  I just need to add a few highlights of green, not many and its done.  I am doing a series on pears, so stay tuned to see more.
Well Halloween went over here quite well, only about 40 kids, was finished about 8.00 Devil Dog had to go to her room, because all she did was bark.  But before that she wore her custume, the shopper bought for her.  Pictures tommorow.  My mom was sover for the weekend and this morning woke up with her tongue so swollen, she could barely talk, luckly I had some Benedryl in the house, the shopper is allegric to sulphur and has suffered many attacks.  Her tongue went down some, but I phoned the health line and since we dont know what caused it, she said to take her to the medi centre.  Well if we did not have the H1N1 we will now, the whole waiting room had it, the nurse had everyone put on masks thank god.  She announced that yesterday the whole waiting room had it, and by the looks of it todays waiting room did not look any differentl.  We finally get, trying not to touch anyone or anything, we get into the room, and I wash my hands throughly and tell my mother to do the same. The doctor comes in and looks at my mother tells her what I already know that she had an allergic reaction to something, continue to take Benedryl for 48 hours.  In the meantime as we exit the medi clinic two people from the waiting room have passed out from it.  As it happens I got the H1N1 shot on friday, but does not take affect for 2 weeks.  I only went to scope it out for my mother, to see if there was stairs etc.  and just stayed in line only had to wait 1.5 hours, the wait has been up to 6 hours.  Today they cancelled the shots, and have issued a statement that only the highly likely to get the shot, preganant women etc, because they are running out of stuff.
Well enough doctor news I am off to try and work in my art journal, talk to you all soon.

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oh, and a 2.5" exhaust on a NA car is too little back pressure and you actually lose power. just FYI
This. Been there, done that (on my old car). I had more power up top, but midrange sucked. I had a manual, but if you have a CVT, it makes zero sense. I also had an engine swap that could take advantage of the better breathing up high.


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Hey all,

New to this site, but so far have really been enjoying the things ive seen.

I just bought a 1997 legacy gt for $3500. Its nice, I really like it and am in love It has the bumps and nicks you would expect from a 16 year old car, but still has a decent stance to her. Metallic green paint is stock and is rather shiny for the year imo. She came with some Stanford stickers on the glass and some other stickers on the bumper and those were the first to go. After removing stickers and washing off residue it came out nice. Dealer badge is next.

The previous owners were some doctors who worked at Stanford in Palo alto. They brought it here from Minnesota. So being from the midwest there is some rust; There are three half dollar or so sized spots on the roof that correlate with the screws on the oem roof rack. There is also a small quarter sized spot on one right wheel well, on the outer trim. And finally there is a 1/8th inch spot on the front of the car above the windshield. Luckily they are not soft or spongy at all and you cant see them at all unless you really looked hard at the roof. Another good thing is Ive through out the engine bay and I dont see any rust at all and there is minimal rust underneath the car aside from oxidizing metal. There is also rust on some of the susceptible screws here and there.

The interior is very very clean and all upholstery is 9.5/10.

As far as the engine. It has 137k miles, and was only driven 5k in the last two years, most of the time it has been in storage since 2010. It was brought to CA in 2009. The timing belt was replaced @ 102k. It has had some other services but nothing major. It runs nice, I am surprised how much you can feel this engine. My mom had a 97 outback growing up and that felt weak compared to this imo. Even my 02' ranger xlt with a v6 feels much tamer than this engine.

I am scheduled to take it in Thursday to get inspected and a price sheet quoting me on any work they might think I need. Ill go from there

I dont have a camera right now but i am going to the bay area This weekend and will pick one up on my way back from the bay. After that ill get some proper pics up as I know forums are just not the same with out the pics to go with the info.

As far as my plans for her, Id like to get the engine and transmission and suspension on top shape and then perhaps some 2005 lgt rims, a jdm grill, clean tint and a nice exhaust system, but those might have to wait till next spring...well see how addicted i get to her and that will dictate if she gets the funding

Ok cool well thanks for stopping by and checking my thread, If any members have any input or advice for me about the repairs im planning please feel free to chime in, i encourage it.

Time for some back with pics in a few days after I go down to see Warriors vs Kings ( Dlee bobblehead night!!)

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Friday, January 30, 2009

Baby's room

Philip and I bought the crib last week! I couldn't wait to put it together....I'm so impatient. Plus I had to see what the bedding would look like! Hannah and Micah are great helpers so it went pretty well. Lisa and Jeannie came over later to help with the changing table. There are still some finishing touches that the room needs but I've still got plenty of time for that!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Hannah, Micah and my mom all felt the baby move on Sunday! She was really squirming around in there so they didn't have to wait long to feel her. Micah said it felt like when the XBox controller shakes. I thought that was a funny analogy. He's so cute! Philip felt her move at 18 weeks but up until now he had been the only one...except me.

We bought the crib for her on Friday. It wasn't in stock so we have to wait a few weeks for it but that's fine because I'm still working on cleaning up her room. It was such a mess...especially the closet. It feels good to be cleaning out stuff. It needed to to be done anyway. Now that some of her things are hanging in the closet and it's starting to feel like her room. I can't wait to get her crib set up.

Monday, January 12, 2009

God anwsers prayers!

Sandra and I had a long awaited girls night out last night and she brought up something that I hadn't thought about in a long time. Here's a post from my old blog that will better explain....

Saturday, October 15, 2005

I'm ready for a change, an adventure, something different. Don't ask me why, it's not like we haven't had enough change this last year. This is odd for the girl that never liked change. I like comfort, stability, routine. I was telling Philip today that I either want to have another baby, get a dog or go back to work. Of course he voted for the job. We have no maternity coverage so a baby would be very very expensive. We can't seem to agree on a dog. I want a small to medium size dog, he wants a lab or retriever. So I guess a job is the only thing we can agree on. Still a lot to consider and pray about. My family always comes first and since I don't "have" to work, I wonder if I should. I want something that would be flexible, not full time. We'll see what God has in store.

I remember writing that post but I had no idea at the time that I would end up with all three! By November 2006 I had the job. By July 2007 we had the puppy. And finally by September 2008 I was pregnant! OK so no more asking God for big changes in my life....who knows what else would happen! Thanks Sandra for pointing out the funny way God answers our prayers!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Well I am now 20 weeks and officially halfway through this pregnancy. I'm feeling much better as far a nausea and appetite are concerned but now I'm starting to get uncomfortable. I'm eating like crazy...I feel hungry constantly. But I've still only gained 7 pounds! I officially can not sleep unless I have a pillow between my legs and under my belly. My belly is just starting to get in the way at work. Fitting between the seats and squeezing around people is challenging. Also our jumpseats reek havoc on my back...they are so uncomfortable. I find myself standing most of the time and then of course my feet hurt. Only 14 more weeks of work....hopefully I can make it that long with out having to do light duty.

Speaking of work I'm on reserve this month which is a big bummer. Going from 19 days off to 10 is an adjustment. This week was my first block of five days in a row. I sat at the airport for the first day. The second day I got a 3 day trip and yesterday the sent me home and I have home reserve today. I don't think they will call since it's my last day....keeping my fingers crossed. So far it hasn't been bad. I've only worked three days unless you count the first day when I spent all day sitting at the airport playing on facebook and watching House...hehe. This should be the only month on reserve because it looks like I'll go back to a regular line next month! God has really taken care of me through all of this. It was really stressful for me to not have control of my schedule again...especially being pregnant. But so far so good. I've tried to keep a positive attitude about it and Philip has been really encouraging and supportive as usual.

We are still debating on a name but it looks like Sarah Elizabeth may have won out. I can't seem to find any other biblical names ending in "ah" that I like. Really I haven't found any other names that don't end in "ah" that I like either. I saw a friend of mine at the airport the other name and she mentioned that she had a cousin named Sarah Elizabeth and for short they called her Sarabeth. I really fell in love with's so cute. So unless something else comes along that we like better Sarah is it!


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Steve grew up in the northern Appalachian Mountains. There he enjoyed the beauty and simplicity of nature and life. He was a typical country boy and enjoyed this lifestyle very much. Steve started writing poems and short stories during high school. There were experiences during his youth that were difficult but have enriched his understanding of life and humankind immensely. Steve spent over three years living practically out of a backpack as he traveled from place to place; working as a farmer, convention coordinator, bartender and D.J. He studied Marketing and Management in college.

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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

NB1 Listening homework for this week

Hi everyone!

Here you are your listening homework:

- COLOURS and the position of adjectives:

- Telling THE TIME: (listen, write the answers on your notebook, and then check your answers on the website)

- A typical day in the life of... (the video is repeated, so the second time you watch it, you'll have the subtitles ok?)

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

A good friend asked me how I was the other day.

I thought for a while to think of a good enough word to describe my feelings. Content is what I came up with. It seems so simple, yet perfect. For the first time in a while I feel like everything is just right. Nothing seems out of place. Its a sort of calm floating over my head. No serious worries. No sweaty panic. No sleepless nights. It's nice.

I know it won't last. Nothing ever does, right.
So I guess for now I'll enjoy it. Soak it in through my pores. Let it flow through my veins and settle in my bones. I'll be happy.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Paris: Parties Prenantes at betonsalon

Some of us are here in Paris working in the 13th arondissement, a strange, newly reconstructed area searching for its identity. We are collaborating with the local public, students from Paris 7 Diderot University, and students from an art school in Cergy, trying to find a common language under the basic guidelines of interacting with the public and creating a new "Info Center". Interviews, a zine of made of copies from the students' copy machine usage, banners based on passers' by interests, Jingles, Cheerleading workshops, monument remakes, mapping, and much more will be realized in the next 10 days.

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I just entered a contest on to win a Dan Andriano signature-model GPC bass.

If any of you out there are of the God-persuasion, please throw a prayer to [insert name of your deity here] to help me win it.

It might improve my chances of winning the sexalicious mint-green bass if, somewhere in your prayer, you say something like "I'll never ask for anything else as long as I live." If I were God, I'd listen to those prayers more carefully and would probably more inclined to grant them, because then those people would be off my fucking back for good, giving me more time to answer the prayers of gamblers, wanna-be ex-alcoholics, and last-minute death-bed repenters. And more time for smiting. If I were God, you bet I'd be smiting things left and right.

Hey-- go check out Dr. Frank's site. He's been updating from the studio where the new Mr. T Experience album is being recorded. It's neat to be able to peek into the process, and when the record comes out and you listen to it, you'll be able to say "Hmm, so that backup vocal by Joe King was recorded while Dr. Frank was away doing a solo show!" and "the sounds that I am listening to right now have, in the past, been sent electronically through the very same mixing board as a Steely Dan album."

Being privy to little facts like that is a cool thing.

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Monday, August 29, 2016
Contact: Kanya Lyons, 512-974-7379

Made With Code: Kid-friendly Coding and Virtual Reality Activities

The Austin Public Library, the City of Austin’s Digital Inclusion Program and Google Fiber present kid-friendly coding and virtual reality activities including:

  • Made with Code | A Google initiative inviting Austin families to try beginner coding projects in a visual and creative way. Designed as an introduction to the concept of coding, Made with Code offers basic projects such as working with animated figures and mixing music.
  • Google Cardboard | A fun way to turn nearly any mobile phone into a virtual reality viewer. Kids will be able to put their own cardboard-based viewer together and try out virtual reality applications on-site.

Staff from the Austin Public Library and the Digital Inclusion team will join representatives from Google Fiber to guide the activities and answer questions.

Saturday, September 10, 1 PM
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Saturday, September 17, 1 PM
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Monday, November 12, 2012

Our First Anniversary

This post is much later than I had intended to post it! I started it about a month and a half ago!  But then it slipped off my radar with the busyness of life.  But I want to write it so I have it to look back on in years to come.
We had originally talked about going out of town for our anniversary, but then we decided due to our travels earlier in the year, the pregnancy, and just wanting to stay home to have a "stay-cation" instead.
Our anniversary was on September 3rd, but we started the celebration on September 2nd.  We slept in and then exchanged gifts.

John got me a beautiful pearl and diamond necklace.  It's hard to see it in the picture.  I got him a bunch of collectibles that he wanted. (You should see his man cave-  so many collectibles.)  I also got him a ring with the Lord's Prayer on it.

After that, we went to breakfast and then the Detroit Institute of Arts.  John had never been, and I'd only been there once.

John posing with "The Thinker"

At the fountain outside (17 weeks pregnant!)
We walked around and looked at a lot of the art.  They have quite the impressive collection - from Rembrandt to Picasso and much more!

After that, we returned home and rested for awhile (all the walking is hard on pregnant feet!) and then went to dinner and a movie.  Our dinner was at Cheeseburger in Paradise! The movie we saw? The ever-romantic 2016. I had wanted to see it and there wasn't much else out to see. It was a good, informative movie, though not completely unbiased, I'll admit.

The next morning we went to a fun local breakfast place, The Breakfast Club.  It's a nice little spot, and when you pay your bill, they give you a chocolate-covered strawberry. Yum!

After that, we went to the zoo.  We had gone there when we were dating.  John loves looking at all the reptiles and amphibians, though that's not my favorite part. :)

It was really, really hot.  So it was pretty tiring, but we saw most of the exhibits we wanted to see.  It's really not the best zoo, but still fun.

My feet and whole lower legs were so swollen by the time we left that we again went home to get some rest before our evening plans.
John riding a turtle
That night, we got dressed up and went to Canada for dinner. We decided if we weren't going to leave town, we should still leave the country.  :)  We're only about 30 minutes from the Canadian border.  The restaurant we went to, Keg Steakhouse, was a nice treat. It overlooks the Detroit/Windsor riverfront, so we were looking at the Detroit skyline. The food was SOOOOO good. I ate less than half my food and was stuffed!

Then we went out and took pictures by the water.

After that, we went home and watched our wedding video. It was fun to relive it a year later!

The next day, we relaxed around the house, ran errands, and just enjoyed having a low-key day.  That evening, we went to my parents for dinner.

It was a lovely first anniversary weekend!

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Wow what a Sunday

So I will have to say first thing is what a blessing it was today for me to talk. As I typed out in the early blog, the story I used.

I do not know what I said. I just know that I started out with being a church mouse. I made comment on being in the back ground and well I met Ann Romish.

I made comment on how much I loved the Crosby family. and the blessing they are in my life.

I know that I commented on Family Home Evening.

also commented on getting kicked out of the single adult wards and having to choose and I chose the 3rd ward and I made comment that I went from being a single adult to ADULT. (everyone laught about that)

I just know I had a lot of people come up afterwards and say wow awesome talk.. thats about all i can tell you about it.

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That is magnificent...when you can't remember what you said...that means that The Spirit did the talking!! Great job!! Love, mom


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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Spicy Chicken Rigatoni

Another huge success inspired by Pinterest! Highly recommend this recipe! I modified; my recipe is the one described.

Spicy Chicken Rigatoni

1/4 c olive oil
1 T crushed red pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
1 T garlic
2 chicken breasts, cut into 1" pieces
5-6 baby portabella mushrooms
1 26 oz jar Marinara sauce
1 c Light Alfredo sauce
1 lb whole wheat Rigatoni

Heat olive oil, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper and garlic for about 5 minutes so that the flavors infuse into the oil. Add the chicken. Cook on medium high heat to an internal temp of 165. Add mushrooms and allow to cook for a few minutes. Drain and add marinara and alfredo sauces. Heat through. Serve over rigatoni. Enjoy!

Note: I will probably add broccoli and a few other veggies next time!

  1. That sounds so good. I love pasta! (but my husband hates it. what is wrong with him?)

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A scary fact: thousands of house fires occur every year. To be safe, there must be smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, and emergency exits present in every home and establishments. It is always better to act cautiously.  As the saying goes, “Forewarned is forearmed”.   Listed down are 8 most common causes of house fires every homeowner should be aware of:

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LPG tanks

Parents would always, always ask if the LPG tanks are turned off after cooking, before going to bed, or leaving the house. Do not get annoyed when reminded of this because LPG tanks are one of the most common causes of fire. Make sure the LPG tank you have at home is not defective and substandard.  Rusty and corroded tanks are potential hazards.

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Make sure your outlets are not overloaded with cords and plugs.  Overloading can cause heat to build up or wirings to break down which in turn can cause fire.   Check for any open wires, and never, ever turn extension cords into octopus wiring. We often crowd an outlet with multiple cords which is really dangerous.

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Fallen candles, greasy stoves or scattered matches, these are just some of the many fire hazards found at home.   Make sure to keep all things that are fire hazards away from children’s reach.

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Leaving the lights turned on overnight can cause a fire. Teach your children, and yourself, to turn off anything that is not in use. Be sure to use nothing but high-grade lamps and bulbs, and replace flickering lights right away.

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World War II brought a number of additional manufacturers into the forklift business to support the growing need to support the war effort.  The US Armed forces needed an increasingly more mobile method of moving materials to the front lines and the forklift fit the bill.  Along with emerging use for wooden pallets, cargo was rapidly transported from US factories to foreign ports using the forklift.

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“We all know Deaf plumbers are better than the hearing ones!” Meet Anthony Smare, Deaf plumber

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How did you become a plumber?

I was working at the time for my father renovating properties and my brother in law who is an electrician mentioned I should look into plumbing as he felt that it was a good trade to go into.

I felt unblocking someone’s filthy toilets would be a problem, especially considering I can’t even pick up my own dog’s poo!

Joking aside I felt this would suit me, and so did my family athough there was not a plumber in our family. I must admit, the prospect of becoming a millionaire was quite inviting.

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Did the college make the course accessible?

I attended college for a total of four years. This consisted of a variety of sessions, some theory based, some practical sessions, and interpreters were paid for by the college.

It was helpful knowing that having an interpreter gave me the support I required to help me to complete the course with good results.

I was also lucky that at this time there were volunteering opportunities available with a friend’s plumbing business, so I was able to put the skills I had learned in the class room to the test, thankfully there were no overflowing toilets yet.

I qualified in 2012 and registered as gas safe engineer (formerly known as Corgi) and work across the North of England.

What are the challenges or differences of being a deaf plumber?

One of the main challenges for deaf plumbers is communication with customers.

My CSW communicates with the customers on my behalf, makes a lot of phone calls, usually to customers, providing quotes, boiler manufacturers’ technical support teams, which is great.

Of course there is the minimal risk that if there is a water leak, I will not hear it – however I rarely work in isolation.

I find myself very lucky to have Access to Work support, as without this I would struggle on a daily basis. Without the support provided, I would not be where I am now.

Not a millionaire yet but…

Would you recommend it to other deaf people?

I do feel being a deaf plumber is fantastic, and highly recommend the plumbing trade for Deaf people.

A lot of the work is visual and manual therefore this is something I think Deaf people excel at.

I now work for B&Q as a sub contractor, fittings bathrooms across the North East of England which means liaising with customers and suppliers is taken out of my hands.

There is a shortage of plumbers and an even bigger shortage of deaf plumbers as we all know we are better than the hearing ones!

What do your customers think of you?

I am well known for getting the job done quickly and to a high standard, which I think at the end of the day is what the customer wants. After all they would not want to go without a toilet for few days!

Anthony Smare describes himself as a Mackem Deaf Plumber and Gas Engineer and Proud of it!

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Yesterday my team and I submitted our nomination papers to make our campaign official. It’s been months of hard work to get here, and I wanted to share this moment with you.

In 28 days, voters in Ward 11 will elect a new councillor. Over the past four months I have been meeting with residents, business owners, community members to listen to their concerns and share my vision for the ward. I am excited about the next four weeks on the campaign trail and the opportunity to earn your trust.

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Saturday, December 31, 2011

In Honor of the Prayer Flag Project

I have been deeply moved by the Pray Flag Project and even though I am not a contributing member, the project spurred me to create a small prayer flag mobile to hang at the front door of my house.  No longer will I ever see a snippet of fabric in the same way again.  The potential of these fabric swatches is limited only by the size of one's heart.
All I did to make this mobile was stitch through each raw edged swatch,  take a few more stitches with no fabric, and then stitch through the next swatch.  Some of the fabric chains are long.  Some  are short.  Most snippets have words written on them with permanent marker, but a few await another ah-ha moment.
I cut a small diameter dowel into two equal segments and bound them together with crochet thread.  In order to attach the chains to the dowel parts, I merely punched holes into the first fabric of each chain and slipped the swatches onto the dowels and adjusted their placement to achieve a balanced mobile.  Since this will hang outside in the elements, I used indoor/outdoor wood glue to keep the chains from slipping off of the dowels if the wind should kick up.

The prayer flag chains dance in circles and move with the slightest breath of air.  Now, whoever comes to my door will be greeted with one-word thoughts that can only transport the heart to a good place.
I offer  my greatest thanks to those talented souls who contribute to the Prayer Flag Project for they have all given me pause to dwell upon only uplifting thoughts.

Happy New Year to All!

Friday, December 23, 2011

Evening Light - Saving a Memory

Last evening while I was paying bills by the soft light of an old lamp, I was compelled to put the check book aside for a few moments and to merely enjoy the light.  A pencil was at hand, as was some printer paper, and a very quick sketch developed.  A light watercolor wash followed.  Then it was back to the much less enjoyable task of writing out checks and balancing the books.  The sketch was put aside and might have become fodder for the "circular file" since it was rendered on the back of piece of paper that had computer printout on the other side BUT...
It kept being shifted around the studio all day today and I just didn't want to chuck it.  I wanted to remember that moment when the soft light captivated me.  To try to replicate the sketch on watercolor paper would lack the magic of the light filled moment.  Instead I scanned it, printed and overprinted it, reduced the size and auditioned it as a greeting card element and then...
I reduced it again, this time to 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" ACEO card size.
Now I have a set of 6 greeting cards and 2 ACEO limited editions.  After spending the day with this quick sketch, the lamp light will be imprinted on my memory for a lifetime, even if the sketch has a limited lifespan.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

"Migration" - An 8" x 10" Art Quilt

This new work was a purely intuitive adventure in pattern, color, texture and design.  It began without an end in mind and with "quilt-as-you-go" piecing of various fabric patterns.  It was finished with a satin stitched edging.  Each of the pieced elements were free motion quilted differently.  Onto this background I screen printed two birds and free motion satin stitched around each figure.  This completed focal element was stitched onto a larger soy fiber quilted piece and then stretched and stapled to an 8" x 10" artist's stretched canvas.  Soft edges are created by the soy fibers.
"Migration" - Front
I finished the raw edges on the reverse in a rather unconventional, but effective, manner.  I used a pallet knife to apply stucco patch to the fabric edges and then feathered the edges to the stretcher frame.  After the stucco patch was completely dry and rock hard, I painted it to coordinate with the soy fibers.  The bird  figure on the back was made by using a reverse mask stencil taken from one of the bird figures on the front of the work.

"Migration" - Back

When the stucco patch is completely cured and hard as a rock, I will paint it with colors to compliment the soy fiber quilted fabric.   Again, another day of exploration and discover has been great fun.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Looking Back on Katrina - ACEO to Art Quilt?

We will never forget hurricane Katrina and the devastating effect this furious lady had on a wide swath of our country and our national consciousness.  As it raged ...
across the South, it relentlessly covered almost unfathomable miles of land.
Years later, hope is returning...
Perhaps these recent trading card renderings will develop into art quilts one day to pay homage to the resilient spirit of those who sustained nature's fury and emerged with hope and commitment in their hearts.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Smile: A Random Act of Joy

Every time I visit Mia Bloom's Blog "Graffiti Inspirations", ,, I can't help but smile and have a nice, warm, good feeling come over me.  She is painting inspirational words on canvas board and leaving these around town.  Whoever finds them, is fortunate, indeed.  As a result of the impact that her work has had on me, I figure that if more folks smiled when going about their daily lives, that kind of good feeling might be contagious.

Some scraps of card stock lay in my work table and beckoned to be used rather than tossed into the trash.  Unlike Mia's works, these are not art.  They are merely little words that may elicit a smile from those who find them tucked on shelves, on tables, on park benches or at bus stops across the city.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Tea for Two (on a cold winter's day)

As the cool days of Fall move into the cold days of winter, what could be better than sharing a hot cup of tea with a friend or loved one?
This 19" x 22 1/2" quilt features a fabric painted background with overlaying original stamps and original stencils cut specifically for the focal image of this work.

It was fun watching this piece develop from a  piece of fabric that I had painted with blues and whites only.  It sat on my work table for a while with nothing more than these two colors.  Then came the introduction of stamped images that I had developed.  One day a tea pot and a couple of cups sat next to the fabric, and the rest speaks for itself.
 Focal Theme Closeup
 I could have batted, backed and bound this piece and it would have stood on its own, but I believed it needed to be framed--not with a picture frame, but with more fabric.

I had some blue and white gingham in my stash of fabrics that was left over from a "Dorothy" costume dress I had made for my granddaughter several years ago.  The blue was right and did not clash with the painted blue.  Moreover, I felt that the gingham sang "warm and cozy and kitcheny" and would be right for the theme.
 Feather Stitching Closeup

I had been using feather stitching on another work and since I was in feather "swing", a swag of feathers seemed appropriate.
 Lettering Closeup
The lettering was first penciled onto the fabric and since I already had the free motion foot on my machine, I gave executing the letters with a close, somewhat narrow zigzag stitch and it worked.

 Mitered Corner Closeup
The closeup of the double fold binding makes it appear as if this is homespun fabric, but it is not.  The weave is close.  This merely shows that one continuous binding strip has mitered corners.

Reverse with 4" Hanging Sleeve and Signed Label
If possible, I always try to make a label that reflects the theme on the front of my art quilts.  This one is stenciled, backed and appliqued to the back of the quilt.  It contains my name, city and the date, 2011, when the quilt was made.

Elf Costume for Adults - Make Your Own Pattern

Although this entry has absolutely nothing to do with art quilts, it was great fun making it.  At this time of year, fun and celebration are the order of the day, so if you need a costume for a holiday party, you might have a go at making something like this elf costume.

My daughter is hosting a holiday "Ugly Sweater"/Costume get together at her home this month.  Since all my outlandish holiday sweaters have gone their way to charity, I started looking on-line  for something funny that I might wear.  My, oh my, the prices were outlandish so I resorted to Plan B and headed for my stash of fabrics.   I had lots of green and red felt and left over faux fur from another project and that was the start.

Elf Hat with Ears
All I did for the elf hat was measure around my head for the opening and then cut two sides of a modified cone shape from red felt.  The triangular pieces were cut from scraps of felt and sewn to the cuff of the hat.  I did make a pattern for the felt ears so I can show how they were made here.

Ear Pattern
The dotted lines were the cutting line and all other lines were indications of where to stitch.

Ear Pattern Pinned to Felt

Ears Turned Right Side Out and Lightly Stuffed

Topstitching Around the Edge of the Ear
to Form Contour

Turning the Edge Before Stitching the Spiral

The ends need to be turned in before stitching the spiral or the entire edge will not turn in as a final finishing step.

Ear Ends Turned and Pinned After Spiral is Stitched
(Spiral is turned the opposite way than it is on the pattern)

Completed Ears
The completed ear units were sewn to the elf hat by hand.  I found that placing them about 1/2" forward of the two side seams of the hat worked out well.

I did not make a pattern for the vest.  I merely laid a sweatshirt that fits me on top of two layers of green felt, marked the felt with chalk and then cut it out.  I cut up the middle of what would become the front and then folded back the cut edges and pressed both sides to look like lapels.  I stitched from the bottom of each side to where the arm holes would be and then cut a bit of an angle at the bottom of the armholes so that square corners would not be sticking out.  The garment underneath the vest is a sweater that I have in my closet.  The red, green and yellow triangles are the same size as those that around the edge of the hat and were topstitched with a fancy stitch .  Wa elf vest.

I didn't have red pants in my closet and I don't believe I probably ever would buy any so, once again, Plan B was activated.  Catholic Charities Thrift Shop had a pair.  They were too big, but a little taking in of the side seams was all they needed.  The rest was a cinch.  I used some faux fur remnants and hand stitched them to the outside of the hem.  Bonus!  The pants were a bit short so this worked out just fine.

I found a pattern on the internet but when I cut it out, it was for a child's foot.  Oops.  What to do?  Geez, another Plan B had to be worked up.  I took a pair of flat shoes from the closet, laid them on paper, drew around the sole and cut out the pattern about 1/2" larger than the sole of the shoe so that I can wear these elf shoes over my real shoes.

Elf Shoe Sole Pattern
(cut 2)

Elf Shoe Side Pattern
(cut 4)

I had to make sure that the distance from the point at which the toe curls up to back of the heel was the same length as the distance from the center of the sole toe to the center of the sole back.

Cutting the Pattern

I doubled red felt pieces and cut out the side pattern twice.  It would have been nice to be able to have 4 layers of felt and cut through them all at the same time, but that stack would have been too thick to cut neatly.
Sewing the Shoe Top

Next, I sewed a 1/4" seam from the dot on the mid point of the top, around the toe, down the bottom and back up to the dot on the middle of the back.  Then the felt was cut back somewhat close to the stitching line.
Sewing the Sole to the Shoe Top

Working right sides together I first pinned the center of the sole toe to the center of the shoe top unit at the dot below the toe begins to curve.  Then I pinned the center of the sole heel to the center of the shoe top unit at the dot at the bottom back.  Next, I pinned around the entire edge and then sewed the sole to the shoe top.  The edges were then clipped close to the stitching line and the entire unit was turned right side out.

Folding Down and Securing the flaps

Two pictures are provided to show how the flaps were folded.  First the flaps over the top of the shoe were folded back.  Then the two tips of the flaps were folded back to the center and stitched in place.  A star and little bead cover were added as embellishment, as was the gold cord bow, and the dangling, plastic "crystal".  The two flaps at the back of the shoe were also folded over and pressed in place to make a back cuff.

Rubberized Outer Sole

Since these felt "shoes" are going to be worn over street shoes, and since they will be subjected to a variety of walking surfaces, they needed to have a non-slip bottom surface.

A friend gave me a piece of black rubberized shelf liner that I used for the sole.  I used the sole pattern but cut it a smidgen smaller so that it would not show on the front of the shoe and I glued it to the bottom of the shoe with  a product called Professional Welder that works on myriad surfaces.

Hoorah!  I'm ready for the party.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Screen Printing with Window Screening Material

Using Window Screening Material to Make a Screen Printing Tool
Background:  After constructing wooden framed screens to cover vent holes on one of my houses, a small rectangular piece of screening remained.  It lay on my kitchen counter for days before I figured that it could be used someway in an art project.  Today a light bulb went off and it seemed like a perfect little piece to experiment with making a screen printing tool with readily available materials.  Here is how it progressed.
I'll start with the completed screen and work backward.
The project began with a piece of 2 ¾” x 9 ¾” screening material.  At first I zigzag stitched a narrow border of self adhesive metallic material around the edge to give the screen stability.

Then I stuck a few pieces of Scotch™ tape to what became the back side of the screen. These would act as resists when ink was pulled across the screen. After one pull of silk screen ink, I could see that it needed a wider border to reduce the risk of extra ink going over the edges onto fabric and to increase stability.

I used wide aluminum tape on the front and then turned the piece over and applied the same  tape over the sticky side of the tape on the front. A screen printing tool emerged.

I had a piece of fabric that already had some “smooshed” color on it, so I figured this would be a good piece on which to audition the effectiveness of the new tool.This close-up photograph shows the result of two ink screenings.

The purple print was done with only a narrow metallic tape border.  Because stability was compromised, the image edges are not crisp.  The yellow print was done with the wider metallic tape border and the edges are very crisp and clear.  The screen grid is visible on both and provides additional visual interest.
Now I want to make a larger screen printing tool for which I will use a wooden frame and staple the window screening material to the frame, similar to the way in which silk screen is attached to a wooden frame.


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Commentary on Verification of systems biology research

Collaborative competitions in which communities of researchers compete to solve challenges may facilitate more rigorous scrutiny of scientific results.

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Meyer et al., Nature Biotechnology 2011.

DREAM(Dialogue for Reverse Engineering Assessments and Methods)

Systems biology aims to provide a mechanistic understanding of biological systems from high-throughput data. Besides its intrinsic scientific value, this understanding will accelerate product design and development, facilitate health policy decisions and may reduce the need for long-term clinical trials. For this to happen, the knowledge generated by systems biology has to become sufficiently trustworthy for the empirical approach underlying long-term clinical trials to be supplanted by an approach in which mechanism and mechanistic understanding is a driver for decisions. This raises fundamental questions of how to evaluate the veracity of predictions from systems biology models and how to construct mechanistic models that best reflect biological phenomena—questions that are of interest to both academia and industry.

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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

The Longing Conundrum

Do you ever long for something? I feel like one word sums up how I've been feeling for a few months now: longing. But I'm perplexed because I don't know quite what I'm longing for.

I'm at once longing for the future and the past. I'm longing for the comfortable and the uncomfortable; for the old and the new. And sometimes, I'm longing for the in-between spaces.

I've always, no matter what stage I am at in life or what I'm going through, able to relate to Sara Groves' song "Painting Pictures of Egypt"

I've been painting pictures of Egypt
And leaving out what it lacks
The future feels so hard
And I want to go back

But the places that used to fit me
Cannot hold the things I've learned
And those roads were closed off to me
While my back was turned...

At one point in the song, she sings: "I am caught between the promised and the things I know." I am altogether frustrated and exhausted and excited and confused as I try to figure out what this stage is exactly in my life. I feel like I am in the in-between, where I have out grown many things but am not quite to the next phase in my life yet.

I don't want to leave too quickly, nor do I want to hestitate too long. But I don't know what exactly I'm supposed to be doing, or where I'm supposed to be headed.

I don't know much of anything right now, it seems.

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The noghri is about 3 1/2'' tall.  A little large to scale with the 3 3/4'' figures, since the hunched noghri should only stand a little over waist high.   Oh well.

figure parts used: small soldiers Burger King toy (see pic below)

Supplies and Tools used: xacto knife, old military t-shirt, a/b epoxy putty (used) or  sculpey  (recommended), paint brush, small details paintbrush, white, black, and purple apple barrel craft paints(found a wal-marts for $.44), a bunch of thick thread and elmer's glue, Testors dull or gloss cote

A perfect base figure for the Noghri!

1. First I took the figure and cut off most of his face and hair with my xacto knife.

2. Then using the putty, and looking at my reference pics (most from the last command comics), I shaped and stuck on little parts of his new Nighri face one at a time.

3. I mixed a dab of purple with black and white to make a grey colered skin with a purplish tint.

4. After the paint dried I took the thread and bunched it together into several locks.  I then smeared them together with  elmers glue to enlargen and keep the locks of 'hair' together.  Then I glues each individual lock to the back of his head and tied it with one of those little plastic fasteners that holds the SW action figures in their packages.

5. Then I sprayed him over with testors dull-cote.

6. I then cut out a chunk of the cloth and put a hole in the center for his head.  then tied it at the waist with a stip of the cloth for a belt.

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Friday, October 28, 2011

On a frigging DARE!

I'm a busy adult, at least I am over the age society considers an how did I end up here, bubbling like Champagne,

in the very last place a respectable woman is supposed to be hanging her...okay I can't say

hat, because I haven't got a hat...and truth be told, I haven't, thanks to that damned dare, got much else either?

I'm honest, to a fault, and the image reflecting from the

mirrored walls makes me want to cringe. There was a time when I looked like

dynamite in a skimpy pair of

hot pants and bikini top.

It's true gravity

is NOT a woman's best friend, nor are the accumulation of

When I was a kid we whispered, quite cruelly, I now regret to say, about the length of Mrs. Kahler's tooth after she'd mounted that hill...

you know the one that says we're over the hill when we hit it.

Yep, that one...thirty.

I slid over that hill, trying not to advertise the fact ages ago. Well,

years IS an age isn't it?

Sadly, I remember the day I slipped into my first granny dress, went to my divorce...braless...and

nobody noticed. What a wakeup call. Gravity had definitely arrived.

So how come I let myself be talked into this?

Oh, sorry, I haven't explained what THIS is, have I?

I maded the mistake of signing up for my psychology course with a prof who also teaches

Human Sexuality. Trust me on this...if you're an

over the hill woman, NEVER take a psych course from a professor who also teaches

Human Sexuality.

Before you know it, you'll find yourself here, on a dare, with gravity impossible to conceal.

Heaven help me,

if I make it through this, I'm transferring to another school.

Champagne Afternoon is being released on November 11, 2011 from the

Muse It Hot Side of

Muse It Up Publishing, Inc. and I can tell you, you do not want to miss this. Can our intrepid heroine survive the dare? Or will the

champagne bubbles make her want to swirl down the drain and disappear forever where it is drained champagne goes?

For more information, click on my AUTHORS PAGE on the Muse It Hot Website and the Muse Bookstore's very own BUY PAGE for Champagne Afternoon.

And what would you do when challenged with such a dare?

Champagne Afternoon, brilliantly stunning cover is by Muse It Up Publishing's

Queen Cover Goddess, Delilah K. Stephans.

And one more thing, please head on over to the Bookstore, to check out LAVENDER DREAMS, Muse's first anthology collaboration dedicated to the research and treatment of cancer, One Dollar At a Time.

Thanks. Now I must join my character in burying my

red-stained face. Oh the dilemmas we authors put our heroines through!

gail roughton branan said...

Lin, sweetie, that sounds hysterical! And just like one of those improbable things that is more than likely to actually happen. And probably has. To somebody or other! And yet again, will you and Kat rest this week, please? Love!

Kaye Manro said...

You are quite simply amazing! What can I say to the likes of you, Lin Holmes? This is hysterical. How do you find the time to put all this stuff together and write tons too?
(hmm, I think you must use magic...)

Champagne Afternoon sounds very cool to me.

Kay Dee Royal said... sweet-thing you...I'm always impressed with your stationary trailer...and this one is awesome (my favorite word to use for you).

Sounds like another must buy book from romance author LJ...Love your work...always have, so off I go to buy me one.

Lin said...

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your loving words. They mean more to me than you know.

Kaye, finding myself at Muse has doen wonders to allow my Nudge to express all her pent of words on assorted topics. She's having a ball, and we're both grateful for all of you. Kat says I'm weird...I guess it's a good thing to be weird.

Love To You All.

Tanja said...

I thought you said you and Kat were going to rest? And yet here you are, teasing us with the latest in a brilliant string of stories from that bottomless treasure chest of yours.

Lin said...

Believe it or not, this is fun.


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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

We are so in for it!

Last night for family night we took the kids to the park for dinner and then to ice cream because they finished their Love Bug Jar. It was a nice evening together as a family and of course had to end with a "scenario!"

Sirri is now able to do up her own car seat and it has made life just a little more grand for me. Well, as we were driving home all of a sudden Sirri is no longer in her seat and buckled in. She was up by Connor "attacking" him over a picture or something? Anyway, Kendon pulls the van over and asked Sirri to get back in her belt. She refused. We told Sirri that we couldn't go anywhere until she did. Five minutes passed before she conformed...I timed it. Kendon and I couldn't believe it. Well, really I guess that we could because this sort of thing is very much in character for Sirri. She was not throwing a fit or getting upset at all (which IS out of character for her!) She just sat there. Kendon turned his rear view mirror so that he could see her and he said that she had the biggest smirk on her face that he'd ever seen. Talk about stubborn little attitude! Sometimes I think Sirri has "little man syndrome." She is so short that she needs to show people just how tough she really is! The only reason that she finally did put her seat belt on was because Kendon offered Connor a piece of gum for sitting in his seat so nicely. Gum is a special treat for my kids and they love when they get it. Sirri immediately had her belt on asking for her piece. We had to tell her that we were "so sorry, gum is for little kids who can listen the first time. We bet that next time you will want to listen fast." (A little Love and Logic at work!!!!) She didn't get mad, throw a fit or any of her usual reactions. She simply said, with a BIG smirk.... "that's okay, I don't like gum anyway!" Oh boy, we are so in for it come her teenage years!

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Oh, Brother!!!! Yes, you are in for it! There has to be one in every family, I guess! She is four going on sixteen right now, kids! Hang on!!!
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The Interislander ferry travels through the northern Marlborough Sound
Photo by Steve Waller

If you remember from my last post in January, my lovely parents gave me one of the best Christmas gifts ever (okay, aside from the jean jacket in third grade) by travelling to NZ for a visit. Of course the goal was to see us for the holiday, but we were fortunate to have time off to travel with them to the top of the South Island.

Shortly after they arrived, the six of us (four adults, one toddler, and our dog) were on our way to a ten-day trip to Golden Bay. The South Island is a hop, skip, and a jump, err ferry ride across the Cook Strait.

Travelling by ship is a common mode of transport. It runs multiple times a day, along with four other ferries. It’s a much more relaxed way to travel and while it takes three hours, the scenery is epic. My family boarded the Kaitaki (Maori for “challenger”) with 1600 other passengers, for the voyage from Wellington to Picton. I’d only been on two ferries in my life, both small in comparison to the size of this ship. I am not a cruise ship-type of person, so this was about all I could handle.

After waiting in line to check in (much easier than at an airport), there was a small hassle trying to find out where our dog was supposed to board, but soon we were filing up the stairs to the 8th floor. As we scrambled to find comfortable seats together, it occurred to me that perhaps this is where I would find Joe Wellington. Of course!

Eventually we found an open space where we could all sit together and spread out with large windows displaying the massive sea before us. Sea? Schmee. I had work to do.

I scanned for Joe Wellington while I toured the two cafes (a trim flat white, please!), briefly popped into a movie-viewing lounge (is that Robert Downey Jr.?), scoured a spacious lounge with couches (I love purple!), and glanced ever-so nonchalantly around a play area for children (hey, where’d you get the balloon puppets?).

No sighting.

Numerous people braved the wild, chilled wind to find a perch on the upper deck to hear the waves, spot dolphins or birds, and soak in the overall beauty of the New Zealand shoreline. Surely, Joe Wellington could be one of them?

As I made my way up the shiny mahogany stairwell, the seasickness hit me. It’s been over a decade since I’ve drunk to the point of having wobbly knees and a churning stomach, mostly because I don’t like the feeling. The instability of the ship in the Strait was no different. So, I had to put my search on hold while this “drunken sailor” sensation passed.

Finally docked at our destination, stomach settled, we grabbed our bags and stood in line to get off the boat. Once again, I couldn’t help myself from doing a quick scan to see if maybe Joe Wellington was among the thousand.

He wasn’t.

Now piling into a rental car in Picton, we were on our way again toward the Abel Tasman NationalPark. The winding roads led us up and up, with views of The Pelorus and The Queen Charlotte Sound. Our cameras in hand, we snapped as quickly as we could, aware there was no picture that could hold what our eyes could see.

Breathtaking colors and views hypnotised us all the way up and over until finally we arrived in Nelson. The water in Nelson was a color I don’t think I could ever even attempt to describe.

We found a restaurant along the sea so we could watch as a container ship made its way to port, reminding us of when our things came into Wellington from the USA.

Nelson, New Zealand
Photo by Lissa Carlino

People who strolled by on their bikes, scooters, or boats received a good once-over to see if just maybe I would have a Joe Wellington sighting.

I didn’t.

But what I did see was diverse landscape and a range of weather from cold rain to warm sunshine in just three hours. And, I never thought I would ever say I sailed the Cook Strait.

I saw happy people, clearly living in the moment and enjoying their- for at least the holiday- carefree life. I saw children eager to be active and families sharing a laugh, including my son with his grandparents.

Euphoria came over me as I glanced from my parents to the sea green, to my son, to my husband, and then to the sea again. This was a feeling I did like.

Yes, I was drunk on joy. And I stood secure.

Joe Wellington may not have been on the Interislander ship or in Nelson, but searching with my eyes open leads me to discover something that is much more inspirational than I ever imagined.

Clearly drunk on joy in New Zealand
photo by Steve Waller

That Captain Cook was onto something.

Stay tuned to hear about my search for Joe Wellington in Golden Bay…

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Every year Diplomat Elementary School teachers write, act and present a play to motivate student reading. This year's play "The Forgotten Forest: A Super Secret Somewhat Spooky Reading Adventure." Will the camping families find adventure? ... or secrets? ...or maybe something spooky? Act 2 coming soon!

PARP stands for Parents As Reading Partners.

Act 2

Parp Poster Winners Here

Director: Debbie Walworth

Writers: Michelle Harclerode & Amy Tejeda

Scenery/Props: Randy Markgraf

Music: Natalie Nauss-Aldrich

Videographer: Mark Clark

Photographer: Cricket Smith

Actors in order of appearance

Pink Troll: Amy Moise

Purple Troll: Christine Reed

Periwinkle Blue Troll: Amy Tejeda

Goldilocks: Suzanne Roberts

Owl Park Ranger: Cassie Rodriguez

Fox Park Ranger: Ashley Fenske

Racoon Park Ranger: Jessica Bazan

Dad: Todd Gilbert

Mom: Melissa Gilbert

Emmy: Sara Keyes

Mudge: Randy Markgraf

Mama Bear: Laura Clark

Papa Bear: Mark Clark

Baby Bear: Bailey Hoskins

Judge: Jenny Edwards

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Just got back from home. I spent the weekend personally delivering stuff my parents asked me to get. We're kind of busy organizing the house because my siblings are coming home from the US which is by the way one of the reasons why I quit my job.

Anyway, I flew back in Manila just moments ago and I have not slept a blink. I can't doze off just yet though. I'm dragging my ass to vote in a bit.

This is it y'all. God bless us.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Adeline Decides - Recap SIX

Greetings beautiful people! I am not going to discuss what a slacker I have been on here, let's chalk it up to me being awesome at other things. I wear too many hats/too many irons in the fire/ possibly some sort of attention deficit disorder/ OH LOOK! SOMETHING SHINY. Maybe one day I will grow up, settle on one job that pays superbly vs. 10 small jobs that pay not as superbly, if at all. Meh probably not. Anyways, Adeline has been very busy making wonderful decisions so I shall recap for you now.

         Adeline has found a new hobby that she both enjoys, and is good at. Fishing! She only does this in 10 minute increments, and stops as soon as she catches anything. At any rate, catching her first fish at 3 years old is putting her on the fast track to becoming a redneck. She can boast about this later. Oh wait, she probably won't want to mention any of this. Good thing I am PUTTING IT ON THE INTERWEBS. Sorry sweet cheeks.

 Yea right dad, I am not touching that...

She has also found a new love for baking. She prepared (all steps aside from touching the oven) a birthday cake for her nanny:
 It was crazy good for a three year old. She's got skillz.

             Recently my company was asked to participate in a vintage fashion show at the local nursing home. Another freebie job but very rewarding. We had a blast, and Adeline decided that the nursing home is by far one of the coolest spots to hang out ever.The kid would have stayed if I let her! We brought over a wardrobe of vintage threads for the models to use, and naturally Adeline had to take a stroll on the cat walk as well. And to think, I was sure she would be too shy to waltz around in front of strangers. HA. I was probably just projecting my own nervousness because the staff gave me a microphone and let me do ALL THE TALKING. Yikes.
Here she is in one of her fashion show ensembles:

              Summer festivities are upon us, and school has ended. Her gymnastics classes have wrapped up as well and she snagged a trophy at her final performance. She decided it was much too wonderful to hide from the world. The trophy made it around everywhere the days following. Restaurants, stores, grandma's house, etc.
Here she is with the coveted trophy at our favorite mexican spot.
This was post performance, so she still had the leotard and refused to put on pants, so we compromised by pulling her leg warmers way the hell up her legs to make pseudo pants.

                Adeline received her passport this week. She was so proud of it, and said that it was her story. She had to read her story to everyone around, and she even told grandma that I was in it.
She explained that the illustration below is mommy at a party:
So if you ever wanna party like it's 1799, I'm your girl!

In case any of you are wondering if this little project of allowing a toddler to make so many of her own decisions has blown up in my face yet, which I am sure a few of you are... Trolls. I am happy to report that it has not blown up in my face at all. I now present some observations.

Adeline Decides - Observations thus far in our experiment:
She is more outspoken, less shy, yet still polite. We get constant compliments on her demeanor in general, especially in public places where a majority of toddlers act bat shit crazy. She is cool as a cucumber. Her diet has improved, as well as her appetite because she has more of a choice in what she consumes. Don't get me wrong, she asks for treats more often than not, but we compromise by getting those treats after we have regular meals. In most cases she enjoys the meals so much she forgets all about the treats. Sleeping patterns have improved a bit as well.

If you would like to read more about Adeline and her antics, and what exactly we have been doing the last few months click here.

  1. You crack me up! Really look forward to your blog posts - especially Adeline Decides! : )

  2. Thanks for reading them! I need to get better about posting more often.

  3. Stephanie you should write a book about Adeline decides. It would be great inspiration for a generation of much younger mothers (17/18) I know. It could be a great guide in developing young toddlers.

  4. Thanks! Maybe moms of all ages could benefit. I wish I were 17/18 again! I guess it doesn't matter if you are 17 or 47, we all come across similar obstacles as moms. The hope is that projects like this can help a few of them out along the way (or make them laugh) laughter is good too.


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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Just playing around...

...with my new camera.

I got the Canon SX30.
I wanted something that could do a bit of macro,
but I am still learning about it.

Anyone heard of anything about this camera or know anyone who has it?
I would be interested to hear how they like it...

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King Tuff:
A Wild Desire

King Tuff is the neo-garage alter ego of multifaceted musician Kyle Thomas. Adopting the moniker in his teens as a play on his initials and the name King Tut, Thomas wouldn’t begin playing as Tuff until 2006, when he self-released an album via CD-R. His full-length debut, Was Dead, arrived October 2008 for the Colonel label, introducing his anthemic lo-fi sonics to the masses. A year later, he teased his follow-up album with the Wild Desire single for Suicide Squeeze before offering the full monty, simply called King Tuff, which made the jump to the revered Sub Pop label and found Tuff expanding the musical palette to show his yen for retro-pop melodies.