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Monday, December 29, 2008

Making so much art

I've been busy! I went to a wonderful and inspiring workshop early in December at Brio, an interesting art space in Scottsdale, Arizona. The workshop was put on by my friend, Nancy Reyner. She's the author of The Acrylic Revolution, and a truly inspired teacher. The artists in the class were all quite accomplished, so it was interesting to learn from them, too. Got to stay with my very best friend, which added to the fun of my 3 day workshop. This was the first actual workshop (not class, I've had plenty of those) I've ever attended. I can't even begin to describe how much I learned. Yes it was fun, but also really hard work.

Got back to Ajo and went to work in my studio! I decided to try a new tactic and started 8 new paintings at one time. I'm working on a new series, called Nooks and Crannies. My goal was to complete this group by December 30. I got all but one of them done. Working on a number of pieces at a time seems to be a more efficient way to go. I think it's because when I get stuck on one, I can move onto to an array of other paintings. Somehow, the solution comes to me by the time I get back to the problem child.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Pricing artwork

Pricing art work is one of those things that most artists don't like to do. How in the world do you put a value on what you put your heart, your time, your ego and your money into doing? This is a particularly painful thing to contemplate during economic hard times. Should I mark those paintings down, down, down?

A friend recently suggested to me (actually more than suggested) that I raise the prices on my art work. I said "What, are you crazy?" The fact is that my pricing has remained the same for fifteen years. While raising the cost of anything is totally counter intuitive right now, that's just what I did.

There are many ways to calculate how much to charge for art work. Looking at other artist's pricing (if the work is comparable at all to yours) and charging accordingly is one way. Keeping track of the time it takes to create a work and figuring out an hourly wage is another. Being totally arbitrary is yet another.

I used to charge by the square inch. Most people flinch when they hear that. How cold blooded. How cut and dried. Well, I decided to go back to my old method. The thing that's nice is that once a decision is made about the square inch charge, it's easy to calculate a price for every painting.

But what about the tiny painting that took twice as long as a larger one to create? What about the piece where the materials were way more expensive than other paintings? I just figure that it all evens out eventually.

A good decision or a woefully bad decision? Stay posted.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Reed Calligraphy II, Finished at Last

I've kind of lost track of how long I've been working on this painting. It's done (I think). All artists have their own personal creative process. Someone asked my a while back how I came up with the idea for this painting. Good question!

I took quite a few snapshots of reeds and reflections during a camping trip way last February. I did a painting using one of the shots I found interesting (Reed Calligraphy I, see previous blog). I had a whole series of additional photographs and set them aside, unsure of what to do with them and moved on to another project.

Then, I really really felt like painting and realized I'd let myself run out of canvas, stretchers and panels. I panicked. I rooted around in my storage closet. There were 4 long skinny masonite boards, scraps left over from other projects. You know, those things you keep just in case they might come in handy some day.

I pondered how I could use them. I cut apart a bunch of the reed photos into strips. Hmmm. The beginning of an idea was forming.

I scrounged around again, and found an old abandoned stretcher without canvas. It was the perfect size for the 4 boards, leaving a little space between each. I nailed them onto the stretcher. I applied coats of gesso to prepare the surfaces.

Making 4 long skinny paintings didn't seem like it would work. So I decided to divide each panel in half, making a total of 8 images. In order to separate the images on each board, I made a border around each one. I added texture to the borders to separate them even further from each other. That gave me the idea of contrasting the smooth, shiny water with the rough texture of the borders and the matte of the reeds.

I played around with organizing the photos until I felt like the sequence made sense visually. Voila. I started the painting as soon as the boards were nailed onto the frame and gessoed.

The ideas developed as I worked. It would have saved time if I have planned the whole thing out from the beginning of the process, but apparently that just isn't the way I work.

Does the painting work? I don't know. Sure would love to have someone click on the comment button and tell me what they think.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Back to work!

It feels great to be back to work. While the space looks like a disaster, I know exactly where everything is. I'm starting two new paintings (on the easels), while completing a third (on the work bench, facing backward). The table is covered with stuff for my box making operation. If you go back into the archives, there are photos here and there of the boxes I paint. Not showing in this photo is my press (you can see just a bit of the wheel in the lower left corner of the studio picture. I have room to be working on prints while doing all of the other stuff you see. This is just the way I like it, with lots going on all at one time.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Moved In–More or Less

I ran into Jimmy (one of the guys who moved my heavy stuff into my new studio on Monday evening). He said he's grateful for BenGay. Apparently, I was right that carrying awkward things up what seemed to me to be a very steep flight of stairs was indeed a major ordeal! (See last blog to admire staircase).

I spent the better part of the day yesterday getting art supplies organized and put into place. Hopefully I'll remember my organizational thinking when I go to find various items.

Now it's time to get back to work. I plan on starting a whole variety of new projects, luxuriating in my more expansive space!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The Steepest Stairs

This evil set of stairs slowed down the progress of moving into my studio! The top photo is from the 2nd floor looking down. The other view is looking up. Neither do justice to just how steep and long this staircase is. After many, untold numbers of trips up and down with boxes of art supplies, I got stuck. My bigger items (desk, etching press, tables, etc.) are way too heavy for any normal 2 people to manage.

I used all my ingenuity to round up two extra strong people willing to do the dirty deed. Just as I was about to give up in despair, I was rescued by Jimmy and his nephew. Stay posted for how it all turned out.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

My New Studio

My studio space in Phoenix was a former dining room. It was about 130 square feet. Small, but adequate for my use, considering my studio time was pretty much limited to summer, when I was on break from teaching. When we moved to Ajo, my space was upgraded to about 170 square feet, in what was supposed to be the master bedroom. I was happy to be in a more spacious studio. However, I've discovered over the past year that the more time you have to work, the more space you could use.

I recently had the opportunity to rent a 350 square foot studio on the second floor on the Plaza. The blue awnings on the top floor, right side of the building are where the studio is located. You can see from the second photo that the windows are large. The third picture is of me with Barney (our vacuum cleaner), preparing to do some cleaning before moving in.

Tomorrow, I hope to start moving my stuff. I have a lot. Much of it heavy or awkward. It's a very long and steep staircase. This is going to be very good exercise. I can't wait to get settled and get back to work!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Reed Calligraphy II in progress

Have you ever had an exercise schedule that you have been committed to, and then had a longish, unavoidable interruption to your routine? I think it's pretty common that when this happens, it's difficult to get started again. Even though you know it's good for you and that you feel 100% better when you exercise consistently, there are a million reasons why not to start again.

This is how it works when doing art, too (at least for me). For one thing, you forget what the heck you were up to, if you have an unfinished piece to start in on again. This problem is a piece of cake compared to having to start fresh on a new project after a long hiatus. That can be just plain terrifying. Whenever I can, if I know I won't be able to work for awhile, I try to have at least one painting in the works to jump back into.

What you see above is a painting I started last April. In fact, you can see a photo of me with it in my studio, on a blog entry way back on April 18. Since then, there have been all kinds of perfectly legitimate reasons not to work on it. I worked on another piece off and on, which was completed in June and is currently on display at the Curley School. Since then, I haven't worked in my studio at all. Period. Now I've run out of excuses.

But I can't remember quite where I was going with this piece. So today is the day that I'm going to prepare my palette and jump back into work again. Feels a bit like jumping off a 10 story building. Stay posted to see what happens.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

2nd Juried Art Exhibition for Sponsorship at Pagosa Mountain Hospital

If you've been following my blog, you might remember seeing this painting before. I'm showing it again because it was accepted in the 2nd Juried Art Exhibition for Sponsorship at Pagosa Mountain Hospital, in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The juror was Ann Daley, Associate Curator at the Denver Art Museum. The show opens on September 18 and will continue for two months.

What is a bit unusual about the way the show is being run is the sponsorship part. Over and over again, artists are asked to donate their work for various good causes. What people don't seem to realize is that artwork takes time to make, it takes training, it takes costly materials to produce, it is only tax deductible for the cost of materials, and it may be the only source of income for the artist. In this exhibit people are being asked to purchase a painting and then donate it back to the hospital to become a part of its' art collection. Pagosa Mountain Hospital builds a collection that many people can enjoy and the artist is paid for the work.

It seems like a win/win situation to me! Oh, by the way, the sponsor of the work gets a tax write off for the purchase price of the painting.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Snow Canyon Reflection

We just got back from spending several weeks traveling along US Route 89. We did the section from Salt Lake City south. What a beautiful state. What nice people. What a great way to travel. We went slowly south, finding all kinds of hidden treasures along the road.

This painting is the result of another trip to Utah. This time, we camped at Snow Canyon, close to St. George. There was a rain storm and then these puddles appeared with reflections of the nearby cliffs in them. An optical illusion was created, making it appear that the puddles were actually openings in the road. I had great fun trying to capture this.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Ranger Gene Leads the Foreigners to Betatikin

I had lots of fun with this painting. It's from a snapshot taken during a hike down a very long trail, leading to a famous ruin. Navajo National Monument is one of my favorite places. Located in Northern Arizona, it's been the site of many of my birthdays. I'm not sure why–it just seems to have worked out that way. I love being there on my birthday because a major meteor shower happens every year on that date. And the atmosphere is clear, with virtually no light pollution, so you can watch the spectacular sky all night long if you can stay awake!

Back to the painting. We have taken this ranger-led hike a number of times. This particular guy (Gene) was a seasoned ranger, with a definitely quirky personality. I got such a charge out listening to him and observing the people from various countries. The people on this particular day added a dimension that I just had to capture! It's part of my series about tourists.

Monday, July 21, 2008

My Worst Nightmare

What is your worst nightmare? I actually have a series that occur depending on what's happening that is currently stirring up my personal phobias. When I'm teaching, I have nightmares about getting lost on the way to class, frantically trying to find art materials for a class starting in minutes, etc. This print refers to the nightmares I had when Mathew was in the hospital as a preemie. Don't worry, he's now 19 and doing fine. In this print, I'm peering into his incubator as rats threaten to do awful things to him that I don't even want to describe here.

I guess this image could be classified as art as therapy.

Which brings me back to the question of what does it mean to people when you say you are an artist. What is an artist, anyway? An article in the New York Times Book Review, June 1, by Marisha Pessl has a paragraph in it that addresses these questions. Here is the quote:

" 'Artist' can't make even the briefest public appearance without extensive baggage. The next time you're at a party and someone asks you what you do for a living, boldly say artist, then sit back and watch the jolting effect that little word has upon a conversation. Above 14th Street, the person will smirk, dutifully ask 'What kind?' or appear to start swallowing an egg, which is a disguised yawn. You'll get a hug in the Midwest. In Santa Monica, you'll get 'sweet' and an in invitation to go Rollerblading. In certain parts of the country you'll get tied up and thrown into the back of a pickup truck, and no one will ever hear from you again."

All of the above reactions could fall into my worst nightmare category. There really isn't any standard way to know you are an artist except to believe that you are. And confessing that you think you are an artist to anyone is totally different that being able to tell someone you are a doctor or banker or grocery store clerk. Who knows what their reaction will be.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Etching and aquatint, "Fort Benning 1950"

Where in the world have I been for the past month?

Well, I was in northern California, and no, it wasn't for a vacation. Jim, Mathew and I took on the monumental task of sorting, packing and cleaning out my parent's home in order to put it up for sale. It was a bittersweet experience, coming across so many things from my childhood. The hardest part was the paper trail my father left, which showed his organization and need for order gradually disintegrate as he battled to hang on to his independence as Alzheimer's took over.

The image you see is an etching/aquatint. I love making prints. It is such a different process from painting. This particular print is from a snapshot of my mom and me in Fort Benning, Georgia.

Like all families, I have boxes and albums of photos of my own children and some from my childhood. Now I have boxes and boxes and boxes and more albums from my parents' lives. At some point, I'm guessing some of this imagery will become a part of my work. In the meantime, I'm going to need to figure out where in the world to store it all safely.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Jack and David Attempt to Capture the Beauty

This is a painting from a series of snapshots I took while on a wonderful river trip, rafting down the Grand Canyon. The two guys here are my brother-in-law and my nephew. Yes, I took a few photos. My husband, Jim, took hundreds and hundreds of photos. This made sense because he's a professional photographer and consequently, was working. Jack and David were on vacation, but they took pictures non-stop on this trip. I'm not sure if they ever saw the Canyon except through the viewfinders on their cameras. It made me think about what the trip would have been like for them with no camera at all. It certainly would have been a different experience. Maybe we should all leave the picture-making to the professional photographers, use our vacations to enjoy our surroundings and purchase that quintessential image which really captures the place from the guy who makes his living doing this! For a look at Jim's wonderful current project which is chock full of photos and other exciting stuff, look at the US Route 89 project!

Monday, May 19, 2008

I'm not sure whether this painting is quite done, yet. It's definitely hot off the press, as I scrambled to get it to the point of entering it in an upcoming show in Tucson.

Which brings up a subject I'd like to tackle once in a while in this blog. How does the reality of being an artist mesh with what the public pictures as the life of an artist?

This interests me because I myself am constantly asked questions which I find annoying. It finally occurred to me that the reason people say things like "Oh, you're doing art full time. You must be retired" or, "Being an artist must be so much fun", is that the whole business of working in the arts is a big mystery to just about anyone except artists. And a lot of time, we shroud what we do in mystery or are defensive about it. There are a whole array of cliches about artists, many of which are negative.

So what does this have to do with entering an exhibit? Well, entering shows is one of the many things that professional artists do. Why? Good question. It's important for building a reputation, which is necessary in order to be able to justify what you charge for your work. You never know who might see the work in the show–which could lead to all kinds of wonderful outcomes, like a sale or an offer of another show.

However, entering shows is an expensive enterprise. There is the time spent in researching exhibitions. Most shows charge an entry fee of $25-35 for 3 slides. Having slides or digital images of artwork is expensive, especially if it is done professionally (which it should be in order to be taken seriously). There are application forms to fill out, resumes and artist statements to polish and print. The whole thing needs to be packaged. And then last but not least is the postage. Oh, and if you want those slides back you have to enclose an SASE (self addressed stamped envelope), so there goes more postage money!

There are always way more entries than there is exhibition space, so much of the work is rejected. Yet having that show record is critical to being a respected artist. And they have to be the right kind of shows. So every time you enter a show you take a gamble. Are you just throwing money away? Do you stand a chance of getting in? How long does it take you to recover from being rejected and move on?

Entering exhibits is only one very small, but important part of being a professional artist. Stay posted for more insights into the work of artists.

Update: This painting, Reed Calligraphy III, was accepted into the big ideas SMALL FRAMES exhibition at Dinnerware Artspace, located in downtown Tucson. The exhibition dates are June 7 – July 19. For more information on this show, see the Dinnerware website.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

I was once a lukewarm shopper. Then I went into training. My friend Peggy took years to teach me the ins and outs of bargain shopping. I still function best when I'm with her. She just has an eye for the greatest stuff. I'm not too bad on my own, and I certainly enjoy the occasional spree, but my best times are with Peggy.

This is a new painting called Old Friends Waiting for their Wives to Finish Shopping (Again). You see here the long-suffering husbands, mine on the left, Peggy's on the right. Waiting yet again for us. We are late, having been caught up in the excitement of the hunt. While they are annoyed, they are also enjoying each others' company. Such are the pleasures of old friendships!

Monday, May 5, 2008

I'm back after yet another trip to California. My Dad died on May 1 at 2:20 a.m. Strangely, May 1 is my Mom's birthday. She would have been 95. Dad was 89 years old and then some. His passing was very peaceful. My sister and I were there, as was Lynn, a wonderful Hospice nurse and Sam Lee, the owner of the group home my Dad was at. I had moments of closeness to my father over the past few weeks which I had seldom experienced with him before. It was truly a gift to be able to be with him.

This painting, Reed Calligraphy, was completed recently. I hope the peacefulness and tranquility that I tried to capture in the work is what my Dad is experiencing now.

Friday, April 18, 2008

I spent Sunday through Wednesday in California, visiting my dad, who is in the final stages of Alzheimers disease, one of the cruelest ways to wind down a life. My sister and I are trying our best to give Dad the most comfortable end possible.

Coming back to Ajo felt like such a gift. This serene little town, my husband, dog and studio were here for me. I wasn't sure how long it would take me to recover, but here I am working away the day after I got back.

You can see a portion of my studio. Thanks to Jim for taking this photo late last night! There are at least 4 projects going on in here right now. See if you can find them!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

This is another personal piece. It's quite a large painting, but a lot of the details aren't visible, so I'll describe it. The title of the painting is Mathew's Story. There are four image transfers of Mathew in the NICU as a preemie, from photographs by James Cowlin. I tinted over them. These images are on canvas, which is attached to a wood panel. See the shadows cast under the black – that's because the canvases stick out.

When Mathew finally came home from the hospital, we had his nursery all set up, including a wallpaper border, which I painted on the top and bottom of the panel. At the very top and very bottom is a poem written by Mat. I know, you can barely see it, but it's in his handwriting, which I transferred to the panel.

Here's what the poem says:

I am special • I am • I was in the hospital for many days • and many nights. I am a miracle my parents said. I am a survivor.

Doctors pouring over me day and night • When I came home I saw my room • My toys • I did not see an incubator.

My room was so colorful • and bright • I knew it was home • I knew it was.

"Me" by Mathew Cowlin

By the way, Mathew is now 19 years old, and a freshman at Kenyon College in Ohio and doing very well. We are so very proud of him.

Friday, April 4, 2008

A visit to California to visit my father was followed by Mathew's spring break from college. He was home for a week and a half, during which we made multiple trips to Phoenix.

Lots of time was spent in front of the TV watching Monk, as Mathew succumbed and then recovered from a bona fide case of the flu.

After he left, guess what! I got the flu, which ended up being pretty debilitating for 3 weeks. Now I'm back on track, functioning at last!

The image above is one I did a number of years ago, called 'Till Death Do Us Part. The left side is a painted portrait of my Mom and Dad. On the right side are photo transfers of them taken from old snapshots. My mother passed away in 2002.

As my father approaches the end stages of Alzheimers disease, he and my Mom are much on my mind.

The painting you see is part of an ongoing series of personal work. This is work I do to express my own experiences, separate from the landscape and people in the landscape work.

Friday, February 29, 2008

I'm finding that keeping up a Blog page is a little like feeding one of those Tamaguchi pets. At least I think that's what they were called. For a while every kid was obsessed with feeding and walking these little electronic devices that beeped when they needed attention. And died if you didn't take care of them. Every teacher was being driven crazy by having to confiscate the little creatures.

However, for an artist, part of the point of doing the work is for other people to see it. Blogs seem to have that potential. But, they sure are hungry little beasts.

This is a large painting. It's roughly 6' wide by 5' tall. The largest I've ever done and considering the size of my studio spaces, it's pretty big. It is a composite of photographs my husband took for me at a rodeo he was photographing for a client. At the time, I didn't take my own pictures.

The whole cowboy scene is still very alive out in the Southwest. I have a hard time reconciling the Hollywood images with the real thing. While this painting isn't exactly a spoof on cowboy art, it shows actual people caught in the moment. I hope you enjoy it.

It lived in my closet for a long time, and is now hanging at the Curley School, in the Hallway gallery. Looks great there, but I'd love to give it a permanent home at some point. Maybe some real life cowboy would like it????

I'm delighted to be able to potentially show it to a wider audience on this blog.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Another odd vision. This painting was inspired by a pesky fly that insisted on helping itself to our picnic goodies. I noticed that the colors of the shadows on the paper towel, the shiny cherry, the pits and the fly with its transparent wings were actually quite beautiful. This was another image I sat on for a long time before I got the idea to divide it into four sections. It is painted on masonite, which is an interesting surface to work on. I continued to play with the idea of shiny versus matte surfaces. I assumed anyone looking at this painting would be horrified, but have been surprised at the positive responses it has gotten.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

This image, called Life Cycles–The Butterfly is an example of keeping your eyes open for beauty in unlikely places. I saw this butterfly floating in a cattle trough. I hung onto the photographs of the scene for several years, until I finally figured out what I wanted to do with it. The outside border is rough textured, similar in feeling to the cement trough. The butterfly, rocks and other bugs are painted in layers of transparencies and are quite smooth and glossy. Rather a strange image, I guess, but one that was compelling to me.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

What in the world is this? If you go to the Phoenix Art Museum, you'll find this window which looks out into a small space between two walls. Sometimes I see oddball images that strike me. This was one. It was so ethereal and strange, and is especially so, taken out of context. I had lots of fun trying to capture the feeling of the shiny floor and the transparent window in this painting.

Friday, January 18, 2008

This is a painting I did several years ago. I love to paint people. Painting people in wonderful places is even better. Paintings that say something about the human condition are the most rewarding of all for me to create. This little group of elderly people were sitting in the courtyard of a museum in Santa Fe. It's called Waiting for the Grandchildren. What does it evoke for you?

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Being an artist is always a balancing act. Preparing and maintaining materials takes time, energy and money. Then there's the actual time spent producing the work. It takes time for creative ideas to coalesce. Figuring out how to make what's in your mind take shape in the physical world is another piece of the puzzle. The balance in my life for the last month has tipped to family. It was wonderful having Mathew home for his winter break. And wrenching to have him go back to school. Now it's time for me to get back to work!

What you see here are three small (8x10) paintings on panel. They work as a series or as individual paintings–capturing some of the colors and shapes I saw in the landscape around Yellowstone National Park.


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1. Barack Obama was right during the 2008 presidential campaign when he said - like every other Democrat - that we should have dedicated ourselves to the war in Afghanistan instead of getting distracted by Iraq. But by apparently deciding to escalate the war in Afghanistan - something he is expected to announce tonight - he is fighting the last war. You can't go back and make up for George W. Bush's mistakes. The circumstances in Afghanistan have changed dramatically - even since the campaign - and the only sensible move to make is to get out. It's a move that would be politically difficult, one that would demand the courage of a candidate who campaigned on change. But also one that only a person who had ever demonstrated courage in the past could pull off. And that's not our president.

2. Traffic accidents - and possible crimes - are always the public's business. All this hew-hawing about whether we have a right to know the real story behind Tiger Woods's little adventure the other day is nonsense. And not just because Woods's silence is a poor public relations strategy. (I love it when journalists advise public figures how to do a better job of manipulating us to protect their image.)

It's basic journalism.

Woods was involved in what is being called a traffic accident. Public safety employees responded to the scene and continue to investigate. That's taxpayer money at work. And the basic premise in journalism is that the public has a right to know how that money is being spent and if the system is working fairly - in this case, if a wealthy athlete and celebrity is being treated differently than the average civilian.

That doesn't excuse a tabloid stew of speculation and innuendo, but it does justify reporters pressing Woods - and authorities - for answers. The result may be a tiny boring story showing something routine happened, or it may be something else. But reporters aren't doing their jobs if they don't go through the process.

Additionally, reporters would be negligent if they just let this go because a celebrity is involved when there are legitimate questions about whether a crime - domestic abuse - was committed. I would never equate Tiger Woods (or his wife) with O.J. Simpson, but then no one would have equated the old O.J. Simpson with the one we came to know.

Finally, while Woods is not a public official, he can attribute a large chunk of his wealth to the image he has crafted to sell a myriad of products. Michael Jordan went so far as to advise kids to be like him, without disclosing that being like him meant being an adulterous gambler whose competitiveness was fired by an unbelievably deep well of pettiness.

Instead of advising Woods on how to best preserve his image, journalists ought to stop enabling image-building and treat celebrities like the real humans they are. In the long run, that approach might even help someone like Woods far better when an incident like this happens.

The media keeps repeating the apparent fact that Woods is under no obligation to talk to the police as long as the incident is categorized as a traffic accident. I wish the media would explain why. That's a new one to me. I mean, I know you have the right to remain silent if you've been arrested. But if you are the driver of a vehicle that has crashed? He'll at least have to talk to his insurance company, won't he?

3. I had the same reaction to the New York Times Sunday Magazine cover story about Joe Biden as Slate's Jack Shafer:

"Shafer's first law of journalism states that no article can be created or destroyed; it can only change form.

"This timeless truth gets a workout in the pages of our most prestigious newspapers and magazines with the election of every new vice president. Whether composed by a reporter assigned to the vice president beat who hopes that a little exaggeration will raise the profile of his work or by a bureau chief who figures that extravagant praise in print will provide the source grease for future scoops, the 'he's the most powerful vice president ever' story has become a Washington staple."

When the vice president is less powerful than the chief of staff, the premise the Times is advancing can't possibly be true.

4. Answering the climate change conspiracy theorists here and here.

5. Charlie Weis was fired before we got a chance to do a (Charlie) Weis vs. (Jody) Weis. But we do have Lovie Smith vs. Lovie Howell today.

6. Don't ask Amy if you were raped.

7. Barbara's Bookstore hell.

8. JC at Sabernomics says the Cubs just overpaid John Grabow by $3 million.

9. "Past research has hinted that technology might be the cause of social isolation; however, a new report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project indicates that the use of technology actually leads to increased and more diverse social networks."

And please, media, get over the "bowling alone" phenomenon; it was discredited long ago, apparently while you were sleeping.

10. "$144,000: Amount in federal stimulus funds awarded to the University of Arizona to study Hiaki, an endangered tribal language spoken by fewer than 80 aging people in the state, a project defended by a university official who said it 'adds to the building blocks . . . of knowledge' and is expected to create or save about one job."

- Governing

Original Arizona Republic article here.

11. The Jesus Lizard Show Went On!

12. New Parking Rules!

13. The CTA Holiday Train!

14. Police Board Overhaul Ahead.

15. Racist Admissions?

16. Stealth Democrat or Stealth Idiot?

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7:00 PM:  While babysitting my BFF’s kids, I receive a text from a good friend inviting me to go to a fundraiser dinner with him tomorrow night. It’s a $1000/plate event benefiting Share Our Strength.  Umm, I guess I can skip ballet class for that.  What’s the attire?

Jenn's dress options

10:00 PM:  After much investigation, I receive confirmation that the dress is “Business/Dressy

Business”.  I interpret that as “Cocktail” for women.  Hmm, this may be difficult.  I know it’s odd, but I actually have more formal options than cocktail in the dress archives.  And as I mentioned in my Fashion on a Shoestring post, I haven’t been shopping in a looong time.

11:00 PM:
As suspected, my dress options are limited.  Let’s just say I would be in better shape (pun intended) if this were a stand-up cocktail affair.  I need to find a dress I can semi-comfortably sit in for a multi-course meal.  Yikes.

12:30 AM:  No decisions are being made tonight. I leave the dress options hanging on the door and go to bed. Will deal with it in the morning.

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Vanilla White Chocolate Chip Strawberry Ice Cream

I made this ice cream a few days after seeing it on Monster Mama.  My girls love white chocolate and strawberries, and the ice cream is a bonus!  I used the vanilla custard ice cream base from the recipe, then stirred in white chocolate chips and fresh strawberries during the last 10 minutes of freeze time in the ice cream maker.  I also topped it with a fresh strawberry sauce when serving.  It only lasted a day...it was that good!

1 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
dash of salt
5 large egg yolks
2 cups heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1 lb strawberries, hulled and chopped

In a medium sauce pan, heat the milk, sugar, and salt over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.  Place egg yolks in a glass bowl.  Whisk, then slowly stream in 1/2 cup of the warm milk mixture while constantly whisking.  This will temper your egg yolks.  Pour mixture back into sauce pan and reduce heat to low.  Stir until mixture thickens and can coat the back of your wooden spoon.  Place a fine mesh strainer over glass bowl from earlier, and pour thickened custard mixture through to remove any thickened egg.  Place bowl in the refrigerator until cooled, about 30 minutes.

Get your ice cream machine ready.  Stir the heavy cream and vanilla extract into the cooled custard mixture.  Pour into your ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.  During the last 10 minutes of freeze time, add the white chocolate chips and strawberries to ice cream.  Store in an airtight container and place in freezer to set up completely.  Enjoy!

  1. Yum! I've been wanting to make ice cream!

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  3. Sounds delicious. I just recently bought an ice cream machine and started making ice cream. I have to try any recipe with egg yolks though. Maybe this will be the first!

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He’ll teach her things she never imagined…

When Maisie Glover is offered a position as a seamstress at a school for girls, she jumps at the chance, not expecting to discover the students are adult women. Her curiosity about the school’s real purpose draws her into a scheme that could leave her in great danger. A former student has returned, with a family heirloom she took from her patron, which she plans on selling to the highest bidder.

The school headmaster Aldis Cummings thinks Maisie is involved in the theft. When he realizes she’s innocent, he accepts her aid in figuring out exactly what has occurred while they try to retrieve the item. Will they solve the mystery of the stolen heirloom? Will the school lose its credibility amid the scandal of theft? Maisie soon discovers things about herself she never thought she’d learn, but how far is she willing to go to save her job? How can she resist giving in to new pleasures with an expert teacher like Mr. Cummings?

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Something told Maisie Glover there was something wrong with this school. She’d never been to a finishing school, but she didn’t think the students would be this old. Not a one of the females who had walked past her was under eighteen. As she glanced at the two women coming down the stairs she changed her mind and decided none of them were under twenty. It seemed a strange age for women of social standing to be in school. Most of them should be married by now, shouldn’t they?

“Mrs. Glover?”

Maisie looked up at the smiling, middle-aged woman standing in the doorway,

“Yes,” Maisie said as she stood. She grasped her reticule tightly in an effort to still her shaking hands.

“I’m Naomi Beale, the assistant headmistress,” she said. “If you’ll come with me I’ll introduce you to Mr. Cummings, the headmaster.”

Not for the first time Maisie questioned her sanity in applying for this job. She had problems in the outside world, true, but this place seemed dark, and it wasn’t from the lack of light coming in through the open curtains. It was just gloomy outside, she said to herself. It had nothing to do with the atmosphere here.

“We’ve been in need of a seamstress for some time,” Mrs. Beale said. She indicated Maisie should follow her as she headed out of the room. “The work might seem a bit daunting at first, but when you’re caught up things will seem better.”

Once they were downstairs the darkness intensified, despite the gas lighting. She wondered once again if she should turn and run, tell Mrs. Beale she had made a mistake. Then she remembered Jack, and Mr. Parker, and she fought back the urge to flee.

At the first doorway to the right of the stairwell, Mrs. Beale knocked on the door.

“Mr. Cummings?”

“Come in,” a deep voice responded,

“This is Mrs. Glover, sir,” Mrs. Beale said. “She’s here about the seamstress job.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Beale,” the man said. “That will be all.”

The woman left, closing the door behind her.

“Please, have a seat,” Mr. Cummings said. “I need to finish this and I’ll be right with you.”

Maisie sat down in one of two chairs across from his desk. She took the time to look around. There was a sofa near the hearth, but there was no other decoration, no paintings on the walls or windows.

“You’re a widow, correct?”

Maisie’s head jerked toward Mr. Cummings.

“Yes, sir.” Maisie flexed her fingers to keep from balling her hands into fists. She’d relaxed a little, but now that he spoke the anxiety was back.

“No children?”

“No, sir.”

He finally looked up from the papers on the desk and narrowed his eyes. “At your age?”

“My husband and I tried, but it was not to be.”

“And where are you employed now?” he asked.

“The Poke and Bear,” she said.

“I don’t suppose you make much money there.”

“No, I don’t,” she said. “That’s why I’m looking to make a change.” That and the fact that her boss was demanding she take on another job, one of servicing his customers in a totally different way.

“I see,” he said. “You understand what this position entails?”

“I do, sir.” She continued flexing her fingers. “You are looking for a seamstress to repair dresses for the young ladies here.”

“And to sew new creations if necessary,” he said. He nodded toward a table. “Mend that dress and if I am happy with your work we will discuss other things.”

Other things like pay? Maisie wanted to ask. She was terrified that she would walk out of here without the job. Jack had been clear the night before. One of his customers offered him ten pounds if Jack would give him Maisie for the night.

“You’ll suck his cock, and let him fuck you,” Jack had said. “I’ll give you three of the ten pounds. If it works out, we can make the arrangement with several men and make a little money on the side.”

Maisie had run from the pub, and she’d been terrified to go home. But that’s when she’d seen the notice on the board offering a job at the school. Maisie knew how to sew. It was one of the greatest skills she had.

She went to the table and picked up the dress, studying the rip. It was uneven, but could be mended to where it wouldn’t show. She could gather the material in the right way and use the right color thread to blend in with the fabric.

It didn’t take long to plan a course of action. She went to work and had it done in half an hour. When she was done, Maisie studied the dress and saw a spot near the one she’d already mended that also needed attention and fixed it; then she saw another and did the same thing. When she was done, she stood.

“It took you a long time,” he said. “At that rate you wouldn’t be able to get dresses finished in a timely fashion. I’m sorry, but you won’t work out.”

Her heart leapt into her throat. “But sir, I mended two other places where the dress was threadbare.”

“Show me.”

Maisie crossed the room and pointed out the other two places. He took the dress and looked at it carefully. He frowned, and Maisie was afraid her extra work would not secure her the position.

“Excellent,” he said. “You can hardly tell it’s been mended.”

“Thank you, Mr. Cummings.”

“Can you start tomorrow?”

He studied her. “You need to start earlier?”

“I do, please,” she said.

He sat back in his chair and studied her. “Are you running from something?”

She wasn’t sure what to tell him, but soon decided that telling him the truth was the best thing to do. She related the incident of the night before, praying it wouldn’t make him change his mind.

“I see,” he said. “Where are your belongings?”

“I have rooms near the river,” she said.

“I’ll send one of the gardeners with you to collect them,” he said.

Relief washed over her. “Thank you, Mr. Cummings.”

“I’ll show you your room and you can settle in when you return and start work tomorrow.

“Yes, sir,” Maisie said.

“In the morning I will show you the sewing room,” he said. “Now, wait here and I’ll find an escort for you.”

Moments later she was in a wagon, heading to the center of town. Maisie sighed in relief as the man, who called himself MacGruder, flicked the reins. He accompanied her inside and once they were at her rooms, he waited outside the door while she packed her things.

Her landlord appeared as she was carrying out a suitcase.

“Jack was here last night, and this morning,” he said. “I’m to let him know when you’re back.”

Before Maisie could respond MacGruder pulled a few pounds from his pocket and offered them to her landlord. But before he could snatch them up, MacGruder pulled them back. “If you see this man tell him nothing.”

The landlord greedily eyed the money. He nodded and then took the cash. Maisie couldn’t see how much it was, but by the look on the landlord’s face it was quite a bit.

MacGruder took her arm and guided her to the wagon. When they were back on their way she said, “Why did you do that?”

“To keep him silent for a bit,” MacGruder, said.

She wasn’t sure it would work, but it gave her time to get away. That made things perfect, as far as she could tell. Maisie had moved to the rooms after her husband, Elvin had died a year and a half ago. She’d barely made her rent each week, and Jack knew that. Not for the first time, Maisie wished Elvin had not died. The thought made her feel guilty. Elvin had not been a good-looking man, but he had been good to her, and he’d made her laugh. No matter how poor they were he always provided food. He worked hard, and his job as a chimneysweep was not easy. That was what had led to his death.

“I found something new, Elvin,” she said to herself. Despite the darkness she’d felt today she prayed her new life would lead her into a bright future. Hopefully it was one that would be full of sunshine, and money.

The next morning, Maisie traveled to Mr. Cummings office after eating the porridge and tea that had been left outside her door. Once again, she found him behind his desk, working.

“Your work room will be near the kitchen,” he said. “There are lots of windows there so you should have plenty of light.”

“Thank you, sir,” Maisie said.

“I ask that you not go wandering around the school,” he said as they headed up the stairs. “The gardens are quite beautiful, and if you want to take the air that would be a good place. The other rooms are off limits, as that is where we train the girls.”

Train? Maisie found that an off word, but she didn’t say anything.

“Am I the only one residing downstairs?” she asked.

“I have a room down here,” he said. “Mrs. Beale and the other staff members and servants are on the third floor.

“Is there a lot of staff?” she asked.

“Not so much,” he said. “We have a butler, and several footmen, maids and cooks. You will not be asked to do anything other than sewing.”

Maisie couldn’t imagine that thirty or so upper class females would produce enough rips that they needed to employ a full-time mender, but she wasn’t going to argue. She was employed. She had a roof over her head. She was away from Jack.

“Your room is a little isolated, I’m afraid, and since it is in the basement there is not a lot of sunlight.

“I believe I will be spending most of my time in the workroom,” she said. “I will get my sunlight there.”

He stopped on the stairs and turned to her. “I see you found your uniform.”

Maisie nodded. The uniform was a simple black dress with a rope belt. Two pouches hung on either side of the belt for her to store her working utensils. Maisie felt as if she’d died and gone to heaven.

They made their way through the kitchen. Maisie nodded at the cooks, who nodded back. The sewing room was indeed large. Inside she saw mounds of material. “Dresses, stockings, shifts, there are various things there,” Mr. Cummings said. “Each girl has her own basket in which to place things that need attention. It is important to keep them in their separate piles, which means working on them one at a time.”

“Yes, sir.” Maisie stared at what now looked like mountains.

“Good, then get to work.”

He was gone before Maisie could respond. She went to the basket that was nearest the door. It contained torn stockings and a dress that looked as if she had taken a knife to it. There were also several shifts that contained slashes. She wondered what this girl did to damage her clothing this way.

Then she noticed the dark brown stain. Was that blood? Of course it was on a shift, so it could be from the girl’s monthly flux, but there didn’t seem to be enough of it for that. It was just a small amount, no bigger than two peas, really. She wondered if the dress had already been laundered. Either way, that wasn’t her job. She needed to concentrate on getting the frock mended. It was best to ignore it.

“Did you find everything you need?” Maisie turned to find Mrs. Beale in the doorway.

“I’m still becoming acquainted with things,” Maisie said,

“Here are needles, thread and two thimbles,” Mrs. Beale said. “I know Mr. Cummings well enough to know he didn’t show you much or tell you much. He is preoccupied right now. We break in a few hours for tea and toast, and then luncheon is at one. We take another break in the afternoon for tea, and then supper is at six.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Beale,” Maisie said.

“If you need anything please let the cooks know and they will search for me,” Mrs. Beale said. “Please don’t go around the students.”

That was her second time to be warned away from the rest of the school, and it made Maisie wonder why. Don’t, she said to herself. Just be glad you’re working here and away from Jack.

“Do you know if anything needs to be done first?” she asked.

“Just pick one and start,” Mrs. Beale said with a laugh. “I will see you at the morning break.”

Maisie started to work the minute the woman was gone. She worked until break, and then went for tea and toast in the kitchen. She told her new coworkers the story of her life, telling them of Elvin. She left off the part about Jack and his idea of making her into a whore.

After that she sewed, took luncheon and sewed some more. When the day was done, Maisie was almost finished with two baskets. “I’d like to stay and work, if it’s all right with you,” she asked Mrs. Beale when she came to tell her the workday was done. Her fingers ached from the day’s labors, but she was eager to not fall behind.

“Nonsense,” Mrs. Beale said. “You’ve worked hard enough today. You need to relax. Eat supper, go for a walk, read a book. We don’t want to wear you out on the first day.”

Before she left the room, Maisie asked about the gardens.

“They are beautiful,” Mrs. Beale said. “If there are any students present there please be careful and not make contact. Some of them can be haughty.”

Maisie promised to heed her advice. She went to her room and changed into one of her dresses. It was plain, but after wearing black all day the purple color lifted her spirits and made her smile. After putting on her shoes she started down the hallway.

“Mrs. Glover.” Mr. Cummings’s voice caught her by surprise. She turned to see him standing in the doorway of a room. “I trust your first day was productive and enjoyable.”

“Yes, sir, it was,” she said. She was once again struck by his handsome looks. His deep voice made her shiver slightly.

“Are you going out?”

“Yes, for a walk in the gardens,” she said.

“They will be mostly deserted at this time,” he said. “May I walk with you?”

“Of course,” she said. She put her hand on her dress to hide a stain. She hadn’t expected to see anyone until dinner, and before then she’d wanted to change into her best dress, the one she’d worn yesterday for the interview.

She saw him glance at her hand, but he didn’t mention it. He followed her up the stairs and out into the garden.

“They are beautiful blooms,” she said as they strolled. “I’ve always wondered what it would be like to have a garden around my house.”

“What did your father do for a living?” he asked.

“He was a sweep, which is how I met Elvin, my husband. They worked together.”

“And both your parents are gone?” he asked.

“No, my mother still lives, in America. She moved there with her two sisters after my father passed away. She wanted me to go, but I was married to Elvin at the time. I didn’t want to leave him, and he didn’t want to go.”

“I see.” They walked a little in silence before he said, “You don’t want to join her now?”

“Not really,” she said. “It’s true I have no one here anymore. Elvin didn’t have contact with his parents. But the crossing is expensive. I had hoped that, since I have a better paying position now, I might be able to save some funds in case I decide to go at a later time.”

“It is a hard journey,” he said. “But you should be able to save a bit while working here, since your expenses are covered.”

“Are you married, Mr. Cummings?” Maisie was shocked the words came out of her mouth. She usually wasn’t that bold.

“No, I am not,” he said. “Since you have been so open with me, I will do the same for you. My wife left me, after four years of marriage. She said I was a cold, heartless bastard.”

Maisie stopped in her tracks. “Are you? I mean, you don’t seem that way.”

“I can be,” he said.

“Does that mean you’re divorced?”

“I am,” he said. He leaned toward her, his face lit with a wicked grin. “Scandalous, isn’t it?”

“Yes,” she said, but she couldn’t help but smile.

“Does she live around here?”

“No, she married a merchant who lives in Liverpool.” He started to walk again. “They have several children together, which is something she wanted from me.”

“You don’t want children?” Maisie gasped. “I’m sorry, I’m being far too forward. Forgive me.”

“At the time, I was house manager for an estate,” he said. “We had our own little cottage and children were part of our plan. But—” He paused, and Maisie wondered what he was thinking. “It is almost time for dinner. Perhaps we should go inside and get ready.”

They turned before getting to a statue that Maisie had wanted to see. It set in what seemed to be the center of the path they were on, and she wanted to explore it, to examine the marble and its carvings. She would have to come out here later to do it on her own.

Maisie kept her gaze on the flowers as they walked, and when she tripped and fell to the ground she gasped.

“Mrs. Glover,” Mr. Cummings said, bending down to help her up. “Are you all right?”

“I tripped,” she said. She looked behind her. There was a small mound of dirt near the edge of the path, and a rock, not very big, but large enough for her to stumble over, was near it.

“I shall have to speak to the gardener about this,” he said. “He is not doing his job properly if things like this are left about. Were you injured?”

Maisie felt her knee. There was a new rip in her skirt from her fall. “Nothing I can’t fix,” she said.

“You know, I believe there is extra material in your work area. Perhaps you could use some of that to make yourself a new frock. Consider it a bonus for having to put up with another worker’s carelessness.”

“Thank you, Mr. Cummings,” she said.

He nodded, and she took that to mean you’re welcome.

The idea of a new dress occupied her mind as they walked in silence back to the house.

“I’ll see you in the staff dining hall,” he said. “We still have about half an hour.”

“Thank you, Mr. Cummings,” she said.

She changed as quickly as she could, and then headed back to the garden, thinking she could see the statue before the meal. The night was closing in on her, and she carefully kept to the right side of the path so she did not trip over the rock and dirt clods.

As the statue drew near she thought about her new life. She thanked the powers that be for seeing her safely to the school. Her panic had been so real, and it seemed so far away now.

Last night there was every chance she would be a whore. Now she was an employee of the best finishing school in Bath. She was just a mender, true, but if she worked hard there was the possibility that when Mrs. Beale retired she could take her job.

What would it be like to be more than a worker? What would it feel like to be one of those young ladies, she wondered. She was sure they were all happy and didn’t have a care in the world. They didn’t have to worry about how they were going to pay the rent, or where their next meal was coming from.

“Quit feeling sorry for yourself,” she whispered as she reached the statue. She wasn’t sure who the sculptor was, but the object was Roman in nature. It was of a woman, wearing a floral crown and the long, flowing robes they wore. She had an orb of some sort in her hand, but it didn’t look like a globe.

Maisie wondered what it was. She took a step closer to get a better look. There was a golden ring around the middle of the orb, but there were no other markings.

She wondered what life would have been like in the times the Romans inhabited the city. The baths were a wonderful place to visit.

She was so happy now that she wasn’t sure anything could bring her down, unless she managed to make Mr. Cummings angry and lose her job. That might happen if she were late to dinner the first night. She made her way back down the path, stopping when she heard a few voices Maisie was surprised to hear one of those ladies voice the same concern she had thought just moments ago.

“We’ll be in trouble,” the first voice said. “Besides, this is a ridiculous search. Nothing has been found in the last eighteen hundred years. What makes you think we’ll find it?”

Find what? In the growing darkness, Maisie looked down to make sure she didn’t trip again. As she did the second voice, much louder and stronger than the first one, spoke.

“You’re such a milksop. This is an adventure. Think about how famous we’ll be after we find it.”

Find what? Maisie asked herself silently. Had something been buried in the gardens? Something that had been missing for quite some time? In her years in Bath, Maisie had never heard any sort of legend associated with this manor house. The school had only been here for the last twenty years.

Before that it had belonged to a rich family, although Maisie couldn’t remember their name.

“You stay then. I’m going back,” the first voice said.

Maisie moved back and crouched down, the pebbles from the path biting into her knees as she tried to make herself as tiny as possible.

A girl, no not a girl, a woman, hurried out from the bushes and turned toward the house. Maisie couldn’t make out her features, and she doubted she would be able to pick her out if she saw her again.

Seconds later a second female entered the path and rushed after her friend. “Wait for me!”

When they were gone, Maisie stood up. If she didn’t hurry she would be late for supper, and that would not make her look good in Mr. Cummings’s eyes. She took off toward the house, praying she would make it before they said the meal prayer.

Tomorrow she would ask Mrs. Beale about any legends that might be associated with the house. It would make for interesting conversation at mealtime.


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The weather is the news locally. Predictions of snow and sleet today have stirred everyone into a panic. Schools are already closed and yet not a drop of precipitation has fallen yet.

In other (non) news, another tropical storm season has passed with little fanfare and no major storms hitting the US. I am sure Al Gore is upset about this, as he is abroad again blaming the US for things we can't control. After another year of dire predictions, the eastern tropical storm season was, fortunately, another dud.

I recently caught parts of the Weather Channel's 100 Greatest Weather Moments and I take issue with a few rankings. First, they rank Global Warming as number one. Global Warming is climate and not weather and that's like saying the earth's 'climate' is the most significant weather event in history. Well, duh, thank you Mr. Obvious. Additionally, who's to say that in ten or twenty years the warming won't change back to cooling? Secondly, they put Hurricane Katrina at number two but the Johnstown Flood of 1889 at 40. The Johnstown Flood, and ensuing fires, destroyed the city and killed about 20% of the city's population. Katrina killed about 1500 which is terrible, but it could have been worse and it certainly wasn't 20% of the people in her path and it certainly did not destroy New Orleans; she was badly battered and bruised, yes, but not as badly as Johnstown was. Imagine if a flood and fires destroyed a US city today, no matter how small or large, and killed 20% of its residents? It would be a Blame Bush Fest like none that has ever been seen before! In fact, the pollution that would accompany the blame Bush parties would certainly be more damaging to the planet than any hurricane or flood could ever be. The hot air from Al Gore's mouth itself would raise the earth's temperature three degrees C.

As for the flood, some will blame the club members and their negligence for the dam burst but one must blame Mother Nature too. Just like we can blame man for failures in New Orleans, the weather still played a major role. One major difference, though, people were warned about Katrina days in advance. The people in Johnstown got no warning at all.

I would move the Johnstown Flood of 1889 up closer to Katrina with both in the top ten; probably top five but not one and two. I don't think I would include Global Warming at all and that may well leave the weather predictions for early June of 1944 in the English Channel and French coast as the most important weather moment in history.

I still like the Weather Channel and find it informative and useful but I think their 100 weather moments was slanted some.

Hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, et al, are all Mother Nature's way of telling us we don't have the influence we think we have.

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I got the saws out to cut the last pieces of fencing to finish off the cabin walls and attacked a couple more projects while I was at it. I know the rains are going to set in soon which makes using the power saws really challenging. This wood quilt is something I’ve wanted to try for ages. It’s going to be the door for the storage shelves at the stair landing in the cabin. I’ve got a lot of glueing to do but this is the initial mock-up. #build #woodquilt #cabin #diy #treehouse

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The City completed a Public Tree Management Plan and a Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Implementation Plan in 2013. These plans were completed in response to the EAB infestation spreading throughout southeastern Wisconsin and partial funding for these plans was provided though an Urban Forestry Grant from the Wisconsin DNR. The plans provide details for tree removal, planting, trimming, and treatment from 2014 to 2018.

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Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive wood boring beetle that feeds on the tissues under the bark of ash trees and kills them. The metallic green beetle is native to East Asia and was accidentally imported to the United States within the wood of shipping crates from China. EAB was first discovered near Detroit, Michigan in 2002. EAB is not a threat to human health but it does threaten our forest and urban tree populations. Unless treated, EAB is 100% fatal to our native ash trees of any size, any age, healthy or unhealthy.

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Happy 1st Birthday, Vann!!

We had the opportunity to celebrate sweet Vann’s 1st birthday on Saturday, August 16th. That sweet little boy is BEYOND precious!! I mean duh…have you seen his adorable parents?

Dana & her mom (and sister and sister-in-law, for that matter) are who come to mind when I think of the term “homemaker.” Being a homemaker goes way beyond just being a “stay-at-home-mom,” & they definitely epitomize many of the qualities of a true homemaker.  Of course with their mad skills, the party was ADORABLE!

Jase had a blast playing with all of Vann’s toys & he especially loved the wagon. Several of Dana’s other friends have the most precious little guys all around Jase’s age, and it’s so cool to watch all of them grow up.

Poor Jase is so tall, his feet were dragging on the ground. Didn’t make for much of a wild ride, but he still loved it.

I could just eat that sweet ole belly right up! (That sounds way more weird when I type it out than it does in my head. Hopefully y’all get my tone?)

Cake & present time!!

Is he not the cutest little thing?!? I’ll answer that for you…YES. He is. We love him so much and have been praying for him since even before he was in his mama’s tummy. Love seeing God’s faithfulness!

And really, really thankful we get to raise our sweet boys together. Cannot wait to see the MEN they become one day!

We had a blast celebrating with you guys, and Jase must have partied hard because he took a serious business nap when we got home!

Love you, Vann!! Happy 1st Birthday, little man.

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