Well, Here We Go

2010

I Remember

We were JUST celebrating the turn of the century

A New Millenium.

2010 sounded far far away.

Yet, Here We Are.

Time FLIES

BLINK of An Eye

HEARTBEAT Away

Split Second

Within A Breath

Like The Wind

Flicker, Flash, Twinkle

Space Of Time

I L L U S I O N

Stephanie

Is My Hero

in that

She Embraces Moments

Everything is Interesting to her

and any idea or inspiration she opens herself up to

And Tastes It

Wants to KNOW About It.

Makes It Her Now.

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EMBRACING MOMENTS

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I Know That

You ARE here for a Reason

And Memories of What My Mother Used to Say:

"Oh Honey, You're Always Headed for

The Next Brick Wall"

As She pushed my bangs back and put her hands under my chin

Worrying For Me.

And it made me so mad to hear that.

(EDIT/ Clarification: oh in a good way, my mom said that

because God Love Me ! It was So True.

Please Reference

Link to You Are Here For A Reason

to see why I added these thots

about what My Mom Said To Me.

I was dashing off bits of this and that

like I do on a hand written

journal page yesterday,

and its all a Bit Much as I read its disjointedness

back to myself today.

...But trust me, My Mom-- Was A Saint. xo)

Now (I try to) Approach Them Gently

Go Around / Leap Right Over / Fly Past

~ It Takes Practice ~

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A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE

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2000 & 10

Year of The Third Millenium ~ Anno Domini / Common Era

The 21st Century

First Year in a Decade

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The U N has deemed this

International Year of Biodiversity

There Will Be Three Eclipses of the Sun / Moon

And The Chinese New Year Falls on Feb 14

The Year of The Tiger

~ That's Me ~

...Tigers are also noted for a marked reluctance to make up their minds.

Holly Is Laughing, Pointing, Covering her Mouth, Nodding.

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I will DETOX again after The Holidays

And I am wondering What Obama Will Do Next

I would like to Do More Of My Art,

Take a pottery class, guitar lessons, get the garage cleaned out,

FINISH the Round Robin I am in

Keep My Kitties Healthy

And Remember To Kiss My Partner MORE OFTEN.

Spend More Time With Friends.

I want business to pick up

So That We Keep Our Jobs.

A N Y W A Y

Tonight We Party

~ Raising a Glass Under The Moon ~

Celebrating Mile Markers and New Tomorrows

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Thoughts Going 'Round

Notes To Myself

Here I sit and Add To This

My Modern Version

of

A BOOK OF HOURS

The Contemplation of Time

This Year

Whispering To Me It's Message

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All Moments

Are But

Once In A Blue Moon

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Remember to BEE-EE IN THEM

Just Be.

Do You Believe In....

Animals as Totems ?


Always Curious

About Symbolism and Animal Behaviour

Finding This Book

Was A Natural Fit
(Don't Let the "Magical Powers" Bit Throw-You-Off Here)

Trouble With Neighbors

Can Be Such a HEADACHE

And Last Night...Once Again

The Joy From Next Door

Came... Unbidden.

However !

By The End,

A Sort of V i c t o r y

* For Once *

Seemed To Play Out

In Our Favor

(yayyyy)

Now Tonight...

A Skunk Shows Up

Leaving A Calling Card of Extreme Existence

In the Crispy Night Air.

And so -

I wondered

About A Skunk Showing Up

As The Air - Even In The House Now -

Made Sure You Could Think of Nothing Else.


ReCalling

"Animals As Totems"

thru the Magic of

GOOGLE


Tickled That The Skunk Says:


"I will not tolerate abuse in any form."


The Symbol for :

Sensuality, Respect, Self-Esteem


It Teaches :
How to give respect, expect respect and demand respect.

This totem helps you
recognize your own qualities and assert them.

Skunks are fearless but very peaceful.

These are two wonderful qualitieswhich you can learn from your skunk totem.

Ah,

The Things We Choose To Blog About....

Photo~Shop.png

Working on Round Robin Journal Pages.

Here We Have "The Courtesan".

A Paper Doll

Who Found Collage Sheets To Clothe Herself

From This ::SHOPPE Here::

These Lovelies Were Sized To Fit
At The Local
Ye Olde Photo~shoppe
(You know that little tool that looks like this ?)

Then The Dressmaker

Cut Them Out

* and now *

The Embellishment Takes Place....


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Days Off for The Holidays
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And The P L A Y T I M E
Is Gooood.

And Then I Got.....

Some

* P L A Y T I M E *

I Didn't Know !

And Apparently I am The Only One That Didn't Know

Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

I'ts like a High Def YouTube- For Arty Folk.

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

And All Thru The House...

Any Creature Yet Stirring....

SHOULD HAVE NEW JAMMIES ON !

:::Click HERE:::

Or There is The...Sugar Plum Package Treat

Woolie Slippers
::Click HeRe::

Favorite SNACKS






And A Game That
Any Over (ahem) Forty Chick
Can Play.


Hmmmmmmm ? ? ?

Is It Time For Tea ?

The Perfect Package

Holly's "Tea With Jane" Dolls
These Are Darling!::CliCk HeRe::

Cup On ETSY
::Click HERE::

Blooming Tea
::click here::

And A Book To Read::CLICK HERE::

Well, Who Wouldn't Love (to get) THAT ?

Raining , Pouring....

What to get The Blogger who likes to cook

or just likes to Read About cooking ?

I would get That Person....

This

And an Old Copy of This

And Some of This

Maybe This Too

Then - Wrap it up with A Jingle Bell & Bow !

annnd V O I L A !

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Enjoying staying in this weekend
As it finally rains in Southern California....

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Holed up with movies and a fire in the fireplace



Smiling start to finish watching
Julie and Julia



Which Led Me on a google search afterward
To Know More....

Because my Memory of Julia was painful,

Occasionally being stuck watching her on the television

At Grandmother's House as a kid.

Wondering....who This Strange Woman was...



Well It Turns Out !

Young Julia applied to the government at 28

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor

To Become A SPY !


HA !

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