ART TEA LIFE

Ohhhh, It's Called : R E B U S

2012-01-06T10:39:00.000-08:00

When You Do That

Thank You !

2011-12-22T18:27:00.000-08:00

The Rural Pearl

2011-12-14T08:21:00.000-08:00

Click HERE

GirlGoneThreadWild

2011-12-13T18:33:00.001-08:00

Good Byeeee

sniffhonksnifffsniff

We Will Miss
You
But
H o p e f u l l y

Still be able to
FIND YOU
HERE
?

2011-11-17T20:25:00.001-08:00

2011-10-10T12:37:00.001-07:00

Tipping Point

2011-10-05T12:14:00.000-07:00

I don't know Where It's Going....

But I think it's Pretty Exciting !

“The smart rich know they can only build the gate so high. And … history proves that people, when they’ve had enough, aren’t going to take it anymore. And much better to deal with it nonviolently now, through the political system, than what could possibly happen in the future, which nobody wants to see.”

SunDay Post Card ART

2011-09-07T08:13:00.001-07:00

THERE IS STILL TIME TO PLAY

click
here

These Gals Like to PartY Every Week !

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And the
Winner
is

"I think it's Swim Time," She said.

2011-08-07T11:24:00.000-07:00

Daisy Love

2011-07-13T15:41:00.001-07:00

l a u g h i n g g g

2011-06-15T17:11:00.000-07:00

FINDPrintHERE

Now Reading

2011-06-03T16:15:00.000-07:00

The Secret Life of Small Pots....

2011-05-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

~ at the ~
TEXTILE CUISINE

A Sweet Place To Shop

Beee Mine Mine Mine

2011-04-14T12:29:00.000-07:00

Crazy For You

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Click Here
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2011-01-14T00:11:00.000-08:00

2011-01-10T15:47:00.000-08:00

"As I look out the window,

I see a very beautiful planet

that seems very inviting and peaceful.

Unfortunately, it is not..."

~ Commanding Officer Scott Kelly

International Space Station

January 10, 2011

Aaaaa-aaa !!!

2010-12-03T13:11:00.000-08:00

Viddler.Com

or try

HERE

Because if You're Happy In Your Head...

2010-12-01T08:19:00.000-08:00

Create

2010-11-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

N O W

FALLing Back One Hour

2010-11-07T14:34:00.001-08:00

She Brought GOOD NEWS

2010-10-29T18:39:00.000-07:00

2010-09-18T09:52:00.000-07:00

2010-08-23T21:06:00.000-07:00

Remember The Ice Cream Man ?

2010-08-13T13:52:00.000-07:00

I would Like It

If there was A Tea Man that Came Around

Playing A Little Tune

Tinkling A Little Bell.

2010-07-22T07:01:00.000-07:00

2010-07-20T15:13:00.000-07:00

Memories Fading

2010-05-13T14:37:00.000-07:00

Making R O O M

:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

c h a n g e s

:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

Peace~Full

s u r r e n d e r

and Drinking Tea.

Spring Cleaning Begins

2010-04-13T00:21:00.000-07:00

Picking up,
Piecing Together,
Rearranging....

There's Alot To Do Around Here.

~::~

Thank Goodness

For Sweet Friends,

Photoshop Playtimes and Tea Breaks

In Between.

Whew.

Secrets Revealed

2010-04-09T16:31:00.000-07:00

Deep Down
In The
Photo~Shop...

Challenges Here
From One Old Page

The More At Play

The More To Learn

And Don't I wish
That I could Find
This Old Thing....?

Just My Cup of Tea.

Tea Meditations & Mandala Medication

2010-04-03T23:01:00.000-07:00

SALUBRIOUS , Indeed !
;)

1. Get Cup of Tea

2. Click on Mandala

3. PRINT
4. Start with Bindu
5. PLAY / Pray
~ xo ~

She Just Named Him : PUG

2010-04-02T13:51:00.000-07:00

"She was a woman who spent her days in sitting, nicely dressed, on a sofa, doing some long piece of needlework, of little use and no beauty, thinking more of her pug than her children..."

Of Lady Bertram
Mansfield Park, volume 1, chapter 2

Me & The Bird Were ...

2010-03-31T18:24:00.000-07:00

Just Going For A Walk.

We've Been Playing With

Tea & Jane Austen

Collage Sheets

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CLIcK HeRe
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And Someone ELSE
Started Playing with Jane too
~ for that ~
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Yesss. What She Said.

2010-03-20T10:32:00.000-07:00

Artwork & Wisdoms

by

Laura George

Jane Campion, How I do Love Thee...

2010-03-14T13:11:00.000-07:00

Your Trademark Tool

Of Natural Light

On Film

Much As

The Impressionist's
for this treat click here

Brushing of Oil

On canvas.

Here I am In Awe

Images

That Can Capture The Soul.
see here

Circus Girls

2010-03-12T20:50:00.000-08:00

By Loomis Dean

For Life Magazine

1952

Found a Blog to Fall in Love With Today

That is Where
These Delicious
Fabulous
Photos
were
S W I P E D
From.

Treat Yourself To MORE ?

CLICK HERE

; ) have fun !

Go Ask Alice

2010-03-05T10:46:00.001-08:00

When is a Raven Like A Writing Desk ?

The Mad Hatter
puts this riddle to
Alice

at
The Tea Party.

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Lewis Carroll never intended this to BE a riddle With An Answer
......................................................................................................................

He wrote it in

as proof of the fact

that
The HATTER IS MAD

and
Nothing there Made Sense.

* * *
Besieged by fans

wanting to KNOW the ANSWER

Carroll went on record as saying

That there WAS NO ANSWER

but people would not leave this alone

and INSISTED that there must be,

and began

soliciting him with the answers
they themselves
created.
* * *

WHEN IS A RAVEN LIKE A WRITING DESK ?

Finally

In answer
Lewis Carroll wrote :..................................................................................................
"...Because it can produce a few notes,

tho they are very flat;

and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front!

This, however, is merely an afterthought;

the Riddle,

as originally invented,

had no answer at all."
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So, When is a Raven like A Writing Desk ?

or a dog

or a racecar
or a star, a straw, pins,
or a snap and stop ?
or
even a gateman
for that matter ?
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Sometimes

things

just

don't

make

sense.

~::~::~::~::~::~::~::~::~::~

And-thats-okay.

::wink::

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Shall I Lend You The Looking Glass ?
For Raven Spelled Backwards...
You See ?
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Art Tea Life Collage Sheets on ETSY

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Curious-er and Curious-ER...

2010-02-27T14:30:00.000-08:00

Indeed,

That is How

Making Collage Sheets

CAN BE !

= So We Found Out =

Miss : HOLLY LOVES ART

And Me.

~ For More ~

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CLick HeRe

TO Buy ~ To SEE

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oh gawd, not another plea for Haiti ?

2010-02-21T11:00:00.000-08:00

Ah, But Indeed

It IS

"Darlings & Dearests"

(forgive the affectation, watching alot of BBC period pieces lately)

Don't be bored by the Subject of the State of Haiti.

It was bad BEFORE that earthquake hit

And with a Decimated Infrastructure,

It isn't about to get BETTER.

No, the Drama There

HAS ONLY BEGUN.

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So Many Places in the world...

A Responsibility

Beyond Politics and Religions.

Hard to Find Answers.

but

Basic Rights & Wrongs

obvious

glaring

startling

puzzling

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I can't help Everyone Every Minute.
I Know That.

But Today

Renewed Energy

TO GIVE AGAIN

~ Just A Little More ~

And Stay In Touch With That

Because I Can...

Current needs
NEEDS FOR THE RESCUE CENTER

posted by Haiti Rescue Center

large safety pins
cribsheets
short-any size
sock-any size
boys and girls underware-any size
barretts
plastic pants (to put over cloth diapers)
baby shampoo, lotion, powder
hand santizer
bumbo seats
sippy cups
spoons
bowls
pens
sharpies
pillows
Q-tips
newborn clothes
any toys
shoes and sandles-any size
infant formula
baby food
baby cereal

A lot of people have asked for a deadline… By the end of March/ middle of April would be awesome because that is when we had initially hoped to get the container ready to send out here. If you aren’t able to get them to MN by then, NO WORRIES! As you can imagine, we go through quite a few diapers and it is a constant and ongoing need.

you can mail them to:

Debbie Woodward
1500 Jackson St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Sewing projects

posted by Haiti Rescue Center

Can you sew? Want to help us here in Haiti?

Caroline here again. Since the Earthquake many of you have wanted to jump in, get your hands dirty and help the people of Haiti. Some of you have medical skills, some are artists or engineers, some of you are prayer warriors but some of you still don’t feel like you are doing much to help. Well I have an idea! Can you sew? Can you get a group of girlfriends together at Bible Study? or at Work? I have a project for you.

Here in the Rescue Center, we use cloth diapers. We wish we had the funds to buy diapers, but as you can imagine it would be insanely expensive to put 50-60 kids in Pampers several times a day. (You’re welcome to write them and ask for a donation We can always use more cloth diapers, clothes and aprons for the nanny’s to wear.

These dresses are made out of pillow cases. How fun! Here is a link for instruction in making them.

These little dresses, or any type of pillow-case style dress is great and easy to dress them in. Sleeveless helps keep them cool, too!

These aprons were made with pillow cases as well and have pockets which work great for the ladies.

If you can help us with this, you can mail them to:

Debbie Woodward
1500 Jackson St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

If you have any questions or want more info,

please email Anna at annainhaiti@yahoo.com

I think this project is really great because I have zero sewing skills whatsoever. Not artsy and craftsy at all. So big kuddos to those of you who are!

Sewing update

February 19, 2010

SO sorry to those of you who have been waiting for this info. to get started sewing. Truth is I know close to nothing about sewing and have had to do some research… its hard when you know what you want but you don’t know anything about it Here is a link to what all the staff here and Licia and I agree are the best diapers.

http://www.ottobredesign.com/en/print/pdf/vaippa_en.pdf

The inside padding without the elastic is actually counter-productive so if you do not have time or ability to add elastic, don’t pad the inside. Please leave the Velcro out and instead sew two strong strings about an inch from the top of the diaper across diaper with about a foot extra on both sides so when it is wrapped around the waste it can be tied twice…

for the dresses… really any pattern that comes up when you type in “pillowcase dresses” in google works… and it’s fun to have different looking clothes for all the kids so pick your favorite! The smaller the dress, the more likely it is that it will be used daily in the rescue center. We do hand out clothes to the community and have a handful of older kids though, so any size will be used!

My mom actually made the pattern for the aprons that the ladies requested and has made the dresses before, so if you want the apron pattern or the pattern she used for the dressed, or have any further questions please email her at

kagstrom@surewest.net

A lot of people have asked for a deadline… By the end of March/ middle of April would be awesome because that is when we had initially hoped to get the container ready to send out here. If you aren’t able to get them to MN by then, NO WORRIES! As you can imagine, we go through quite a few diapers and it is a constant and ongoing need.

And answers to a couple other questions…

*Quality over quantity, hands down! We’d much rather have five diapers that hold in the mess than 25 pieces of rectangular fabric.

*We will take store bought cloth diapers if you’d rather not or can’t sew- like me

*Blankets/quilts are a need but because of the frequency of use and them being washed daily we ask they are made thin so they dry faster.

*There is not a point where we will no longer have a need for these things, so if you are asking if we still need them, yes!

*All our diapers are hand washed daily.

Thanks to everyone getting involved in this- the diapers, aprons and dresses will be well-used and much appreciated

Another way to help

posted by Haiti Rescue Center

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ClicK

HERE

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One Love, One Heart

2010-02-14T16:49:00.000-08:00

~ And a Box of Chocolates ~

More Playing With
Eligia & Itkupulli's
Collage Obsession Challenge
For " LONGING "

Breathing New Life Into The Old Couple

2010-02-14T09:50:00.000-08:00

I forget how much I love to play in photoshop~!

She Presented An Image
To PLAY With

:::HERE:::

That Fabulous Photo Shop Queen

SEE MORE CLICK HERE

Or Shop HERE

or Learn How HERE

Or Just Hang Out At HER BLOG - Right HERE

Message To A Sweet Friend Today

2010-02-12T12:59:00.001-08:00

Tags From: Victorian Station

~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~
Click Here

~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~

She is My Rockstar

2010-02-05T17:16:00.001-08:00

Several years ago

I came across a book

"Animals In Translation"

And so was introduced to the woman named

Temple Grandin.

I bought more books

and I looked up places she was speaking...

Being Star Struck just isn't me !

But.Here.I.Am.

Then last month a trailer came on for

an upcoming HBO film About Her Life.

Took Me By Suprise

Stopped Me in My Tracks

So overwhelmed, I wanted to cry even !

:::::::::::::::I can't explain this:::::::::::::::

Even to myself

why, every time I see it / think about it

I feel overwhelmed and excited enough

TO CRY.
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The Anticipation Of This Movie

Has Made Me Happy Crazy Coo Coo

Constantly Counting Down
The Days yet to come.

WELL IT'S HERE

It's HERE , It's HERE

Finally The Day Is Here !

Saturday Night at 8 pm

"twitterpated"

My Mom's Word for

Completely-over-the-MOON-EXCITED.

Well thats me now :

TWITTERPATED !

~ for sure ~

And Thats What I will Be Up To

This Saturday NIght.

Yes Yes Yes

Trailer

Now For Some FUN

2010-02-05T09:17:00.000-08:00

~ On Sale ~
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H E R E
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Whatta HOOT !

2010-02-04T09:37:00.000-08:00

Wig Beanie Hat available on ETSY- click HERE

The "Ten Things I Hate About Blogs" Post

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CLIcK HeRe*

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*Bring Your Humor

The Fabric Fairy

2010-02-03T11:15:00.000-08:00

Someone

Has-s-s-s

A Lil' Fabric Problem

And I am The Enabler

That is Sending Her MORE
Sharing a Little Loot
netted on a jaunt downtown
Into the Garment District.
ohhhh, not that "I" have a Problem.
No, Not At Allll.....

Tea With A Groundhog Named Brigid

2010-02-02T10:07:00.000-08:00

Painting by Amber Alexander
Taken with Milk & Honey

=::= Milk & Honey Tea   =::=

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1/2 pot very strong black tea 

1 cup milk 

Whipped Honey

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Heat milk and honey in a pot until

honey has incorporated

and mixture is hot.

Pour tea into milk mixture

and heat through.

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And Keeping an Eye Out...
For Shamrocks & Flowers

If Candlemas day be Sunny and Bright,
Winter will have Another Flight;
If Candlemas day be Cloudy with Rain;
Winter is Gone and won't come again.
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We Have Seen our Shadows here Today

and The Sky already Begins To Cloud over...

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Off To Haiti

2010-01-27T10:59:00.001-08:00

Trying to Imagine The Hands

That will Hold these Ditty Bags

And The Eyes that will Inspect inside....

Delighted as Some Buddy Special

Asked for a Sewing Lesson

Inspired To Help Too.

Adding

A Designer Tote

To The Pile.

A Kiss For Luck
~xo~

And They Are On Their Way.
Donation of goods to Haiti
By haitirescuecenter
We have a friend that is collecting donated good for us at a warehouse. These items are to be shipped to Haiti. If you have items you can ship them to
Debbie Woodward
1500 Jackson Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Current needs list
infant formula
powdered milk
ensure milk
oil
other staples
canned meat
canned vegetables
canned beans
canned tomato products
juice mixes

triple antibiotic oint
vitamins
tylenol
ibuprofen
antibiotics
hydrocortizone cream
anti-fungal cream
oral hypoglycemics – metformin, glyburide
seizure meds – pheno
gauze
gloves
kerlex, cling
IV fluids
angiocaths
casting materials
cast saw
surgical blades
sutures – all kinds
syringes

tents
tarps
mattresses
sheets
pillows
hygiene items
laundry soap
disinfectant
copy paper
bug spray
garden seeds – corn, beans (lima, black, etc), watermelon, tomato, eggplant
garden tools – hoe, machete, pick-ax, sickle (digo)
buckets
flashlights
rechargeable lanterns
batteries
dishes
cups
spoons
cooking pots

nails – 3″, 4″, tin
wire
paint
doors
boards – 2×4, 1×4
plywood
shovels
hammers
wheelbarrows

generator
inverter
electric wire
batteries
water pump – 4″
bulldozer
back-hoe
ambulance-like truck

If you would like Debbie’s phone number please email me or if you have any question please let me know. We know some of these needs are big but we want you to know what we are looking for. Thanks so much for all you help.

Shipping
By haitirescuecenter
It has been made know to us that several places like Home Depot, and other department stores have free shipping or free shipping is you order to over a certain amount. Just wanted to put that out there for those sending items to MN. This might be a good way to buy supplies and get it to the warehouse for free. You guys check it out and let others know in the comment section. Thanks to everyone for all your help!

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Buy Tents for Haiti
- over $75 -
Ships for FREE

CLICK HERE

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Send Medical Supplies noted on list

FREE SHIPPING- Over $25 -

ONLY UNTIL THIS FRIDAY

Expires Feb. 5

CLiCk HeRe

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Have Them Sent To :

Debbie Woodward
1500 Jackson Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Thanks For This Cat

2010-01-23T18:30:00.000-08:00

Such a Small Thing

And yet....How Would It Feel ?

If I had nothing else left in this world -

To have My Own little bag
~ at least ~

To hold a few necessities in.

This Could Be BIG.

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CLICK HERE For The Details

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You Bet

Ah'm Gonna DO IT !
It's Something I Know I CAN DO
To Help.

"With Dove, Joy and Cheer"

2010-01-20T06:16:00.001-08:00

That's What She So Aptly Said

Want to Help ?

Click HERE For A Few Ideas

This One Takes The Cake

2010-01-08T08:48:00.001-08:00

She is Just A Beauty

Our Round Robin continues

And at This Stage of The Game

The Confectionary Queens

Have Grown Into Characters.

Each Royal Artist Giving Her A Special Touch.

All of The Details

(ahem) S L O W L Y Adding Up

To Create A Beauty !

***************

Just
Two
More
Stops

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And She Is H O M E !

Is It Snowing At Your House ?

2010-01-06T18:40:00.001-08:00

Brrrrr !

Here's Hoping that Every + ONE is Safe & Warm.

Tea With Holly~Girl

2010-01-05T15:22:00.000-08:00

A Tradition For Us Now !

Taking Tea Together for The Holly~day. (I just had to say that)

This Time We Went "Trendite"

Trying out
The Royal T
Pop Culture & Art Scene

Reflective of Japanese Anime

The Girls(tea servers as well as guests)Dress Up

In the Goth-CandyLand-Lolita Style.

Hello Kitty is Very Big Here

And the Blythe & Pullip Dolls Charm You
As they Dance around for sale in the gift shop

There Was Endless Gabbing

Goodies

And Even More Chatting.

Best Of All Though

Was Stopping by to Get A Hug From Albie

And Then !
Visiting
THIS !
~ Soon To be Published ~
PARADISE OF A STUDIO !

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To See More:::::::::::::::::::::::::
There Was More TEA at the house
to go with *yayyy* Pressie Time !

My Very OWN set of Tea With Jane Dolls !
::Click HERE::

Yehhhh, Tea Is Good.

Tea With Your Pal---

EVEN BETTER.

~ xo ~

Really, How Mature Can I Be ?

2010-01-03T15:42:00.000-08:00

Tapping on the door window...Ah heck.
I don't feel like it....

Good Grief ! POUNDING NOW...

Who IS THAT ?

Neighbor's Voice Calls Out....

ohhh I know who it is...(wince)

I will just sit here

Quietly

on-the-couch...

Then....No more Knocking. Can I move yet ?

~ Daisy's Head Pops Up ~

NO WAY

Neighbor is Coming Around The BACK !

Aaaaa !

Laying face down on floor now

Do my feet stick out ?

Oh For Pete's Sake

WHAT AM I DOING HERE ?

JEEPERS

Wouldn't it have been so much EASIER

To Just Answer.

Now I can't shake This Realization

Of just HOW LOW I CAN GO.
This is So Sad.....

Well, Here We Go

2009-12-31T13:11:00.000-08:00

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

* * *

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

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....

2009-12-30T22:05:00.000-08:00

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....

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2009-12-27T17:25:00.000-08:00

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
********* ********** ********** ********** ********** *
And The P L A Y T I M E
Is Gooood.

And Then I Got.....

2009-12-25T18:00:00.000-08:00

Some

* P L A Y T I M E *

I Didn't Know !

2009-12-19T08:07:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-17T09:00:00.000-08:00

And All Thru The House...

Any Creature Yet Stirring....

SHOULD HAVE NEW JAMMIES ON !

:::Click HERE:::

Or There is The...Sugar Plum Package Treat

2009-12-16T20:01:00.000-08:00

Woolie Slippers
::Click HeRe::

Favorite SNACKS

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

Hmmmmmmm ? ? ?

Is It Time For Tea ?

2009-12-14T16:45:00.000-08:00

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....

2009-12-13T07:16:00.000-08:00

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 !

:::read more - click here:::

Journaling Inspiration, Definitely

2009-12-06T11:13:00.000-08:00

Wonderful Buzz Word for Journaling :

Creating A "Flat Film"

More on this book
SLOW: Life in a Tuscan Town
Click Here

2009-12-03T15:02:00.001-08:00

I am in Serious Need

Of Directions To

The Brain Store

So that I can pick up

A Brain To Mouth Filter.

Maybe It's Hormones

Maybe it's Alzheimer

I don't know

But...Some Days

I could just KICK MYSELF.

Tickets Please !

2009-12-02T15:19:00.001-08:00

Give Some Buddy

Tickets To Their Own Show.

This Ticket Show

Is a Little Sumpin Sumpin

To Tuck IntoA Royal Confection Round Robin Box

But Now I'm thinking....What A Fun

Birthday Card or Thank You Card

Left Over Raffle Tickets Can Be

Mixed Up Madness

2009-11-25T07:13:00.000-08:00

So I did it

Picked up a Turkey.

Even tho since The DetoxI have been pretty much Meat Free.

It gets Harder and Harder For Me To Reconcile

The Sweetness Of A Living Creature

Satiating My Hunger

And Sustaining My Energy

Which is only wrought out

Working in an edit bay every night

On what is basically AIR----

(i.e., I really am NOT A Caveman, sooo....)

Its Called Denial ~

Disconnecting The Dots

Alive - Dead - Plate - EAT.

But That is Exactly What I Will Do.

Oh Yehhhh and

Here Is A Question :

Is Obama going to do that Bird Pardoning Thing ?

Every year that always slays me.

The Whole President Pardoning a Bird....

I know I know

Tradition Right ?

It probably played well in Olden Days.

There is a little thing called War and Peace

I would rather see The Office work on
But You Know - "Tradition"

(okay so this is an uplifting post)

I did it anyway.

I picked up a turkey.

Appeased My Growing Dilemma

By Pre-Meditating

- I mean pre ordering -

A Freshly Axed Free Range Organic Turkey.

The Young Man Asked Me :

Is A Heidi Hen all right ?

Uhh... Whats A Heidi Hen ?

here : A Story about how The Farmer's Daughter is Named...

oh oh ohhhh

I waved fast

"okay yesss ----Heidi Hen - thats fine"

(shaking my head - realllllyyyyyyy ???)

Then Schedule a TIME for Pick Up the following week.

Driving away

I kept thinking about some turkey being tagged for
A Head Chop

8:00 Tuesday Night.

Eeeep.

~ Holiday Prep Continues and Tuesday Night Arrives~

In Good Spirits I battle the parking lot and keep my sanity,

Pick up a Vegan Apple Pie

(yes I know)

Then stand in line to pick up my bird and check out.

The Clerk said :
Oh here , since you bought a turkey
You get this too !

As she lays out a Nice Tote Bag On Top of the Turkey Box.

And Before The Mouth Filter Could Kick In

I can't help it

I blurt out

"Well Alright ! Kill a Bird ~ Getta Bag!"

The Boy Bagging my groceries Was In High Humor

And he Shoots Back with a shrug :

"Yeh But Look !...at least You Are Saving Trees"

Back From The Crash

2009-11-23T10:19:00.000-08:00

Can't Wait !

2009-11-22T21:25:00.000-08:00

In Between Garage Cleanin'

And Turkey Fixin'
(See How They Did It - HERE and Here)
A Dash to See The Show

Is on The List

For A Long Holiday Weekend

That Will Probably Go By Very FAST !

Just What Have You Been Up To ?

2009-10-22T19:52:00.000-07:00

Ohhh, A Little of THIS
Aaaand... A Little of THAT

Groaners ~ Beware

It Works

LIKE A CHARM

And Due To

THIS MAGIC

I Sleep Like A Baby

AND

Migraines are At Bay.

It's Definitely a Commitment

But it's Worth It.

I didn't go into it to Lose Weight

I went into it because I was Not Feeling Good

Pretty Much

ALL OF THE TIME.

No Cheating

and it's easy because you truly are always eating

SOMETHING

And no exercising.

Just slow walking or gentle yoga.

IF YOU WANT TO.

The Benefits are AMAZING ~

My Skin Fascinates Me, it has never been This Soft

And It Shines

I Swear.

My Shoulders Are not Riding Up Under My EARS all of the time With Tension

And that sore spot in my left shoulder blade

IS GONE.

Joints not achey

Tummy not bloating

Head not Pounding

My Mind is Clearing

Energy is Coming Back

And

Y E S

I Lost Weight.

I think I have lost at least 20 pounds.

~ Thank You Eb ~

For Sharing This

I can't BELIEVE how much this has helped me to

B A L A N C E

Count Down

2009-09-30T19:27:00.000-07:00

To get a closer look at all of the squares
CLICK HERE

For Every $10 you kindly donate to breast cancer

Your Name Goes Into The Kitty

T W I C E

And there is a long list of over
60 Gifts for Runner Up Drawings

To Donate
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Go To

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For More Details

P.S. This Quilt was featured in the premiere issue of

Art Quilting Studio Magazine

We All Worked Really Hard on it

And Oh-It's-A-Beauty !

Please Give To Find The Cure

EMERGENCY POSTING !

2009-09-29T10:04:00.000-07:00

I have been reading A Wonderful Book

After absorbing an article published in the New York Times.

I now belong to the CARE network and just got a NEWSFLASH

That This Book will be discussed on OPRAH TODAY

~ Yayyyyy ~

I HOPE YOU GET TO WATCH IT !

or Just Buy it and read it

You wont want to put it down.

IT WILL INSPIRE YOU

To Raise Awareness

In Empowering Women Worldwide

To Address Issues of Poverty and FEMINICIDE.

T I M E O U T

2009-09-24T09:32:00.000-07:00

I'm

Here

Still !

Just Not

H E R E

Right Now.

Yep! It's Really That Bad Here

2009-08-31T17:33:00.001-07:00

And if it Jumps That 210 Fwy....

:: G U L P ::

Just Keep Good Thoughts
Like This Picture

Of Putting IT OUT

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Fire Track Map
CLICK HERE
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Dancing With A Wild Bohemian Queen

2009-08-27T12:32:00.000-07:00

No Fear of the Cry "Off With Her Head !"

Her Response - Perhaps, Even A Dare !
For Now...
She Has TWO !

The Sheer & Sparkled Bodice gave BLING from Susan

Stephanie Revealed Her Core,
Brightly Decorating A Niche
To Cradle The Pearl.

Then, Belted Her With Treasure ---
Glass Beads and A KEY.

Holly put Beautiful Soft Feathers Round
In Colors that Vibrate To Her
And Delicate Leaves Adorn her Belt

Crystals and Bells Have Found the way to Her Toes
And an Irresistable Urge sparked the addition of
These Funny Little Feet.

This Queen And Her Spell !

Brazen in Asking for Tail Feathers
To Shimmy and Shake with the Bells
Creating Music...
Of Her Own Rythm.

One Might Chuckle ,
When Invited In To
Inspect
Her Drawers

As She Is Eager To Share

Her Treasures
For Pleasure.

Won't She Be Delighted To Find
Gifts Spill Out Now, Left In Trade ?

Then, In A Very Proper Manner
She asks that you Drop Your Calling Card
Before Leaving

What An Amazing Part This Green Queen Has Played

In The Round Robin Journey

Continued

At Rochambeau's Chateau

All Hail !
As She Travels Forward
To Her Next Adventure.....!

(tho I am not of want to let her go)

The Bohemian Queen

2009-08-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

aka : The Green Queen

Round Robin Journal of The Royal Confections

And This Cover Treatment

Holds a Secret Message...

Each Page With It's Own Stamped Word of JOY

Secret, Expanding, Infinite, FERTILE, Offer....
Susanna's
Stephanie's
Holly's
Susan's
Flipping Thru Until These Words Spoke

And The Tiny Spinning Flowers Signalled Me Home

Yes, I Knew
Just The Sort of

JOYFULL FLOWER

That Belonged There

The Thin Deli Paper Pages with Gel Medium coating them

Gave A Delicious Base for the Copic Markers TO DANCE on

And Then Why Not ?
Go Deeper....
(face by graphix outpost)

To See

What You Can Find

Thank

YOU

For The TREAT

of

PLAYing

JoyFULLy

In This Journal

~ Dearest "eb" ~

Where Are Y O U , Right...Now ?

2009-08-03T11:11:00.000-07:00

There is no need to run outside
For better seeing....
Rather abide
At the core of your being:
For the more you leave it, the less you learn.
Search your heart and see....
The way to do is to be.
-Lao-tzu

God created the world and was happy.
On the seventh day he decided it was time to rest,
but Adam called out:
"God, I've got a problem,
Eve is trying to feed me this apple,
what should I do ?"

And then Eve called with troubles of her own:
"God, Adam keeps telling me
I have to take care of him
and attend to his every need---
How do I make him respect
my rights as a human being ?"

And then that quarrelsome twosome
had dozens of children,
who had hundreds of children,
who had thousands of children,
and it did not take long before
God was thoroughly exhausted
with all of their problems and demands for his time.

Calling a meeting of his angles and advisers,
God expressed a desire
for some peace and quiet.

I'm afraid I've created a monster, "
God said,
"and I must find a place to hide."

"Perhaps you could hide out
at the top of the Himalayas, "
one of the angels suggested.

"No," God replied,
"I'm afraid you don't understand
what I've created.
In just a few moments,
measured by my time,
they will be there, too."

"What about the moon?"
suggested one of his advisors.

"No," God replied wearily,
"in just a few minutes more
they will be there, too."

They sat together,
heads in hands,
wings folded,
wondering how to proceed.

Suddenly a smile spread over God's face.

"I know where they will never look !"
he pronounced,
looking very pleased with himself.

"I'll hide inside human beings themselves."

And to this day,
that is where God is hiding"

Me ?

Working on a Journal Page

~ For Some One Special ~

When I noticed

The Date & The Time

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Above

Were Two Things

I Read Early This Morning....

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A Dear Friend of Mine

Just "Found Jesus".

He is gonna argue

that God Is Not Hiding.

I am gonna argue

Whether God is a He Or Not.

Sunflowers from Sunday's Farmer's Market.

LOVE LETTERS

2009-07-30T08:51:00.000-07:00

That's What I Saw

When I Opened My Packet of

2" LOVE SQUARED Leftovers

From That Girl-Gone-Thread-Wild

Each One was Designed to be Delivered

From The Heart ~ To The Heart

And Now, They Are Squared Again

(and yet Again !)

Into A BLOCK PARTY

That You Are Invited To Attend

Please Donate To Win

The Pink Artist's Quilt
(+ over forty other handmade items)

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Evolution of Mme. de Montespan

2009-07-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

Susanna Sent Her Out

In a Silver Dress to die for !

Stephanie gave her a Gorgeous Head of Hair

Then She was Enveloped by Holly
In a Beautiful Cloud of Rich Burgundy Organza

Susan Gave Her MODESTY and Covered
Her Decollage & Open Backside

With a Doily from Her Auntie

The Remains Of Which
Travelled Along To Me

Inspiring Sleeves & Arms Be Made.

After A Final Touch of Real Pearls,

This Beauty Now Moves On.

May I Present To YOU---

The Madame de Montespan !

Journal Page for A Lady in Waiting

2009-07-26T19:33:00.001-07:00

Clay Face by LINSART

An Old Box of Cards

2009-07-25T19:56:00.000-07:00

Top Desk Drawer.

Back Right Corner.

Open Great Grandma's Tin

A Crystal & Cards , Wrapped In Silk.

Closed Eyes...Now Pull A Card

Rest After Battle.

Retreat.

Recharge for Return to Active Life.

E x a c t l y.

Forgot These Were There.

Oh REAL-LY...

2009-07-21T15:27:00.001-07:00

THREE Eclipses In One Month ?

July 7, 2009

July 22, 2009

August 6,2009

What's It All Mean, Mr. Wizard ?

I. Do . Not. Know .

However...

A Certain Astrology Lover

Sent Me Some Interesting Info Today.

This Particular Full Solar Eclipse Occuring "Today"

Is The Longest of the 21st Century

Lasting 6 minutes and 39 seconds.

The Moon's Postion
Is at 29 degrees in The Sign of Cancer.

...The 29th degree is sometimes called the "critical degree"

It is the Final Degree within a sign.

Ahhhh Then... This Means that

...There is a sense of something coming to a close, of needing completion.

It Points To

An Issue
That Must Be
Addressed
In This Lifetime

And One That
Must Be Absorbed
Before The Sun Passes
Into The Next Sign.

General Forecast

For the next three years, this eclipse will...
sound a strong note of echoing belief systems programmed into you from your heritage, family of birth, and consensus reality brain washing.

There will be a deleting process in the beginning, then a defragmenting, and eventually a cleaned up hard-drive (only the programs that work will run) to face the new vistas, new worlds to explore, and a new start on life. Don’t resist what falls away and clatters out of your life at this time. What falls apart now, was broken to begin with and what issues are in your face these days are those injured in the past, painful points in our psyches we guard and protect from harm, that have drained all our energy

This is one last painful press on those “buttons” to release them forever.

The energy released will be phenomenal and you will be surprised how much creative genius is let loose. Long-standing problems will find solutions, your mind will function clearly and no longer will you be so willing to follow consensus reality like a sheep to slaughter, but create a renaissance of creativity and invention.

Hmmmm....
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Invite To Your Summer

2009-07-17T10:01:00.000-07:00

~ 3/4's of The Way Thru Now ~

It's been In One Hand or The Other

While I Do the Watering

When Putting on the Kettle

and even while Brushing My Teeth.

I look over at it and Am Tempted at Red Lights.

I've actually been taking Break Times At Work.

When I Have To Stop

I always check how much more I have yet to read.

I think :

"ohhh, dang ! I am going to Be Done Soon"

I will Miss These Characters.
And the way Kathryn Stockett writes.

How She Said It.

Afterward,

It will Go On The Shelf

And Become

An Old Friend.

One I have Smiled With, Shared a Nod or two or three with.

Laughed and Cried With.

One I Would Wish

To Introduce Everyone To.

Four Hundred Flowers

2009-07-01T12:18:00.000-07:00

Simply A Dressed