Shop update tomorrow...
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Vietnam...
I absolutely believe this to be true. Another reason why careful study of our own history is so important. (Thanks C for passing this on.. you should have your own blog. You'd be great! Love you anyway though!) Bill Kristol nails it again.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
BZZZzzz...
I only have one left of the last tray that I made of these beehives.. so I made some more.
This time I did some different fun quotes in them. So, if you want one you can choose the quote you like
..until it's gone that is...
These are the quotes to choose from & I did them in blue & pink..
Land of the mountains high, Utah, we love thee!
Evan Stephens
To Labor is to Pray.
~ Motto of the Benedictines
Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
Robert Ingersoll
...and the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it.
Pooh Bear
Short-Sleeved Hoodie...
Some years it's the pancho, some years it's blah, blah and blah... and I don't usually want those things, but I've wanted one or two of these. It actually is much cuter in person with more shirt underneath... you know.. the layered look. Found one at Target (hooray!) I am, of course, still searching for one in pink... I love this one though and it's so soft and making me dream of a nap near the air-conditioning vent... not going to happen. School starts in the morning!
Bernese Mountain Dog...
I'm not ever getting a dog... A .. Aaahaah CHoooOOO!!! I'm allergic. But, if I wasn't... I would get this dog. He's a Bernese Mountain Dog. Cute, don't you think? The problem with these dogs as I have learned (I think this is a problem with a lot of dogs) is that they are breed to be working animals. These dogs pulled heavy milk carts and worked as rescue dogs. They do not want to sit in a run and be ignored... My dad's Collie got walked 3-4 times a day and some family members (mom) still had dog run guilt. I can't do it. I know that I would never walk the dog and that walking therefore would not happen. So, I admire them from afar, (a very far.. I'm a bit terrified too). Little c is getting the stuffie version for her birthday. I hope she'll like it and I hope she doesn't faint from the lack of real dog. I wonder some times.
The Lost Prince...
When I rented this I thought that it was something else. Hooray! the BBC has made a film of Frances Hodgson Burnett's (best book in my opinion) The Lost Prince... Nope. You'll have to read it still as far as I know. This Lost Prince is about the family of George V and their sweet son Johnnie who is shut away from the public and largely from the family because he suffers from epileptic fits, which is considered disgraceful. Johnnie is raised by his devoted nurse Lalla, played by the brilliant Gina McKee. The year is 1910 and Europe is broiling in the lead up to WW1. This is a really great program... not to be missed.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Baubles...
Big news... it the middle of August I became a great Aunt... not an Aunt a Great Aunt! That is why the renewed interest in jewelry making... my new little niece needs some sparkly stuff to complete her beautiful pink wardrobe. Anyway, some of these things will be in today...
Bonza the Horse...
Please don't see any Godfather imagery here... Little c wants to be a cowgirl for Halloween and she is making a painted pony like those in Hidalgo to go with her costume. Bonza the horse looks a little holstein cow at the moment, but she won't once little c gets her mane and her long black yarn tail.. She is looking very cute. Little c has actually stuffed the head already. She is doing such a great job. This is one of those projects that she has done that is amazing to me.Saturday, August 25, 2007
Under the Tuscan Sun...
Because of Winn-Dixie...
We check out quite a few dog books at our house. Pancake likes them so much you know. This little book is beautifully crafted, tender and hopeful. Kate Di Camillo is an artist whose penned images lead a heart through a difficult path traveling and learning until it breaks open onto a wise and inspired vista. I must be the last to have read this little gem about a dog that smiles, but so glad to have finally discovered it.
I also loved The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.. Pancake didn't like it as much because it's about a rabbit.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
The Bookseller of Kabul...
"Khost is a town without women... They lead a life locked in their backyard; they never go out, shop, or even visit. The law of purdah reigns, the total segregation of women." Asne Seierstad from The Bookseller of Kabul.
Think of the implications of this for they are terrible and vast in a way that has destroyed a once flourishing economy and a beautiful culture. Once these areas of the world were centers of learning.. now they are mostly rubble. What is gained by the oppression of women? Nothing is gained and only the devastation of an entire society is accomplished. Sadly it has gone on so long now and people have become so uneducated that they no longer know what they can be because they don't know from what they have come. We must be famililiar with our own history.
By contrast, this wisdom would go a long way to saving the world..
"First, educate your hands and your minds... To you young women may I suggest that you get all the education you can. Train yourselves to make a contribution to the society in which you will live. There is an essence of the divine in the improvement of the mind. “The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.” (D&C 93:36.) “Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.” (D&C 130:18.)" and this..."In the process of educating your minds, stir within yourselves a greater sensitivity to the beautiful, the artistic, and the cultivation of the talent you possess, be it large or small." Gordon B. Hinckley, Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You 1989.
"First, educate your hands and your minds... To you young women may I suggest that you get all the education you can. Train yourselves to make a contribution to the society in which you will live. There is an essence of the divine in the improvement of the mind. “The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.” (D&C 93:36.) “Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.” (D&C 130:18.)" and this..."In the process of educating your minds, stir within yourselves a greater sensitivity to the beautiful, the artistic, and the cultivation of the talent you possess, be it large or small." Gordon B. Hinckley, Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You 1989.
This book as well as others about this area of the world break my heart.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Garden Rose...
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
Dale Carnegie
This rose was blooming outside my window and I am trying to take this advice and enjoy it very much. :)
Alicia's Apartment Part 1
My sister Alicia has been decorating her apartment and I thought I would show you some of my favorite bits...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Nutcracker...
I have painted a very few of this Nutcracker box, which was the Christmas Box from 2005.
see...
Apple Mug Shot...
Really officer... I haven't been anywhere near Newton.... remember an Apple a day...
Little c...
little c: Mom, do all Dads work in the basement?me: No Sweetie, some Dads drive to an office everyday and some Moms drive to an office every day too.
little c: But our family works at home... I do hero work. You paint boxes and Dad makes money.
me. yep. :)
(little c is making a ginormous multi-page likeness of one of her cousins...)
Monday, August 20, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Christmas Box December 2007..
I will honor Christmas in my heart & keep it all the year... Charles Dickens
Christmas boxes are available right now in the
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