Big C having a great time in SV...

Love this handsome, smart, tough guy... 

Lovely Perfume...

I don't wear perfume. I don't like it when others wear perfume because they wear too much or they try on every single one on the counter (MOM!) or the kind they wear gives me a headache.. I wore this stuff today. It smells really good and it doesn't give me a headache. I like it. Good job Jennifer!

Dreaming of Paris...

Paris makes me think of Red...

Etsy Inspiration board & vendor links HERE... 

Larry Crowne...

Full disclosure. I went to this film with a group of my best good friends and there were mixed reviews. But, I loved this movie. At first I thought so much of it was just too implausible to even consider. Who goes to their speech class and falls in love with the teacher who happens to look exactly like Julia Roberts. Then, I remembered the many friends I've have, every bit as gorgeous, who have been left by jerks. I was impressed that in this one Hollywood film, they admit that pornography has victims and they are not just the objectified women in the pictures. When I started thinking about some of the divorces that I know any details about.. pornography was a problem in most of them.
Who joins a scooter gang whose mission is to Feng shui everything and make it beautiful... umm.. I'd LOVE to! :)
The themes of being divorced, down-sized and broke are pretty depressing, but they are reality for so very many people around our country right now. The answer to healing our broken country has a lot to do with healing it's homes.. but a Feng shui scooter gang couldn't hurt. See it!

September 11...

These words written by Tony Snow gave me some comfort 10 years ago.. I think it's appropriate to re-post them...

 

Good and evil almost never express themselves as harshly and clearly as they did Tuesday morning. People we don't know slaughtered people we do, and they did it with contemptuous glee.

Yet, even as clouds of dust and smoke rose from the from the rubble, even as family members tortured by hope and doubt took to the streets with pictures and pleas; even as mobs celebrated in Gaza, Cairo and Bagdad something shook itself to life.

That something was a sense of ourselves. Kindness flourished amid the flames. A couple carried a disabled man down 68 flights of stairs. A priest crouched to give last rites as a mighty tower collapsed and the hand of God closed about him. A man and woman, their hope gone, held each other and leaped. A solitary candle, a flag, a tear. These are the tokens of our renewal.

The United States had a spirit even before it had a name-- one of faith and freedom; of ambition tempered by public piety. We once were a nation of neighbors and friends. We are again today. We were once a nation of hardship-tested dreamers. We are again today. We once were a nation under God. We are again today. Our enemies attacked one nation,. They will encounter another for they underestimated us.

Today, in our grief and rage; our determination and hope, we have summoned what is best and noblest in us; The kinship that awes our enemies and friends alike. We are again -- Americans.

Sunday, September 16, 2001 Tony Snow

Dark Passage: Bogart and Bacall...

The only reason to watch this film is to see how truly ridiculous a film can be. Bogart's character accidentally KILLS 3 people during the LONG saga.. But, don't worry he shrugs it off pretty well as does Bacall's character, THE weird girlfriend. Bad luck can happen to anyone ... right? This film drove me crazy from the start, but I kept watching because I just couldn't believe that these 2 very fine actors would participate in this cinematic train wreck.. it's started to be funny by the end. Who wrote this?? Cinematography .. weird ..F. Acting F. Script.. what's worse than F? Skip this.. and see Key Largo instead.

Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championships...

Photo credit Salt Lake Magazine and more info HERE...

Thanks to my friend Sarah, when I saw the ad in the paper about the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Championships... I tore it out and saved it. We don't have a dog, but my kids are big dog lovers. I have to say that I thought attending this event was one of the more amazing things I've seen in my lifetime. I'm a total novice so a little patience... this is what I saw. People release these wild sheep about 400 yards up the mountain and the trainer commands his dog via whistle and vocal commands to drive the sheep down the mountain through a series of obstacle courses.. including shedding (which means splitting the group of 5 in to two groups of 2 and 3) and then finally penning them. It was amazing to see how smart these dogs were and the relationship between trainer and dog and what they were able to accomplish together. Truly inspiring!!

It was hot up there and I will come prepared next time (WE WILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR!) with.. camp chairs, ice, more water, hats and umbrellas for everyone. I might even pack a picnic although there is really delicious and tempting food up there.. not a lot of healthy choices though and if you're staying all day.. you could use a carrot or something.

This event is a testament to excellence... something I love to see. And, it has further added to my prejudice that Utah is the best place in the whole world largely because so often people who are excellent at what they do come here and share their talents with us. Thank you.. amazing people!

They also have a diving competition for just your average dog, which my little one thought was hilarious and everyone else enjoyed. This whole day was a surprise for little c who thought it was one of the best days of her life... Great fun!

Together Forever...

My artwork was included in this lovely treasury: HERE... 

Beth & Bertie: Custom Kokeshi Cake Toppers...

LoVE BoXes SHop...

Bogart & Bacall: Key Largo...

This is a GREAT film. Loved it! One of those movies that for the most part is still current and relavent. The dialogue is fairly gripping. HERE is the trailer. See it.