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This is our front yard, the butterfly garden, in Fall...the plants have 'sploded from regualer watering with the drip irrigation system...the pic is from my phone and is a bit fuzzy, sorry...
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October 10, 2008
Who's that on the fat sounding bike?
2:00pm I'm uploading bracelets to Etsy right now...
The Bead Fairy did indeed find my new studio and has left a batch of beads...I'll be cleaning/posting them after lunch...find them on Etsy...i'll post a link as usual...you know the drill by now, right?
So, while signing up for a Kristina Logan class next Summer (how cool is that gonna be???), I got to talking to Jim at Bluemoon and taunted him with taking a trip out to see the new studio and having some awesome BBQ - and he jumped on his Harley and showed up on my doorstep...it was great...he and his wife Rose own BlueMoon Glassworks, a wonderful stained glass and lampworking shop...they bring the most wonderful instructors in to teach and its like one big happy family...turns out they also know loads of artists out here where I live, so we tooled around on his very loud bike and I pointed out all the 'happenings' in town...there are so many, you know...it takes all of 5 minutes to tour the town, and that's if you get lost...
I haven't been on the back of a bike since college, and have never been on a Harley before...one thing I noticed was that everyone looks as you toodle by...especially in a small town...good thing I don't know many people out here...the BBQ was great, the visit was great, and I think they both need to come out next time and then take a trip through the countryside...now that the weather is cooling off a bit its time to bring out the bikes and hit the road...vroom vroom...
I'm here early to get work done...guess I best get to it... ? All done!
Posted by Donner at 02:00 PM
October 09, 2008
Chocolate Milk sure is tasty...
Yum...a glass of thick chocolate milk is a great breakfast...well, no its not, but it is tasty and delicious...
George Michael kept me company last night while I made beads...of course I had to crank up the music and jump around and dance...I was never a huge fan of GM, but I've been listening to him a lot more lately and he's got a lot of fun tunes...aside from all his personal issues, which I don't really care about, i just wanna dance!
Even tho the screen door is open and its 55 outside and gorgeous, all the cats are here in the living room with me, sleeping...I woulda thought they'd rather be watching the birds and squirrels at the back door...how many hours a day do cats sleep? I've heard its 18...is that right? They do seem to sleep a lot...except Clem - that cat is awake more than I am...she never sleeps...except when I'm sleeping, then she tries to sleep on my face...often times on my pillow...we wrestle for pillow dominance in the night...I often lose...
There is a monarch in the garden chasing a queen butterfly off his flower...hey, you get offa my cloud, queen!
Still no NBC signal here in Austin...guess I have to watch The Office tomorrow on Hulu...I wonder what SNL will do this week, since Sarah Palin hasn't really been doing anything notable this week...or is it a rerun this week? I dunno...I didn't see last week's ep either, but I caught the debate skit online and that was all I was curious about anyway...the show is pretty weak now a days...I'd still rather watch a Bee sketch or a Blues Brothers song than what they show on the air now...Roseanne Rosannadanna, Fred Garvin, Land Shark..good stuff...
I'm headin out with the dog and then to the studio...beads to be cleaned and made...who knows what will come outta there today...I have no idea myself... ? All done!
Posted by Donner at 09:42 AM
October 08, 2008
How about this Friday?
I'm busily making beads in the studio this week, how about I post them on Etsy this Friday for all to see...I've been loading stuff up here and there, but people felt like I was 'hiding' them or forgetting to announce them, when in fact, I really didn't have enough to make an announcement about...that's not a properly structured sentence, but thankfully you know what I mean...you aren't going to go all Katie Couric on me and ask me what newspapers I read now, are you? I be readin' whatever I can find in mah house, sure-diddly-do...Good thing i'm not running for any office cause there is no way in HELL I could pass the scrutiny of what it would take to get there...I would collapse in the first week, heck maybe the first day...So, sometime on Friday I'll post some bracelets...I better get some more made then!
I finished my two discs of MadMen last night and sent them back to the Almighty Netflix...I changed the delivery address on my account, so now all the movies will be shipped directly to my studio...I is a smart man...
Its a nice day, i had to walk to work instead of drive...I love walking here when its pleasant...the weather program on my Mac says its 70 out...I can dig that, fer sure...yeah, its gonna be 88 later, but who cares? I'm gonna be pressing glass inside, that's where the action is at, baby...
I have to admit, I am REALLY digging this studio...like REALLY digging it...last night I was sitting on the sofa, watching the tv, it was quiet, the lights were giving a warm glow, the curtains were all shiny and pretty and I was in my own little cocoon...the mornings over here are bright and happy, that fans whir and the radio sings along (Journey - Any Way You Want It for instance)...the kitty next door comes out to visit and people smiled at me as I walked here...the cardinals are out in force, the butterflies are having a hey-day in the front yard, which just got a blast of rain for the first time in 2 months...rain water is so much better than our tap water, at it washes all the dust off the plants and makes everything shine and cool off...I hope its a great October where you are too, whether its raining, sunny or snowing (Colorado, I'm looking at you)... ? All done!
Posted by Donner at 11:55 AM
October 07, 2008
Its another late night tonight...
I was here till 9:00pm last night...and it was great...I put together two floor lamps that really fit the mood of the studio and I wanted to see how they'd work in the evening, so I stayed late, watched some Mad Men, made some beads and enjoyed the ambiance of the new light...I do believe tonight will be another long night, mostly because I didn't get over here until 3:00pm...Tuesdays are always a weird day for me, but I did get the dog walked, and didn't stay in Austin and eat sushi this week, so that I could get here as soon as possible...I guess I haven't eaten lunch yet today, cause I feel hungry...
My bangs were getting too long in my eyes, so I gave them a trim...do you cut your own hair? I have someone do the proper job, but I've never been afraid to take scissors to my own hair...especially the bangs...just twist them up and rake the scissor across them...done!
I think i need to see if my new crystals have been delivered at the post office, cause so far nothing has shown up at the house and I'm in dire need of these orders...looks like I need to step outta my space and take a mosey on over...man, i dislike the post office people...I thought I would like them, but RUDE is the only way to describe them...Ornery old coots...
I cannot bring myself to watch the debates, I'm doing the Cliff Notes versions again...I'd rather relax than get worked up...besides, like Brian says - we have no control of what's going to happen...so I'll be chilling and squeezing some glass, catching up on how things were done in the 60's...what an interesting and eye-opening show Mad Men is...I knew folks in the 60's did things a whole lot differently than we do today, but last night there was a character (married) who was pregnant, and smoking/drinking while at a birthday party...everyone smoked, at all times, even the Doctors who gave exams...and then the psychiatrist spoke to the husband of a patient - no patient confidentiality at all...and I'm not EVEN talking about all the sexual harassment and innuendo in the work place...its an interesting show, tho and I'm enjoying watching it, almost like a documentary.... ? All done!
Posted by Donner at 03:45 PM
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