I got a phone call, a totally unexpected one, from my 21 year old daughter last night. I was in my room getting ready to settle in and wait for the new episode of “Brothers and Sisters” when she called. She is currently a junior at Niagara University. Until she left for college three years… Continue reading Another Purple Eagle to NHL
This month at the Yahoo! group The Latest Trends in Mixed Media Arts the “Not Just Charms” challenge is to make charms out of game pieces. Last month focused on buttons. December was actual charms. I have struggled with this idea. I have set aside wooden dominoes to make charms out of. I wonder if… Continue reading Not Just Charms Challenge
Jack Cafferty, on CNN’s The Situation Room, just asked the following question: “If you could choose any former U.S president to lead this country now, who would it be and why? ” I could not get to the computer fast enough to rattle off my thoughts to Jack on this question. The answer came to… Continue reading The Situation Room
In the two workshops I am participating in this year – Paper Transformed by Julia Andrus and Celebrate Your Creative Self by Mary Todd Beam – have some wonderful projects for the month of February. Unfortunately, February is a very short month and very busy so I spent a day doing some paper transformation. All… Continue reading February Projects
I realize I should do these second time through readings of the daily meditations in advance of the week, not in retrospect. Anyone who is reading along may not come back to look now for the past week. I am going to seriously try to do this for the upcoming week later today. I truly… Continue reading Simple Abundance – Feb 11 – 17
I must be psychic. Just this morning I was thinking I should be – instead of blogging about my youngest child going south for the weekend – blogging about my thoughts on which party is going to get wise first. I truly believe this is going to be the telltale sign of who will end up… Continue reading Political Musings
I admit I don’t get “into” Valentine’s day much. It is the celebration of a martyr – St. Valentine. It is also the day when flowers and good chocolate are extremely overpriced. I did buy each of the three kids who were here this morning a small heart with chocolate in it. I also sent the… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day!
Literally! My youngest, who is a teenager at 13 1/2, is heading to South Carolina from upstate NY with his father. They are going to Myrtle Beach where my ex has relatives. But the real reason for the trip is the Metric Century bike ride associated with the Myrtle Beach Marathon. Here is a recent… Continue reading My “Baby” is Heading South
Yes, Valentine’s Day is still almost a week away. Unfortunately, next weekend is not a possibility for the high school dance as it is the start of a week’s vacation. My kids have the week of February 18th off from school. This is a whole other topic soon to come up here as I work from… Continue reading Senior High Valentine’s Dance
Michelle Ward and Green Pepper Press’s Street Team lists monthly crusades. This month’s crusade is to create a journal kit. I am sure, since it is still early in the month, there will be more posts on this but here are the startings of my journal kits. My mother made me this bag. It is… Continue reading Crusade Number 17 – A Journal Kit
Nicki's Nook 