tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46011507955980631002024-02-07T01:33:03.985-05:00{beloved}inspired livingJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-42588907282495938912012-11-30T15:53:00.001-05:002012-11-30T15:53:05.420-05:00JULY TALK - PAPER GIRL<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jFwB5ayV0vQ?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-43175390277089068402012-11-30T04:52:00.000-05:002012-11-30T15:22:21.617-05:00{and now, four years later...}<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Time...where goest thou? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But a figment </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">of imaginations, dreams </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">of our children, inner child hidden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">desires, fires unquenched, yearning</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">learning patience but burning, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">hot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bright. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Light from within</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the heart soul spirit God</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">releases me in His glory</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ecstasy, a phoenix from</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the flames Oh Joanie Joanie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They did not understand</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">your heart,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beloved.</span></div>
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Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-6568349242587310562008-04-30T13:20:00.001-04:002008-04-30T13:22:36.905-04:00{too pooped to party}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXz1qAIKoSgti3R0b3dLYtV1JuMiz0Qvon09jG_uK6XOqgpJkawd5oqLvrbHlwuEqyd97dc2Nu08c00JNbm9609rbsH2x687AXSGm-QBMkjrzssfi9ynqDpwsZOYpbL2D6ACoQkeBWned/s1600-h/passed_out_corgi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXz1qAIKoSgti3R0b3dLYtV1JuMiz0Qvon09jG_uK6XOqgpJkawd5oqLvrbHlwuEqyd97dc2Nu08c00JNbm9609rbsH2x687AXSGm-QBMkjrzssfi9ynqDpwsZOYpbL2D6ACoQkeBWned/s400/passed_out_corgi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195089967184307698" /></a>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-16962235887949270582008-01-26T19:43:00.000-05:002008-01-27T01:42:56.607-05:00{if you like cowboys...}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXilz0CrwE5sZre-iQglzmF0QPvRmqrHi0K98ZJW6d5uRmSuUdFbu0NiWSdXBTRRJmWwLVbnfuDvPDnwenrLFEeS3VHapWF5abJ_Up7KGacaset1XMtGvy1TuEx7_QbyXTDZdY5cLS9OIp/s1600-h/2210070856_018b384e44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXilz0CrwE5sZre-iQglzmF0QPvRmqrHi0K98ZJW6d5uRmSuUdFbu0NiWSdXBTRRJmWwLVbnfuDvPDnwenrLFEeS3VHapWF5abJ_Up7KGacaset1XMtGvy1TuEx7_QbyXTDZdY5cLS9OIp/s400/2210070856_018b384e44.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159971986946652034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-size:13px;">PHOTO BY REE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Confessions of a Pioneer Woman</span></a><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">...I'm switching gears so fast your heads will be spinning....</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">...<a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">THI</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">S</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">funnies</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">t</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> blog I've ever read. I've been keeping up with her for the last few weeks, and now I am sharing her with you. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You have to give her a chance...I know it's different than the things I usually blog about...but honestly, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ree</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is the funniest women I've ever heard{read?} — and her blog is also sweet and inspirational. She features her<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">cowboy</span></span> husband, her children, her </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">animals</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, ranch life, great </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">food</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, and beautiful<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">photography</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">{her own}. She even shares great "how-to's" for photos. </span></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And I have </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">NEVER</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, I mean </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">NEVER</span>,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> seen so many people comment on a blog, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">EVER</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> The comments run in the 100's for just one post. I've even seen posts with 1000's of comments! Amazing. You really should give her blog a read. It's just so </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">unique</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. You will find yourself checking back in every day.</span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/2008/01/cows_and_the_positions_of_classical_ballet.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">This</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is one of my favorites posts, but they're all wonderful: read about her <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/2007/09/the_night_i_met_marlboro_man.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">love affair</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span>with Marlboro Man, a real cowboy and her husband, and how they met. She has regular </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">contest</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">s</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, too, like coming up with a <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/2008/01/rumination.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">caption for a photo</span></span></a>, or voting for <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/2008/01/miss_mustang_2008.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Miss Mustang 2008</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span> It's just<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">great fun</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">...and you come away feeling a real connection with Ree and her family. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thank you, Ree!</span></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anyway, just wanted to share some of my joy. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">~ J</span></span></div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-78648711847867242562008-01-26T12:49:00.000-05:002008-01-26T17:42:53.433-05:00{princess dreams}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XeaadPBzQrA4g1r78XeCvJwOCOpT_4UfoRQENpcjGG0Ewwzv3QbmtkK4lCP8pnxYWHQ4ahLIX03ijPL8DHAkEe-RJ-9anlxguJcyL6SWE57kMC_9JLmfHuSv6syiJ_sDuZ0s0Pg1pfEt/s1600-h/00250m-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-j-jXMERK4fbUxorM1iifeUlr3isr2fWOJRtJTArcfMkl6LRwXvCYRR3JHamSAAwaWrLQFn4O173s3nRrVvXeoz0MDyap0lboAV47CvAJfkBh9peIN2KCqk-XIvHxEpJfGOSMm9n1goi/s320/00210m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159904680514156258" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjskNZrX2YqD0-bESco8x4dkRKFMClmGHFJOWFTSST1b1cOxSFj-yVz1lFIeld0w8LGqNYQKSo8C38t-5gVWtA97AQ8rkghGlM0jxJo2Q8JzIEavl7h2tCZOCySDGo-zfHb66kVTGXae92/s320/lavendar+fantasy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159901111396333234" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpPAAfjj6vjJn7iau3oSonXh2voXRkGf6YWxObQu2TFvZbhxfcTct1Tl-ny1d9AEydMeTMWq5_lJxCQUYRsf0qfYB69i7DuCHY-Jku9TDB4dYKY5RriKfFGRajVQDTo51kzl67h-BanPx/s320/Lacroix+-+yellow+gown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159901115691300546" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaiZLJBCtBRV2hhaNDmdnWYbeBYZGkYm55ORhpWki64b3oJ00Ne6YUQsrPoEcdLsFAZ1J8jLpecVXqwELeJt02kWW2Lu6mZBh9_3Z65psnZ2QfZC5Ai22Ruv83f_mTSHLDa1lDw4T_g22/s320/Lacroix+-+magenta+gown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159901119986267858" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidelNFLRJtjJcdJC6JvYlQVh3O8o_8EAS70PnfN5j1p4592qSZThlL5pgv-twYdm8H4mXzrjZiZxEvIlfxsREZsmPWX1sIS2ybCIRW3Gn792GTsJ1j7Dhk7SDOCUYXQODp8LSiGzNXfDTO/s320/Lacroix+-+wedding+gown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159904689104090898" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">photos courtes</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">y</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a href="http://www.style.com/">Style.com</a></span></span></span></span><br /></div><br />I promised more <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><a href="http://www.christian-lacroix.fr/english/sommaire.htm">Lacroix</a></span></span> photos and here they are. These are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">ready-to-wear</span></span></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">couture</span></span> lines for <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/S2008CTR/review/CLACROIX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Spring 2008</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span> I think he is a master of color! I could just <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">weep</span></span> when I look at his clothes! And I love the multi-hued stockings and the zebra shoes...the stuff of dreams, at least <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">my</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">princess</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span>dreams....I think I'll take a little nap... ~ JJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-43660332487555766512008-01-25T23:18:00.000-05:002008-01-26T01:05:01.487-05:00{fashion passion}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIp3-3p3jOZO8mMNWX245M3g3lg9C-kGcPg1fu_FCpDHYlZv6AEf0oNiUWipOWtJ4CLmjH8IwCd1CFz3CXlMkC4TwX30ZejE6S6P78vkcnM6TQIoNWtAEiXD8rhEnaTFWj5s_Bc7KNuaPP/s1600-h/Lacroix+white+w:orange+dress+copy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIp3-3p3jOZO8mMNWX245M3g3lg9C-kGcPg1fu_FCpDHYlZv6AEf0oNiUWipOWtJ4CLmjH8IwCd1CFz3CXlMkC4TwX30ZejE6S6P78vkcnM6TQIoNWtAEiXD8rhEnaTFWj5s_Bc7KNuaPP/s320/Lacroix+white+w:orange+dress+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159636674554885730" /></a><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWKznA5FNIRVT8OW3aS6CA-WSApzEmf1DqSBvZaUNb2EzxLsXCieoPcdNdLxKexX4UH2zNuL71uARxoFJyPsKTr-jDf9WDawWDAhpqGa-ZnHYSSNya5a5ThNBcVF5r_PehRwx4h4z21nX/s320/Lacroix+black+top+w:blue+floral+skirt+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159636674554885714" /><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Christian Lacroix</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Spring 2008</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">photos courtesy <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/S2008CTR/review/CLACROIX" target="_blank"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/S2008CTR/review/CLACROIX" target="_blank">Style.com</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: right;">My intention is<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">not</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span>to make this a <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">fashion</span></span></span></span> blog, rather an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">obsession</span></span> blog, but at the moment, this is my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">eye candy</span></span>. Fabulous, no?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> love how wearable his clothes are, even though they are couture. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">{Oops. I just realized these are part of the RTW collection for spring. I will post the couture photos tomorrow. Sorry!} </span>The color and print combinations just make me swoon. And the silhouettes...!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">On a more personal note, this has been a terribly unproductive week for me and I am feeling very frustrated. I have so many creative ideas and things I want to do, that I become overwhelmed; it paralyzes me and I can't to anything.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm looking forward to next week being more fruitful and, hopefully, will share it here with you.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The magazine production will start up again in the next week or two. As much as I enjoy writing and graphic design, it keeps me from doing my own creative work. Oh well, a girl's gotta eat.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">Wishing you all a happy and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">productive</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">day. ~ J</span></span></div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-16620183162986957802008-01-24T09:49:00.000-05:002008-01-24T16:05:28.918-05:00{manifesto}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf8eSOO9USBt09e57rd0DSURTxgGFyUaADUKVdMmIVJx9atkbRTCWMqEgO-wtYeo8P9fqEqXCMEIYHKzUnNo_PWuzwEL1yptKBiWNEqvoz9MuA29uYFOrPUciyvCWkHEGsdsU24SFlK5N/s1600-h/Original+blue+hall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf8eSOO9USBt09e57rd0DSURTxgGFyUaADUKVdMmIVJx9atkbRTCWMqEgO-wtYeo8P9fqEqXCMEIYHKzUnNo_PWuzwEL1yptKBiWNEqvoz9MuA29uYFOrPUciyvCWkHEGsdsU24SFlK5N/s400/Original+blue+hall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159111842436216370" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">To live <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">content</span></span></span></span> with small means; <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to seek elegance rather than luxury; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and refinement rather than fashion; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to be<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">worthy</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">, not respectable; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and wealthy, not rich; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to study hard, think quietly, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">talk gently</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">, act frankly; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to listen to stars and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">birds</span></span></span></span></span></span>, to babes and sages, with open heart; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to bear all <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">cheerfully</span></span>, do all </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">bravely</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">, await occasion,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">hurry never</span></span>; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">This is to be my symphony.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">~ William Henry Channing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">{via </span><a href="http://parisapartment.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the paris apartment</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. Thank you Claudia!} ~ J</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-49727650994573570722008-01-21T22:19:00.000-05:002008-01-23T12:07:57.901-05:00{recycling beautifully}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n43kVhs_HYAU817Kfy_DcWlPRl524Sg0XVbQhBgZw5Y6GdUduO96ldSr7PkeRJoUAlQqLlv80AECRMTS00kZO3l22NxrqjdK0jZinDXBONcJulKRsYs_Jf59ZYDJeSZEwWXNXlYJPqC8/s1600-h/mermaid.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n43kVhs_HYAU817Kfy_DcWlPRl524Sg0XVbQhBgZw5Y6GdUduO96ldSr7PkeRJoUAlQqLlv80AECRMTS00kZO3l22NxrqjdK0jZinDXBONcJulKRsYs_Jf59ZYDJeSZEwWXNXlYJPqC8/s400/mermaid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158142903155907106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRcJF2ll7om6AsTkLZu0mHvLIAkzW-hmeZtamlpEEhq9caTSGDD8EYmAbb1fImfD_acZpS7aM9Bp3ioZxHHA5ZUCiUuZpg37jhyy-y4xAi_sUNBOHqi-aY4SzQWMBJcxLzkxDHhm2B7ok/s1600-h/mermaid2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRcJF2ll7om6AsTkLZu0mHvLIAkzW-hmeZtamlpEEhq9caTSGDD8EYmAbb1fImfD_acZpS7aM9Bp3ioZxHHA5ZUCiUuZpg37jhyy-y4xAi_sUNBOHqi-aY4SzQWMBJcxLzkxDHhm2B7ok/s400/mermaid2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158142907450874418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CGQ6kwix17PeuqZSNi3Hih8a99j-8oNUyfu-sWA2O1W-tzHaQMvf0YklO1q16VjJTFAquTKW6gDovCVt1cLofIfDNlxx22BO7hiAkmyQxbtlgyu87nBuRxifpf_jzVEjz1PA29goXjv0/s1600-h/fan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CGQ6kwix17PeuqZSNi3Hih8a99j-8oNUyfu-sWA2O1W-tzHaQMvf0YklO1q16VjJTFAquTKW6gDovCVt1cLofIfDNlxx22BO7hiAkmyQxbtlgyu87nBuRxifpf_jzVEjz1PA29goXjv0/s400/fan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158142907450874434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xbmL71i4ypA-oTIe2oMEJEB1Z0MiOGmciZX8F_RmnBAPRWD_SehIhs7n8B88Ais6CMjb6gsSQlQAQIDux36-c85q8HJ_KGzYCAo46zfAfzI0a79hWQB2oL1CXRzLjDl6iJ7x0cxr2GaS/s1600-h/fire.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xbmL71i4ypA-oTIe2oMEJEB1Z0MiOGmciZX8F_RmnBAPRWD_SehIhs7n8B88Ais6CMjb6gsSQlQAQIDux36-c85q8HJ_KGzYCAo46zfAfzI0a79hWQB2oL1CXRzLjDl6iJ7x0cxr2GaS/s400/fire.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158142907450874450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfsbcvEfNGxd4LmJOHFoa-iHbhKmfxmZZSQboyn7FTKr09nYttcsGVpS0AbCEbcNqrPcifWMiS3qJ0H1YJqSbbeY9__sown0nZxhq87__BuSdmVZCDc6sNJjVjeKSRcMedlKKzBkyWIyd/s1600-h/spacial_card.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfsbcvEfNGxd4LmJOHFoa-iHbhKmfxmZZSQboyn7FTKr09nYttcsGVpS0AbCEbcNqrPcifWMiS3qJ0H1YJqSbbeY9__sown0nZxhq87__BuSdmVZCDc6sNJjVjeKSRcMedlKKzBkyWIyd/s400/spacial_card.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158142911745841762" /></a><br /><div>I had to post another note to you today because I've come across some lovely jewelry/art via <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Jennine</span> at her fashion blog</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://thecoveted.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">THE COVETED</a>. <a href="http://www.do-not-touch.com/index.html"></a></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.do-not-touch.com/index.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">TOUCH</span></span></span></a> collaborates with emerging designers to create hand-made, environmentally-friendly products/art. Mana Bernardes created all the lovely pieces you see here using bamboo toothpicks, nylon, pearls, recycled bottles and recycled phone cards.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are beautiful, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">wearable</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">thoughtful</span></span> designs. Thank you, Mana. ~ J</div><div> </div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-66369469929849454392008-01-21T10:05:00.000-05:002008-01-21T23:34:01.459-05:00{prada love}I don't know how you other bloggers do it all. I am struggling to spend time with you here and still keep my head above water in the rest of my life!<div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, that's enough feeling sorry for myself for today; time to seize the day!</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sure many of you have already seen Prada's 2008 collections, but I am going to share her spring collection with you anyway. I love Miuccia Prada and her contemporary take on bohemian style.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlNcQqNNHHV8XuZRUwx8zEFImMbAIL_Qyi2HQu_QE6E2abasO4E47_sk6WFg4ATV7VoefyiRsARSuv3mz0bWk4njOqu4Q9JHOs6tDXooKXGW4zy-_BTH6nsFHG3tzgkH_cikeCBDCNi-e/s400/pradaprints-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157949122821446114" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/S2008RTW/review/PRADA" target="_blank">Prada Spring 2008</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her colors and silhouettes are dreamy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's all for now. I'll probably post again later today...'til then...enjoy! ~J</div><div> </div><div> </div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-43847915786763611602008-01-19T20:21:00.000-05:002008-01-21T23:32:19.205-05:00{world traveler}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdeAiWTJ09_4Y-jkFWzrvsLf5Ur5O2Ib4Tmc5uKsZaT8hxfBv0v15G3eSbYEa_rBf0BledT2-nYhuKg-8cv6vk4S1sPUz3lm898Sf0eNIVdBbKz4glCXWP-g1915cgtgpZGvVtX1Sllz-/s1600-h/popview_exhibition.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdeAiWTJ09_4Y-jkFWzrvsLf5Ur5O2Ib4Tmc5uKsZaT8hxfBv0v15G3eSbYEa_rBf0BledT2-nYhuKg-8cv6vk4S1sPUz3lm898Sf0eNIVdBbKz4glCXWP-g1915cgtgpZGvVtX1Sllz-/s400/popview_exhibition.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157367004428982690" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Eye Candy</span></span> Pop photos of Jeff Buckley and Bjork by British music photographer </span></span><a href="http://bosredon.co.uk/music/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Bertrand Bosredon</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> of London. Courtesy <a href="http://blog.emmacassi.com/" target="_blank">Emma Cassi.</a></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had snow here in the south today {sorry, no photos}, and it has been a great day to stay inside, all cozy and warm. <div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>I have taken the time to do a lot of blog reading....there are SO many talented and creative individuals out there! You ALL inspire me!!! And what a small world it really is....no matter where I go, I find that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">we all aspire to the same truths, all hold the same things close to our hearts, all turn our faces toward the sun.</span></span></span></span> ~ J</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-32286706657321015732008-01-15T22:44:00.000-05:002008-01-19T11:37:12.944-05:00{the gardening itch}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSPpHoLXnxO2c_sxNkLYu3EtJwp33lJUs2ruB9lq7sxFG4vyrbXMotX6ffqIi2o5FRBmfwGQSOUu-nyj0-KFLfPY7aMiLXPB8CeYXpjctSvQteF5K7X86RJ3FRsFQvgbqdmt_TOKwNPKO/s1600-h/Orange+Peppers.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-W6sFus73tt38_FnpKugXkKOPl2VLccEoFd2NB3h-qVxMtVYm2TlXKaaqKwgbegZK6aTVxK6iHRqNhhQFQrt53awullF2YSuIMWfuzuCFVxiZsoqiSFDORGfrwym63bwoqW-w68oQf9U-/s400/Christmas+Fern.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156669072243382306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdWg2EIu3q9tGRZAWjegBAoD-_KeCyu1813lPuZP02GUUS_xXrfR7sT8JdZIcdD6r_2NiQ31Ohe3XFdAROc6mPVdGWsTdz7GCOSrIDZh1EaQnQvInedcOXHxsgFV1ASZO5BPXQMAwGEvc/s1600-h/Clematis+Armandii.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdWg2EIu3q9tGRZAWjegBAoD-_KeCyu1813lPuZP02GUUS_xXrfR7sT8JdZIcdD6r_2NiQ31Ohe3XFdAROc6mPVdGWsTdz7GCOSrIDZh1EaQnQvInedcOXHxsgFV1ASZO5BPXQMAwGEvc/s400/Clematis+Armandii.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156668702876194834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo7dALWYaffR_XtDSR4VZWRX6o3XRHtK2MmbDcWrI87mUfIDGoBHedgtjtSyA4Iv-VrgFrfjLt1wcsoKgRJ4ibJH-7OxpbQtu_GvZRR2yBJJcuM1HTFgKsc1uY9UN_oX-n9T937IgTwuK/s1600-h/DSCF0006+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo7dALWYaffR_XtDSR4VZWRX6o3XRHtK2MmbDcWrI87mUfIDGoBHedgtjtSyA4Iv-VrgFrfjLt1wcsoKgRJ4ibJH-7OxpbQtu_GvZRR2yBJJcuM1HTFgKsc1uY9UN_oX-n9T937IgTwuK/s400/DSCF0006+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156668118760642562" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Every January, when everything in the garden is asleep, my gardening genes kick in. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://johnnyseeds.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Johnny's Selected Seeds</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">atalog</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">comes in the mail and I start dreaming about my summer garden. In the cold, grey days of January, I forget about the </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">almost unbearable heat and humidity of July and August, when I am so sick of my garden {except harvesting those </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">luscious heirloom tomatoes} that I won't even go outside during the day unless absolutely necessary. I forget how tired </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and drained the temperatures make me feel, low energy keeping me from one of the things I love the most.<br /></span></div><div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">All I can think about now is how beautiful everything is when it bursts forth and blooms, everything turning lovely </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">shades of green and every color of the rainbow. The smell of dirt, the feeling of earth between my fingers; it's enough to </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">make me giddy. We are fortunate here in North Carolina to be blessed with a long springtime; beautiful, warm days </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">without the humidity that will later make us question why we live in the south.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I thought I'd share a few pictures of my garden with you today, a reminder of warmer days to come...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGSc24c0ugWVDs6sYFjpfIORA9X6t2E7E7fTgZDjitvKP_uHliIWtFboN_mEfRhMotCM9i-ED67iAnRhHv1qdd4p7l3ouExpnvAEEv1et9oM_pDW1rw3LjX277kddJQAdWX0MpXd32c1N/s400/DSCF0018+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155921494530807714" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-70467654993759136492008-01-05T16:44:00.000-05:002008-01-05T22:53:03.636-05:00{january sky}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1iJOTbLCtT6RmJDXEv-j0H3hMK618qUEACWcsu3pUvTqkUXLW9TCn7To2jDe_5lbNl9Zl50SVM3gIJORwuf2M9sxmCaBPk7SNcZviQuG3a_zJx5DRSGkn5mB9beKVRIbI3IXYRpssP_-/s1600-h/january+sky.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1iJOTbLCtT6RmJDXEv-j0H3hMK618qUEACWcsu3pUvTqkUXLW9TCn7To2jDe_5lbNl9Zl50SVM3gIJORwuf2M9sxmCaBPk7SNcZviQuG3a_zJx5DRSGkn5mB9beKVRIbI3IXYRpssP_-/s400/january+sky.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152120658927245122" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The sky outside suits my mood today. It makes you want to curl up in a cozy chair with a blanket and get lost for hours in a good book. An excellent selection is<span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wabi-Sabi-House-Japanese-Imperfect-Beauty/dp/1400050464/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199590271&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">The wabi-sabi house: the Japanese art of imperfect beauty</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span> by Robyn Griggs Lawrence. I am finding myself drawn to all things Japanese of late...especially their aesthetic.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><div> </div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiMlVlxP_Wkoh9uRdVMIT_asuQTPy3aNgQMhfCDjlyk8DddElF-9uWFx5OsUcU9S0l3j7_u_y3U_JUcTT9hjeNX6b0mw-jsPEsl53rab4DudT_g-Jc-IzTlqdcSXQaRankhjMIHCibZ1K/s200/WABI+SABI+cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152197216719296402" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Wabi-sabi</span></span></span></span> invites us to set aside our pursuit of perfection and learn to appreciate the simple,unaffected beauty of things as they are. It is an aesthetic that welcomes comfort and subtle spirituality into the home. It is about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">simplicity</span></span></span></span></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">humility</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">,</span> things that I crave more and more as I get older. It is very appealing to me.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Check it out. It will ring as truth to your soul. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Peace~J</span></div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-2178491355346195312008-01-05T10:45:00.000-05:002008-01-05T18:01:19.814-05:00{beautiful art for inspiration}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI-ggUZ31FJcfRsEPMcP-TZZebKzPmh3HkV6jUJQDj4kLGFiofv34xPglkoieNtuPTscr-ooo5roXVtOvk3JZh6wAs13QyYgolj69o_w8fNvw4NS6ruF3riw8qNTNMuvw7J6c-KJ3OUGt/s1600-h/il_fullxfull.15247109.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI-ggUZ31FJcfRsEPMcP-TZZebKzPmh3HkV6jUJQDj4kLGFiofv34xPglkoieNtuPTscr-ooo5roXVtOvk3JZh6wAs13QyYgolj69o_w8fNvw4NS6ruF3riw8qNTNMuvw7J6c-KJ3OUGt/s400/il_fullxfull.15247109.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152027050115028770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cDVcDXxdVtrk2m1GaP5P7ERxE8yp9MwTXVAxYKd95-URnZ6ocWPs4COkraHMC3vHaN2HC9yu6_nvB6jr1yVOac0rxt9XtBcXJM6mIbPO05GOyXQIWT_rbhXtFV7tQweWQ7rs_k4kbuTe/s1600-h/il_430xN.14632454.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cDVcDXxdVtrk2m1GaP5P7ERxE8yp9MwTXVAxYKd95-URnZ6ocWPs4COkraHMC3vHaN2HC9yu6_nvB6jr1yVOac0rxt9XtBcXJM6mIbPO05GOyXQIWT_rbhXtFV7tQweWQ7rs_k4kbuTe/s400/il_430xN.14632454.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152020375735850738" /></a>These images are from etsy seller Jennifer Judd-McGee. All images are copyright 2007 jennifer judd-mcgee. You can see more of her work <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5104774">here.</a><div> </div><div>I just love her lines and shapes, and how she uses color. The third image, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">4 birds in a tree</span></span>,</span> looks like a quilt, but it is paper. I think it's lovely. Thank you Jennifer!</div><div> </div><div>I will continue to try and find images that inspire for this new year. Check back often to see what I've found!</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Also....</span></span></div><div>Yesterday was a productive day. I finished organizing and cleaning my studio and was able to begin what I hope will be a motivating blog.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Motivation is sometimes hard to come by when you are a stay-at-home mom or anyone who spends most of there time away from other artists. It's so much easier to be creative when you are working with other creatives, like taking a painting class or joining a guild or gallery. The internet, especially blogging, has made our world a much smaller place and we can now go anywhere in the world and see art and speak with other artists; but it's not the same as working with and around other creatives on a regular basis. At least that's how I see it.</div><div><br /></div><div>When you work from home, the biggest challenge is just <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Beginning</span></span>...taking the time to bring ideas to fruition...it's so easy to let the laundry or the vacuuming call to you, making you feel guilty. There are too many reasons <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">NOT</span></span> to start.</div><div><br /></div><div>I, for one, have resolved not to hear the loud voices of household appliances or dirty anything calling my name this year. Hopefully, I can organize my time so that it all gets done. Or not...</div><div> </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLx5u2Wn1EWPsKyB0-U9lh7folispjV8M_RW2ldErRY8EooY4H4sDfbjN6YCyGpfjP4aAZs4ev1VZ7N37mU_BHBkM3QMP_99i0ckoVsCJzfLNuNSINmQAAKgYBNQP46cu-TpHT_WKJLzR/s1600-h/il_fullxfull.16846513.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLx5u2Wn1EWPsKyB0-U9lh7folispjV8M_RW2ldErRY8EooY4H4sDfbjN6YCyGpfjP4aAZs4ev1VZ7N37mU_BHBkM3QMP_99i0ckoVsCJzfLNuNSINmQAAKgYBNQP46cu-TpHT_WKJLzR/s400/il_fullxfull.16846513.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152020388620752658" /></a>Well, must go for now. I hope your day brings many aha moments and much joy. ~J</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-23899909833894304022008-01-04T09:37:00.000-05:002008-01-20T16:07:23.438-05:00welcome 2008! {or,'thank god christmas is over!'}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzco7hqfz0zuaTmuJd3Z6MS8NmO7yc8cl7Qr0-lcQvCcwAuyKUbkjuM1gJfajAb_5rnH_s2IvKt6WbxAz8u9c-U7J4o7MJljSbOnF_9mgUQj6wCo0m-S58e0aGx6agpSn9krdqEu7cDaT/s1600-h/studio.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzco7hqfz0zuaTmuJd3Z6MS8NmO7yc8cl7Qr0-lcQvCcwAuyKUbkjuM1gJfajAb_5rnH_s2IvKt6WbxAz8u9c-U7J4o7MJljSbOnF_9mgUQj6wCo0m-S58e0aGx6agpSn9krdqEu7cDaT/s400/studio.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151652120944924370" /></a><br />I can't help it, I'm glad it's over. It's just too much stress, too many expectations, too much money, and my mother. Now that everyone is back at work/school/home I can finally get about starting the new year with high hopes for a healthy, productive, happy year.<br /><br />One of my goals is to give more time and attention to this <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">blog</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span> Ideally, I would like to post an entry every day, but we'll see.<br /><br />Another of my goals this year is to be a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">productive</span></span></span></span> artist/designer. I have so many ideas; it's just bringing them to fruition. I will share my attempts here, with you.<br /><br />I'm currently facinated with <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Project Runway</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span> Because I have some background in fashion and textile design, I am dying to audition for the show. I've researched it, but there doesn't seem to be anything happening with auditions at this time. I keep checking on bravotv; hopefully something will surface soon.<br /><br />So, my focus right now seems to be on fashion. I vacillate between many art and craft mediums, but right now it's clothing construction and design.<br /><br />Another goal today is to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">organize my studio</span></span></span></span> space so that it functions the way I need it to. It is impossible for me to work with all my supplies tucked away in boxes. I have to be able to see everything that is available to me. Unfortunatley, my space is right in the middle of the house and cannot be closed off from the main living area, so it always looks messy when I set it all out. Oh well, everyone will just have to get over it. I have to create!<div><br /></div><div>Here's to a new year full of health and hope, blessings and love. ~J</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-44641998242942336132007-12-21T10:46:00.000-05:002008-01-20T16:08:27.359-05:00{the christmas crazies}Every year I tell myself "I WILL be prepared for the holidays NEXT year". Ha!<br /><br />Once again, here it is, 5 days until THE day, and I'm scrambling. "Last Minute Lucy" strikes again!<br /><br />Anyway, I cannot believe it's been 3 weeks since my last post. I have given up trying to make it work before the holidays. But this blog is on my to-do-list for the new year. So, don't give up on me!<br /><br />2008 will bring crafting, art, and design galore! And more!<br /><br />I have posted a photo of a painting I created last year. The photo is really dark, sorry. Evie is really very colorful and intense. I love to paint beautiful girls. Evie was a late night journal sketch that I liked and decided to paint.<br /><br />I wish everyone the <span style="font-weight:bold;">happiest holidays</span> ever!! See you in the New Year!!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-30118176316094594882007-12-02T00:19:00.000-05:002008-01-20T16:09:21.180-05:00{night owl}Once again it is after midnight as I write this post. It's so hard to get back into a normal bedtime routine. It's driving me crazy because everyone else in the family gets up with the sun. But it seems no matter how hard I try, I can't get to bed at a reasonable hour. There never seem to be enough hours in the day. And I don't feel like I've accomplished even one quarter of the things on my "want-to-do-list". I get frustrated because it seems to be getting worse instead of better. Maybe it's my age. Or my illness.<br /><br />Anyhoo — still working on the magazine. The deadline changed to Monday. I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. Need the time but just want to be finished!!! Move on, ya know? Christmas coming....<br /><br />I will post some pictures tomorrow!!! 'Til then...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~ Be kind ~ J</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-27179259063704504682007-11-29T03:36:00.000-05:002008-01-05T01:06:00.418-05:00{3:36 a.m.}Yes, I'm crazy. I am on a major deadline for the magazine. Thought I'd post a frenzied note.<br /><br />NOTE: This blog is a work in progress. Progress is very slow. It should pick up speed after Friday, deadline day. My 'Black Friday'.<br /><br />I am going to bed now, really. Sorry no photos today...soon. ~ JJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4601150795598063100.post-24926690762853511062007-11-25T15:52:00.000-05:002008-01-20T16:13:24.009-05:00{me}<div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Day 1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> of my new adventure into the unknown...blogging. At my age, I feel like if I don't move forward into the 21st century, my mind will catch up to my body and I'll really start to feel old. Not that 47 is old. As I near the mid-century mark, I realize that old is a matter of perspective.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">When I was ten, even 20, I could not fathom being forty. I simply could not conceptualize it. I thought about it, but it was weird. Now, nearing 50, I realize that I don't feel any different today than I did then. Well, my body does, but not my mind. Or my heart. In my heart I am still the same 10-year-old girl that saw the world with wonder and awe, waiting for what was just around the corner.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Which is why I am sometimes shocked when I pass my reflection in a mirror or window; I look at the person staring back at me and think "Who is that?". I realize that this is in part because of a significant weight gain in recent years and I have just about stopped looking at myself in the mirror, but it is still unsettling. It is always a surprise. I just don't think of myself as old. Wiser, but still young, still me.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Anyway..</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Let me tell you a little something about myself. I am a 47-year-old artist and mother of two beautiful daughters, ages 21 and 13. They are very gifted, funny young women with strong opinions and ideas and I enjoy them immensely. They are a continual source of inspiration and keep me young and cool {I think}.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I am fortunate to have a very loving, patient husband, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.meltoons.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">David</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> without whom, I acknowledge, I could not manage. I am difficult at best, yet he is endlessly supportive and kind.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">At the age of 37, I was diagnosed with </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/bones-joints-muscles/fibromyalgia/fibromyalgia?section=section_00&s_kwcid=fibromyalgia|853910394"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Fibromyalgia</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> which changed my life {and the lives of my family} as I knew it. I was devastated. It won't kill you, but sometimes it makes you feel like you want to die.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">At the age of 40, I was diagnosed as</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/mental-behavioral-health/bipolar-disorder/overview/overview?section=section_00&s_kwcid=bipolar%20disorder|893877774"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Bipolar</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> {this also sometimes makes you feel like you want to die}. This was an epiphany for me. Finally, answers to all the questions about my mercurial behavior. Suddenly, everything made sense. I am amazed {and a little sad, and maybe a little angry...} that no one recognized there was something wrong.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Since then, I have come to understand and ultimately love myself, something I have never done before. It makes the world a better place. The lithium helps.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I was an art major in college, attaining a BS in Art Education and a BFA with a Fibers concentration, along with a minor in textile design and a minor in business. I accomplished all this in five years while holding down as many as three jobs at a time {I was supporting myself and paying for my education} and graduating magna cum laude. You'd think someone would have had a clue...</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I ended up in graphic arts {I could actually make a living this way} as an art director for publishing companies in Shelby and Charlotte. The experience was invaluable though, since I am now using those skills to do freelance graphic design work out of my home, and I always love learning something new.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">My girls are artistic, also. My daughter </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Jessica</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> {21} is studying psychology and art at UNC Chapel Hill; she plans to open an art therapy studio.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">My daughter </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Anni</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">e</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> {13} loves to do all things artsy and craftsy and participates in art class and the art club at her school. She has been dancing {ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical} since she was three-years-old and hopes to continue through college and beyond. She also loves drama and has performed in many community theatre productions and in drama at school. She aspires to attending SCAD {Savannah College of Art and Design} to study architecture. She loves to sit with me and just create! </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I feel so lucky to have such great girls!!!!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">For the most part, my life revolves around nurturing, creating, gardening, reading, music, books, my family and my pets.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Oh pets! I have great pets!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">There is:</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Overactive Oliv</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">e</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> the Border Collie, the sweetest, smartest dog in the world!; </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Zany Zoe</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> the </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">'on her own planet' </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Calico, who's favorite thing to do is sit on our pedestal sink and stare at the nite light all night long {we think it speaks to her}; </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Silly Lily</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> the Grey Tabby, who thinks she's a princess and sleeps with us under the sheets {sometimes David will make a tent for her under the covers by putting his knees up}; </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Manic Milo</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> a very attractive Grey Tabby with a white face and a pink nose, who loses his mind every night around 10 pm {as a neutered male, Milo doesn't understand those 'weird' feelings he gets sometimes}. Milo is the most vocal and affectionate cat I've ever had and everybody loves him! He will let you do just about anything to him. And so sweet and funny. And last, but certainly NOT LEAST, is: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">MommaCat</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> the mother of them all. She doesn't get along with any of them, so she stays outside, which is fine with her. She was a stray who adopted us and then had 8 kittens in our garden. Of course, I had to take them in. We found homes for five of them, kept two, Milo and Lily, and the littlest one died. We had MommaCat spayed, put a collar with a name tag and bell on her {so she can't catch the sweet birdies} and had all her shots administered. She is now fat and healthy, especially FAT!!!!!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ol></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Speaking of fat, I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving holiday. Mine was lovely because I didn't have to cook this year! We went to my mother's house in Lenoir. We had good food, good times, and good fun playing games! I had a most excellent Scrabble win - I love to use all my letters and blow away the competition! Eat my dust.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We came home Friday night, late. While it was wonderful to visit with Mom, it was so nice to be home! Annie said, "Ooohhh, it smells like our house!", and all the pets came running down the stairs to greet us {except Olive, who went with us; she travels very well} It's always nice to come home!!!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I'm feeling guilty because I've spent so much time on this blog today. I should have been decorating for Christmas. As always, I am not ready and feeling overwhelmed by the thought of it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Well, gotta say goodbye. I have no idea if anyone will be remotely interested in reading my thoughts. I'll keep it up for awhile, anyway. I'll try to post pictures tomorrow.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Be kind to one another ~ J</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920020388219116192noreply@blogger.com2