for this area
what with all the rain, what could we expect?
and our chances of forest fire?
not a snowballs chance in hell i would imagine
meanwhile
it's 6am
and very dark out
foggy too cause of the humidity
i want it to dry up a bit as i need to take delivery of our winter wood
and until it's stacked............. it will sit in the driveway, which is down hill
the entire property is downhill
oye
i found a box of teddy bears in the studio yesterday, gifts from bernie over the years
they are small ones, and all blond teddy bears, in all sorts of materials, one even being in corduroy!
i know i have some furniture for them as well
as they are part of our christmas decorations for the mantel
i did make a tiny bit of head way into the studio again
i am about to start moving more furniture
i need to get the mold storage out of the way or i am not going to get any further in the studio
right now
everything hinges on dealing with them
i got falstaff in the bath again yesterday, i chased him all over the place and finally cornered him and hosed him off enough so that he got the hint
and then STILL had to chase him up and down the hill until he got in the bath
he stayed about an hour
Lillianna is molting
there are FEATHERS all over the freeken place
enough to build two whole other ducks
!!!!!!!!!!!!
phoebe was a bit ago
no one however has molted out primaries so i don't have to clip wings yet
lilli and phoebe still have the clipped wings i did last year!
i expect however to have to clip before winter
momma still hasn't started her molt.
she is getting a bit tamer, as there are occations when i can pet her
and she isn't too bad really about me picking her up
i do occationally have to corner her however, but she realizes that normally it's to put her in the pond, which she likes so that's ok with her
lilli is still bitchy
she loves her momma again, but still hates momma (the duck momma)
oye
meanwhile ducette and the other chickens are doing well, ducette was broody but is now running around the basement. we'll put her back in with henrietta probably sunday
ok i have to reboot this vista yet AGAIN
I hate vista, have i mentioned that?
i HATE VISTA
it makes my very FAST computer run like a brick
oye
vi
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
we had a tornado yesterday
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090730/NEWS/907300311
this is a few miles away from me about......5 or so (giver take a mile)
then it veered through a tiny corner of my township
i went out early to get the ducks in, about 2 pm
i discovered that the pens were flooded
so i never took them back out again after the storms passed
bernie ran into all sorts of problems on the way home
today it looks green and peaceful out
so i will be taking duckiekins out shortly
(and i hope lilli's bad mood is almost over with the passing of the storm)
in studio news
i have reluctantly agreed to give up the shelf that i keep my handmade doll molds on
as well as possibly ( i am out of my mind here)
a 7' workbench........but i am not entirely sure about the workbench
one small shelf is coming out, and may be altered a bit to serve as a hutch top
bins of fiber have already come out
and three white metal shelves will be switched with a big pantry shelf
bernie gets the pantry shelf
the pantry gets the three white metal shelves
and i get to figure out where to put the stuff stored on the white shelves
i didn't get a lot done in here yesterday, as it was so dark and i didn't want too many lights on with the storms
but i did get some paperwork up and filed
and a few things put up
i also found and labeled a box for wigging fibers
so that is a plus when i go to empty one of the storage thingies under the 7' workbench
as i know there is a box under there full of viscose wigging fibers
today i think (in addition to finishing dishes that i was afraid to yesterday.......there was a LOT of water going in the cess pool simply from the rain)
i think i am going to pull some of the paper that is strewn around out
and i am going to see about moving my winter clothes storage container ( i didn't finish filling it, i got side tracked)
i may also make another file box as the three i have now are getting full
in looking around i realized that i still have the sorting boxes in the studio from trying to sort out the paper work i been sitting on for years, i started right before trish died, and haven't been able to go back to it
i need to move it out of the studio
and when the studio is done
GO BACK AND DO IT
only instead of shredding
i think we are going to have a bonfire
with those boxes out i can reach the rest of the doll dressing supplies
and that will go a LONG way to making headway in that end
of course there is still the porcelain end of the studio
optimally if i could move that out of the main studio, it would be good
i would like it in an attached outbuilding but it needs to be kept from freezing
putting the kilns in there would be good as well
well anyway
the ultimate goal is, getting everything up on wheels, organized and workable
so that when we finally get to do the windows/walls in here
it's a simple matter of moving everything to the center of the room to work on the walls without too much major disruption of our life (or as little disruption as possible during renovations)
ok well there you have it
i am thinking out loud
it is of course subject to change
if we figure something that works better
vi
this is a few miles away from me about......5 or so (giver take a mile)
then it veered through a tiny corner of my township
i went out early to get the ducks in, about 2 pm
i discovered that the pens were flooded
so i never took them back out again after the storms passed
bernie ran into all sorts of problems on the way home
today it looks green and peaceful out
so i will be taking duckiekins out shortly
(and i hope lilli's bad mood is almost over with the passing of the storm)
in studio news
i have reluctantly agreed to give up the shelf that i keep my handmade doll molds on
as well as possibly ( i am out of my mind here)
a 7' workbench........but i am not entirely sure about the workbench
one small shelf is coming out, and may be altered a bit to serve as a hutch top
bins of fiber have already come out
and three white metal shelves will be switched with a big pantry shelf
bernie gets the pantry shelf
the pantry gets the three white metal shelves
and i get to figure out where to put the stuff stored on the white shelves
i didn't get a lot done in here yesterday, as it was so dark and i didn't want too many lights on with the storms
but i did get some paperwork up and filed
and a few things put up
i also found and labeled a box for wigging fibers
so that is a plus when i go to empty one of the storage thingies under the 7' workbench
as i know there is a box under there full of viscose wigging fibers
today i think (in addition to finishing dishes that i was afraid to yesterday.......there was a LOT of water going in the cess pool simply from the rain)
i think i am going to pull some of the paper that is strewn around out
and i am going to see about moving my winter clothes storage container ( i didn't finish filling it, i got side tracked)
i may also make another file box as the three i have now are getting full
in looking around i realized that i still have the sorting boxes in the studio from trying to sort out the paper work i been sitting on for years, i started right before trish died, and haven't been able to go back to it
i need to move it out of the studio
and when the studio is done
GO BACK AND DO IT
only instead of shredding
i think we are going to have a bonfire
with those boxes out i can reach the rest of the doll dressing supplies
and that will go a LONG way to making headway in that end
of course there is still the porcelain end of the studio
optimally if i could move that out of the main studio, it would be good
i would like it in an attached outbuilding but it needs to be kept from freezing
putting the kilns in there would be good as well
well anyway
the ultimate goal is, getting everything up on wheels, organized and workable
so that when we finally get to do the windows/walls in here
it's a simple matter of moving everything to the center of the room to work on the walls without too much major disruption of our life (or as little disruption as possible during renovations)
ok well there you have it
i am thinking out loud
it is of course subject to change
if we figure something that works better
vi
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
what's next? plagues of locust?
so after the nearly endless rain,
now we got the famous jersey humidity?
doesn't mother nature know we live in pa now?
we aren't sleeping either
the ac keeps freezing up, so it gets hot up there
supper is salads of one sort of another
egg salad
chicken salad
green salad
due to the weather i am sort of hibernating
so yesterday i stayed with sorting in the studio
it looks worse now then it did before
and i am running into blocks again
however i did find 5 sheets of arches #140 hot press water color paper!
i knew i had it, i just didn't know WHERE i had it
i will be cutting it up today i think
( and the 10 OTHER sheets of paper sitting here waiting to be cut up)
i am looking through boxes and wondering if i should let my dollhouse furniture go,
and my dollhouses
some (most) are still in boxes or again in boxes
there isn't any room here for them
the funny thing is
i have always wanted a dollhouse
i have built numerous ones for clients and a few for gifts and a few for me
not one of mine however ever got finished
i make dollhouse miniatures
i have made dollhouse minitures for SALE since i was 16 ( we won't go into how many years THAT is.........but it is getting on the 1/2 century mark now)
and i am thinking of letting them go
because i am thinking that if i am not going to use them, maybe it's better to get them out of my life and studio
i am going to think about this a bit more
however, i am leaning to selling them
well today is supposed to have t-storms again, it's almost 9am and still 6 am dark out
i just realized how late it is
(i was doing some research online so am late to post)
i have to get the ducks out
anyway, i expect that today again is going to be spent trying to make sense of this studio
i probably should think about doing some of the FABRIC as well
maybe a box labeled 'doll fabric'
?
oye
vi
now we got the famous jersey humidity?
doesn't mother nature know we live in pa now?
we aren't sleeping either
the ac keeps freezing up, so it gets hot up there
supper is salads of one sort of another
egg salad
chicken salad
green salad
due to the weather i am sort of hibernating
so yesterday i stayed with sorting in the studio
it looks worse now then it did before
and i am running into blocks again
however i did find 5 sheets of arches #140 hot press water color paper!
i knew i had it, i just didn't know WHERE i had it
i will be cutting it up today i think
( and the 10 OTHER sheets of paper sitting here waiting to be cut up)
i am looking through boxes and wondering if i should let my dollhouse furniture go,
and my dollhouses
some (most) are still in boxes or again in boxes
there isn't any room here for them
the funny thing is
i have always wanted a dollhouse
i have built numerous ones for clients and a few for gifts and a few for me
not one of mine however ever got finished
i make dollhouse miniatures
i have made dollhouse minitures for SALE since i was 16 ( we won't go into how many years THAT is.........but it is getting on the 1/2 century mark now)
and i am thinking of letting them go
because i am thinking that if i am not going to use them, maybe it's better to get them out of my life and studio
i am going to think about this a bit more
however, i am leaning to selling them
well today is supposed to have t-storms again, it's almost 9am and still 6 am dark out
i just realized how late it is
(i was doing some research online so am late to post)
i have to get the ducks out
anyway, i expect that today again is going to be spent trying to make sense of this studio
i probably should think about doing some of the FABRIC as well
maybe a box labeled 'doll fabric'
?
oye
vi
Monday, July 27, 2009
today is still monday but this should post tomorrow
i pulled that shelf out of the studio that i cleared off
and made another magazine file
i found a stash of soon to be recycled priority mail boxes so instead of ending in recycling
they are now covered in wrinkled brown paper and have a pretty label on their spine
i want to make some other that coordinate maybe with fabric?
i cleared a couple of small drawers, washed them and replaced them in the little chest (they are still empty, but they won't be for long
bernie thinks i need to do the porcelain end of the room, and while i agree it would help
i don't have the dolly i need for the cases of clay, porcelain, plaster, etc
what do i do with all that until i get dollys?
they have got to roll out from under the bench or i can't REACH THEM
oh man
anyway
today i think i got a small amount finished
but any amount is still more then yesterday right?
and made another magazine file
i found a stash of soon to be recycled priority mail boxes so instead of ending in recycling
they are now covered in wrinkled brown paper and have a pretty label on their spine
i want to make some other that coordinate maybe with fabric?
i cleared a couple of small drawers, washed them and replaced them in the little chest (they are still empty, but they won't be for long
bernie thinks i need to do the porcelain end of the room, and while i agree it would help
i don't have the dolly i need for the cases of clay, porcelain, plaster, etc
what do i do with all that until i get dollys?
they have got to roll out from under the bench or i can't REACH THEM
oh man
anyway
today i think i got a small amount finished
but any amount is still more then yesterday right?
it is now tuesday morning, after we didn't sleep all night, someone called us a bit after midnight. I *69 and found out it was a friend of ours that was attempting to retrieve messages from her new computer phone. thankfully it wasn't an emergency.
today i am going to pull the tower of green shelves out of the corner i think, those are the shelves i want to spray paint cream (did one, and it looks great, so much better then that icky puke green that is partly turning brownish yellow in spots)
but i am really thinking i need to get into the 7' bench, as that has a ton of stuff i think i can get up on the new shelves. i also need to do a bonfire of old stuff that normal folks would shred.
if i get too wrapped up, it's going to be egg or chicken salad suppers, but i am hoping not to get too wrapped up.
i am also hoping to get at least one more file box completed today, with luck.
it's supposed to be in the low 90's today, and humid and muggy, and well............like jersey, so i am going to try to hibernate in the studio with the AC on
til later gator
vi
i got a shelf cleaned off in the studio
which doesn't sound huge ( and the shelf is the smallest one i have)
but for me it's huge
see i am finding a place for stuff as i clear
sounds nuts but see i have no room
it's either find a place or don't clean
there isn't anywhere to put anything
there is no place to put all the stuff out of a room and start with the room empty
which would be great
and with the rain we've been having again
even a tent would not work
so it's
'take a box out, empty one thing at a time and find it's spot, then go back for the next thing'
ok so it isn't the fastest but it is working (abet slowly) for me
now that this shelf is cleared
i am in to the porcelain workbench area
i am not really happy about having to do that area
but there you have it
meanwhile
over the weekend, due to the shitty weather,
we did nothing much
i did the studio and finished some drawings
bernie did dishes and baked himself brownies
he also did the cooking sunday
(i did saturday)
the laundry apparently is going to spend the week on the clothes line getting rerinsed hourly.......
lillianna is still totally bitchy
like you haven't SEEN before
we haven't anyway
bernie is even getting annoyed with her
and dulcette is running around on the basement floor as SHE is broody
(soon to be WAS broody........she'll come out of it soon)
so now
i think next after the porcelain area is the back 7' workbench
which actually is partly done already!!!
oh and i found my glassine bags i use for product packaging for soaps and that
and boxed them, labeled them,...........and without even REALIZING IT, stuck them under the box of plastic bags i package the miniature ouija boards and tarot cards in!
oh man
and it turns out
BERNIE CAN ORGANIZE
now how he somehow hid this from me actually isn't hard to understand
i want pretty and organized
he wants HIDDEN
i need to see it
or i don't know i have it
he needs to hide it and he keeps the map in his head ( no wonder he forgets everything but work and his models)
oye
ok up shortly
i need ideas for a computer desk and office in a sort of box
i think we are going to build something
that's it for now, unless i remember something else
vi
but for me it's huge
see i am finding a place for stuff as i clear
sounds nuts but see i have no room
it's either find a place or don't clean
there isn't anywhere to put anything
there is no place to put all the stuff out of a room and start with the room empty
which would be great
and with the rain we've been having again
even a tent would not work
so it's
'take a box out, empty one thing at a time and find it's spot, then go back for the next thing'
ok so it isn't the fastest but it is working (abet slowly) for me
now that this shelf is cleared
i am in to the porcelain workbench area
i am not really happy about having to do that area
but there you have it
meanwhile
over the weekend, due to the shitty weather,
we did nothing much
i did the studio and finished some drawings
bernie did dishes and baked himself brownies
he also did the cooking sunday
(i did saturday)
the laundry apparently is going to spend the week on the clothes line getting rerinsed hourly.......
lillianna is still totally bitchy
like you haven't SEEN before
we haven't anyway
bernie is even getting annoyed with her
and dulcette is running around on the basement floor as SHE is broody
(soon to be WAS broody........she'll come out of it soon)
so now
i think next after the porcelain area is the back 7' workbench
which actually is partly done already!!!
oh and i found my glassine bags i use for product packaging for soaps and that
and boxed them, labeled them,...........and without even REALIZING IT, stuck them under the box of plastic bags i package the miniature ouija boards and tarot cards in!
oh man
and it turns out
BERNIE CAN ORGANIZE
now how he somehow hid this from me actually isn't hard to understand
i want pretty and organized
he wants HIDDEN
i need to see it
or i don't know i have it
he needs to hide it and he keeps the map in his head ( no wonder he forgets everything but work and his models)
oye
ok up shortly
i need ideas for a computer desk and office in a sort of box
i think we are going to build something
that's it for now, unless i remember something else
vi
Sunday, July 26, 2009
on solitude
i find lately, my world is shrinking
but instead of it being a bad thing it is a wonderful thing
i guess going back to my roots was the right thing at the right time
i am relishing the time with my drawings, and my drafting table
i sit and go to the place where i am alone with myself
i remember when i was in art school, i would go to that place while drawing in studio classes
time had no meaning there
it was a sort of dreamy half hypnotic sleep state that always refreshed my soul in ways i had forgotten until now
in the very daily-ness of life and living, i had gotten away from going to that place.
i picked it up again while sculpting dolls, but had to again drop it for a while
i don't intend on dropping it again
i find myself wandering over to the drafting table for a piece of time here and there
in between dishes, and duckies
dinner and dusting
i sit and work
then get up
leave the ink washes i have just laid down to dry
while i do other things and let the images run through the back of my mind
some folks have seen the drawings that are coming off of my drafting table now
i am putting them away as it truly does look like i will have enough for a book
and i would like to look at them in the future with a fresh eye
other interesting things have been coming out of this as well
old wounds are being healed while i draw
i had been told by another friend who is an artist
that part of the tension in my life was that i was NOT doing what i was born to do
that no matter what else i did in my daily life,
(although i do write daily)
i needed to draw and design somehow
i took that advise
and i am so very glad i did
i truly am coming full circle
and it seems that the best is yet to come
but instead of it being a bad thing it is a wonderful thing
i guess going back to my roots was the right thing at the right time
i am relishing the time with my drawings, and my drafting table
i sit and go to the place where i am alone with myself
i remember when i was in art school, i would go to that place while drawing in studio classes
time had no meaning there
it was a sort of dreamy half hypnotic sleep state that always refreshed my soul in ways i had forgotten until now
in the very daily-ness of life and living, i had gotten away from going to that place.
i picked it up again while sculpting dolls, but had to again drop it for a while
i don't intend on dropping it again
i find myself wandering over to the drafting table for a piece of time here and there
in between dishes, and duckies
dinner and dusting
i sit and work
then get up
leave the ink washes i have just laid down to dry
while i do other things and let the images run through the back of my mind
some folks have seen the drawings that are coming off of my drafting table now
i am putting them away as it truly does look like i will have enough for a book
and i would like to look at them in the future with a fresh eye
other interesting things have been coming out of this as well
old wounds are being healed while i draw
i had been told by another friend who is an artist
that part of the tension in my life was that i was NOT doing what i was born to do
that no matter what else i did in my daily life,
(although i do write daily)
i needed to draw and design somehow
i took that advise
and i am so very glad i did
i truly am coming full circle
and it seems that the best is yet to come
Saturday, July 25, 2009
possessed duckies from HELL
as anyone who follows this blog knows
i am dealing with ducks with hormonal mood swings.........
i THOUGHT lillianna was getting over her snit
ha
she LIED
she was out of the pen and telling me that she loved her momma bestest of all
and the next thing i knew....she was running away from me squeaking like the hounds of hell were on her feathered little butt
i figured a nice COLD bath/shower would mellow her out
right?
doesn't that usually calm down irate ducks?
WRONG
she bite momma on the wing that is just starting to heal
so i chased lil around as she ran away from me
squeaking
until i finally got her cornered
(damn that waddley little duck is FAST.......... my old lady gigily body can NOT keep up, since my legs are only maybe three inches longer then duck legs)
i pick her up and she was instantly docile and loving her momma
INSTANTLY
see what i mean?
them damn ducks are possessed
i am expecting pea soup to issue forth at any minute
and for their heads to start spinning
so now i am soaking wet
between wet duck
and sweating from running all over the back yard after this duck
in THIS HUMIDITY.......( think warm wet washcloth in your lungs.........)
oh man
and yet somehow, i haven't ever learned to DRINK
i wonder why not?
oye
ok this will post in the AM
as i intend on sleeping IN
let bernie handle the females
i will handle the pillows
i am dealing with ducks with hormonal mood swings.........
i THOUGHT lillianna was getting over her snit
ha
she LIED
she was out of the pen and telling me that she loved her momma bestest of all
and the next thing i knew....she was running away from me squeaking like the hounds of hell were on her feathered little butt
i figured a nice COLD bath/shower would mellow her out
right?
doesn't that usually calm down irate ducks?
WRONG
she bite momma on the wing that is just starting to heal
so i chased lil around as she ran away from me
squeaking
until i finally got her cornered
(damn that waddley little duck is FAST.......... my old lady gigily body can NOT keep up, since my legs are only maybe three inches longer then duck legs)
i pick her up and she was instantly docile and loving her momma
INSTANTLY
see what i mean?
them damn ducks are possessed
i am expecting pea soup to issue forth at any minute
and for their heads to start spinning
so now i am soaking wet
between wet duck
and sweating from running all over the back yard after this duck
in THIS HUMIDITY.......( think warm wet washcloth in your lungs.........)
oh man
and yet somehow, i haven't ever learned to DRINK
i wonder why not?
oye
ok this will post in the AM
as i intend on sleeping IN
let bernie handle the females
i will handle the pillows
Friday, July 24, 2009
i have been thinking........
about change
and how comfortable or uncomfortable i am with it
some change i like, such as when the studio is finished
i will love that
or when we (if ever at this point) settle on a farm
although the changes from moving won't be pleasant
such as packing, house hunting etc
losing friends is a huge change
i am not comfortable with the changes from that
thinking back on 'how it was' to 'what it is'
most of the time if that sort of change didn't thankfully happen over time,
i think a lot of us would go out of our minds
when i honestly think back without the rosey glow of nostalgia,
i realize that there were a LOT of things during my lifetime that needed to change
womens rights ( hard one battle still going on)
integration
those two are the biggies i remember
this morning, i was wondering and thinking about intentional change as opposed to imposed on change
such as say, weight lose from a diet plan as compared to something such as a natural disaster
i wonder if it truely is all in how you chose to think about it
if so
then is that the real lessons we are here to learn.......
chosing to think about things?
living with a deliberate intent?
or is that another choice?
vi
ps: the rains are getting to the slugs even
guess there is no danger here of forest fire
or even bbq fire
everything is again
too damp
and how comfortable or uncomfortable i am with it
some change i like, such as when the studio is finished
i will love that
or when we (if ever at this point) settle on a farm
although the changes from moving won't be pleasant
such as packing, house hunting etc
losing friends is a huge change
i am not comfortable with the changes from that
thinking back on 'how it was' to 'what it is'
most of the time if that sort of change didn't thankfully happen over time,
i think a lot of us would go out of our minds
when i honestly think back without the rosey glow of nostalgia,
i realize that there were a LOT of things during my lifetime that needed to change
womens rights ( hard one battle still going on)
integration
those two are the biggies i remember
this morning, i was wondering and thinking about intentional change as opposed to imposed on change
such as say, weight lose from a diet plan as compared to something such as a natural disaster
i wonder if it truely is all in how you chose to think about it
if so
then is that the real lessons we are here to learn.......
chosing to think about things?
living with a deliberate intent?
or is that another choice?
vi
ps: the rains are getting to the slugs even
guess there is no danger here of forest fire
or even bbq fire
everything is again
too damp
Thursday, July 23, 2009
and yesterday,
i drew
i didn't clean except one load of dishes
i did however wrangle pissy duckies
lillianna is the worst
she is the one that beat up momma
so she is by herself in a crate and momma is in with phoebe
no matter what i did with lil yesterday she remained pissy
i miss my sweet loving duckie
it is a pms sort of broody thing with them
it isn't like with dogs or cats, that they need the vet
it's hormonal
sometime with chickens you cool off their bodies and it breaks the broody thing
i am still learning what works with ducks
sometimes it is simply a matter of change in their sleeping arrangement
which i did last night
i penned lil seperately
finally in desperation i put her in with falstaff, as sometimes having a randy male will stop that hormonal swing
i tried numerous baths
so we'll see how my lil is today
i swear she is jekyl and hyde duck lately
but this too will pass...............
not soon enough, but eventually......
if i survive it
the studio organizing is again at a stand still cause i don't know what to do
this snail pace thing is going to continue
cause it's me doing it
most normal folks would see the studio
would then dig in and in a few hours
it'd be shining and organized and all that good stuff
not me
what's it now? 4 months? three months?
oye
i WANT shiny clean organized but i am not quite sure how to get from here to there
someone told me to empty the room
hahahahaha
after i stopped laughing my assets off
i realized while it would be best to do it that way
as we all know
my little stone cottage in the woods is tiny
dog houses are bigger
seriously
so i am having to sort of work around everything
maybe i need a tent?
vi
i didn't clean except one load of dishes
i did however wrangle pissy duckies
lillianna is the worst
she is the one that beat up momma
so she is by herself in a crate and momma is in with phoebe
no matter what i did with lil yesterday she remained pissy
i miss my sweet loving duckie
it is a pms sort of broody thing with them
it isn't like with dogs or cats, that they need the vet
it's hormonal
sometime with chickens you cool off their bodies and it breaks the broody thing
i am still learning what works with ducks
sometimes it is simply a matter of change in their sleeping arrangement
which i did last night
i penned lil seperately
finally in desperation i put her in with falstaff, as sometimes having a randy male will stop that hormonal swing
i tried numerous baths
so we'll see how my lil is today
i swear she is jekyl and hyde duck lately
but this too will pass...............
not soon enough, but eventually......
if i survive it
the studio organizing is again at a stand still cause i don't know what to do
this snail pace thing is going to continue
cause it's me doing it
most normal folks would see the studio
would then dig in and in a few hours
it'd be shining and organized and all that good stuff
not me
what's it now? 4 months? three months?
oye
i WANT shiny clean organized but i am not quite sure how to get from here to there
someone told me to empty the room
hahahahaha
after i stopped laughing my assets off
i realized while it would be best to do it that way
as we all know
my little stone cottage in the woods is tiny
dog houses are bigger
seriously
so i am having to sort of work around everything
maybe i need a tent?
vi
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
the whales have arrived
i finally finished the killer whale drawing
after struggling with the layout for a while
i was supposed to get to that drawing the week cleo and marguerite died but understandably couldn't face duckie drawings
so i drew halloween
and little witches
and paper dolls
for the past week or so i have been laying out the whales
and yesterday basically did the drawing
i asked bernie to look at it
he laughed which is what i wanted a first reaction to be
and then he LOOKED
which i also wanted as a second reaction
after i finished it
i draw a little vintage halloween witch on a hang tag
i am going to add some antiquing to her today
then clear out a bit more of the studio
in actual live duck news as well as chicken news
EVERYONE is got pms
i didn't expect that from chickens and ducks
dulcette was fighting with henrietta
and we all know that lillianna and phoebe are collectively in the 'dog' house for beating up on momma
momma btw, is fine and a bit lonely
but if lil and phoebe's tempers improve she'll be back in with them soon
i am going to try getting them out early today
maybe that will help
but then we have the 'retrival of the egg' problem..........which means the little bitches bury the damn things under a foot of hay
the raccoons seem to have no problem finding the eggs
me
not as easy
so anyway
any organizing tips for me in the studio?
besides.........."HIRE SOMEONE"
which probably would be best if i could afford it
oye
later gator
vi
after struggling with the layout for a while
i was supposed to get to that drawing the week cleo and marguerite died but understandably couldn't face duckie drawings
so i drew halloween
and little witches
and paper dolls
for the past week or so i have been laying out the whales
and yesterday basically did the drawing
i asked bernie to look at it
he laughed which is what i wanted a first reaction to be
and then he LOOKED
which i also wanted as a second reaction
after i finished it
i draw a little vintage halloween witch on a hang tag
i am going to add some antiquing to her today
then clear out a bit more of the studio
in actual live duck news as well as chicken news
EVERYONE is got pms
i didn't expect that from chickens and ducks
dulcette was fighting with henrietta
and we all know that lillianna and phoebe are collectively in the 'dog' house for beating up on momma
momma btw, is fine and a bit lonely
but if lil and phoebe's tempers improve she'll be back in with them soon
i am going to try getting them out early today
maybe that will help
but then we have the 'retrival of the egg' problem..........which means the little bitches bury the damn things under a foot of hay
the raccoons seem to have no problem finding the eggs
me
not as easy
so anyway
any organizing tips for me in the studio?
besides.........."HIRE SOMEONE"
which probably would be best if i could afford it
oye
later gator
vi
Monday, July 20, 2009
this is bad even for me
well you all know how much i HATE to clean
ok that isn't exactly right
i hate to declutter
i LOVE to clean grout with a toothbrush
but i hate to declutter
i am doing the porcelain end of the studio
i swear there is dust there from the pharaohs
inches and feets worth of it too
in one box i found the following....:(will someone tell me what it MEANS?)
christmas cards
a sewing button hole placement tool
glue
a pair of pliers
dollhouse miniature making supplies
finished product
soap
a tin of hand balm
a charcoal pencil
pink pearls
fabric dye
i think it was supposed to be all dollhouse miniature supplies
i wouldn't have been surprised to see jimmy hoffa surface in that box,
or an orangutan
and all THAT was under about 6 inches of dust bunnies......
now i realize that those dust bunnies are that large only since we got long haired cats
(they don't 'shed' my assets.......... they shed two cats worth a day)
i was properly grossed out and seriously ashamed
now while i was hanging my head in shame
i found a really cool decorative edge scissor i didn't remember i had
hahahahaha
i wouldn't have found it if i HADN'T been hanging my head in shame
maybe this was meant to be????
now in the continuing saga of duckie dilemmas...........
i put momma in the A frame today, after she spent the night solo in her own crate
put a heaping bowl of food in there
full bucket of water
she had sun, she had shade, she had more worms then any duckie could possibly eat in one day
i put the other girls in the day pen by the house and falstaff in the old duck pen
i came in and struggled with dust bunnies bigger then me
at 5pm more or less, i went out to bring everyone in as we had to go out tonight
imagine my surprise when i opened the door and there was momma!!!!!!!!!!
she was so grateful to see me she came running over!!!!
MOMMA DUCK RAN OVER TO ME BY HER OWN FREE WILL!!!!!
i asked her how she'd gotten out
she didn't say ( she was too tramatized, and besides, she isn't as chattery as my other girls are..... the other girls after all had a jersey girl for a mom and a jersey boy for a dad.... us jersey folk.....we TALK)
i went down to her pen to see how much food she'd eatten out of her bowl, as that would be a good indication of how long she'd been out
apparently since the second i shut the door behind me
not one crumb of food was touched
oye
i had no choice but to put everyone to bed
but tomorrow she stays in this pen here
the other two girls go into the a frame
and falstaff does his falstaff thing out back
and speaking of that damn drake
good thing i have the VIDEO of him bathing
as i can NOT get his feathered butt back into the ponds
oye
it's not easy being a duck mom
til next time
vi
ok that isn't exactly right
i hate to declutter
i LOVE to clean grout with a toothbrush
but i hate to declutter
i am doing the porcelain end of the studio
i swear there is dust there from the pharaohs
inches and feets worth of it too
in one box i found the following....:(will someone tell me what it MEANS?)
christmas cards
a sewing button hole placement tool
glue
a pair of pliers
dollhouse miniature making supplies
finished product
soap
a tin of hand balm
a charcoal pencil
pink pearls
fabric dye
i think it was supposed to be all dollhouse miniature supplies
i wouldn't have been surprised to see jimmy hoffa surface in that box,
or an orangutan
and all THAT was under about 6 inches of dust bunnies......
now i realize that those dust bunnies are that large only since we got long haired cats
(they don't 'shed' my assets.......... they shed two cats worth a day)
i was properly grossed out and seriously ashamed
now while i was hanging my head in shame
i found a really cool decorative edge scissor i didn't remember i had
hahahahaha
i wouldn't have found it if i HADN'T been hanging my head in shame
maybe this was meant to be????
now in the continuing saga of duckie dilemmas...........
i put momma in the A frame today, after she spent the night solo in her own crate
put a heaping bowl of food in there
full bucket of water
she had sun, she had shade, she had more worms then any duckie could possibly eat in one day
i put the other girls in the day pen by the house and falstaff in the old duck pen
i came in and struggled with dust bunnies bigger then me
at 5pm more or less, i went out to bring everyone in as we had to go out tonight
imagine my surprise when i opened the door and there was momma!!!!!!!!!!
she was so grateful to see me she came running over!!!!
MOMMA DUCK RAN OVER TO ME BY HER OWN FREE WILL!!!!!
i asked her how she'd gotten out
she didn't say ( she was too tramatized, and besides, she isn't as chattery as my other girls are..... the other girls after all had a jersey girl for a mom and a jersey boy for a dad.... us jersey folk.....we TALK)
i went down to her pen to see how much food she'd eatten out of her bowl, as that would be a good indication of how long she'd been out
apparently since the second i shut the door behind me
not one crumb of food was touched
oye
i had no choice but to put everyone to bed
but tomorrow she stays in this pen here
the other two girls go into the a frame
and falstaff does his falstaff thing out back
and speaking of that damn drake
good thing i have the VIDEO of him bathing
as i can NOT get his feathered butt back into the ponds
oye
it's not easy being a duck mom
til next time
vi
Sunday, July 19, 2009
hope you guys saw the videos
if not just check back through the archives
meanwhile we had to take momma away from the girls
they pecked her wing bloody
so she is quarantined poor thing
right now she's in with the chickens
and today is going into the A frame
i am going to start looking for seperate night crates, heaven help me
bernie worked half day yesterday then we went to ac moore
oye
i got a ton of stuff on sale for the studio
including a 'craft table' for 40.00
on wheels
i couldn't get the makings for this table for less
so we didn't plan on it but we got it
i got some magnetic tins with clear windows
i am thinking one is good for pins but what else should i use them for ? they are HUGE like 3-4 inches across and about 3/4-1 inch deep for .75 cents each and i got 4
i got these little fiberboard 'cd' boxes they are white with a silver metal label holder
5. for 10.00 or 2 bucks each so we got the 5
i did finally get my goo gone and cleaned up the little plastic box bernie gave me
it had a huge label on it i couldn't get off
other little odds and ends
saral paper to transfer my roughs to the bristol boards
bernie scored some stuff too in the .75 cent bin
break off knives
some tiny storage boxes ( i got them too a set of 4 for .75)
and two 50% off coupons for next saturday
hmmmmm
probably brushes i think no?
maybe a bird house to paint
oye
ok i got to go
ducks need to be shifted
i gotta go to the store for 1.69 a pound angus
and then i have icecream to make and drawings to get back to
til next time
vi
meanwhile we had to take momma away from the girls
they pecked her wing bloody
so she is quarantined poor thing
right now she's in with the chickens
and today is going into the A frame
i am going to start looking for seperate night crates, heaven help me
bernie worked half day yesterday then we went to ac moore
oye
i got a ton of stuff on sale for the studio
including a 'craft table' for 40.00
on wheels
i couldn't get the makings for this table for less
so we didn't plan on it but we got it
i got some magnetic tins with clear windows
i am thinking one is good for pins but what else should i use them for ? they are HUGE like 3-4 inches across and about 3/4-1 inch deep for .75 cents each and i got 4
i got these little fiberboard 'cd' boxes they are white with a silver metal label holder
5. for 10.00 or 2 bucks each so we got the 5
i did finally get my goo gone and cleaned up the little plastic box bernie gave me
it had a huge label on it i couldn't get off
other little odds and ends
saral paper to transfer my roughs to the bristol boards
bernie scored some stuff too in the .75 cent bin
break off knives
some tiny storage boxes ( i got them too a set of 4 for .75)
and two 50% off coupons for next saturday
hmmmmm
probably brushes i think no?
maybe a bird house to paint
oye
ok i got to go
ducks need to be shifted
i gotta go to the store for 1.69 a pound angus
and then i have icecream to make and drawings to get back to
til next time
vi
Saturday, July 18, 2009
morning everyone
bernie is working half a day today
meanwhile i am listening to 'yes songs' on youtube
hahahaha
i have another video for you all
meanwhile i am listening to 'yes songs' on youtube
hahahaha
i have another video for you all
Friday, July 17, 2009
happy birthday dear kitties......
today is thaddeaus and his sister calpurrnia's 6th birthday
hahahaha
they spent the day getting into trouble and sleeping
they interchanged it
oye
but anyway
i love you all dearly
as who else would put up with your tuna breath in their face at two am???
as you stand on my stomach and meow into my nose?
oye
love mom
hahahaha
they spent the day getting into trouble and sleeping
they interchanged it
oye
but anyway
i love you all dearly
as who else would put up with your tuna breath in their face at two am???
as you stand on my stomach and meow into my nose?
oye
love mom
Thursday, July 16, 2009
video of the ducks
please excuse the mess that is the back driveway, as it is the ONLY level part of our land
so that's where i put the duck ponds most often
so that's where i put the duck ponds most often
sometimes one is just not enough
if you are talking about ponds, and you happen to be a duckie
yesterday, i put up both ponds and filled them to the top with fresh water ( yes i fill ponds every day but normally only one)
later on in the afternoon, i took the ducks out for walksies and a bath
i put phoebe in the purple pond and lilli in the blue one
as in the morning they were all in the blue one and biting each other on the wing and neck.....(think sibling rivelry not actual fights)
so i figured that this was better to seperate them
besides phoebe always prefers to bath by herself.........(she doesn't like it when the others poop in the pond, but it's ok if she does it)
i picked momma up and put her in with phoebe, which momma doesn't really care for either but i figured it was better then in with lilli who was a bit pms-y yesterday
lilli got out of the blue pond, and came over to me to preen
phoebe saw lilli out of the blue pond and IMMEDIATELY jumped out of the purple pond and ran over to jump in the blue pond
however in doing so she startled herself and the other ducks......... who then ALL ran flapping down the hill
i couldn't stop laughing
hahahahaha
i finally called them all back up
i told them that it was ok and they could go back into the ponds
phoebe RAN to the blue pond, momma RAN to the purple pond
both jumped in at the same time, and continued to splash happily for hours
ducks
they do a body good, although they will make you a bit damp and soggy........
til next time
vi
who is finishing the peaches today
yesterday, i put up both ponds and filled them to the top with fresh water ( yes i fill ponds every day but normally only one)
later on in the afternoon, i took the ducks out for walksies and a bath
i put phoebe in the purple pond and lilli in the blue one
as in the morning they were all in the blue one and biting each other on the wing and neck.....(think sibling rivelry not actual fights)
so i figured that this was better to seperate them
besides phoebe always prefers to bath by herself.........(she doesn't like it when the others poop in the pond, but it's ok if she does it)
i picked momma up and put her in with phoebe, which momma doesn't really care for either but i figured it was better then in with lilli who was a bit pms-y yesterday
lilli got out of the blue pond, and came over to me to preen
phoebe saw lilli out of the blue pond and IMMEDIATELY jumped out of the purple pond and ran over to jump in the blue pond
however in doing so she startled herself and the other ducks......... who then ALL ran flapping down the hill
i couldn't stop laughing
hahahahaha
i finally called them all back up
i told them that it was ok and they could go back into the ponds
phoebe RAN to the blue pond, momma RAN to the purple pond
both jumped in at the same time, and continued to splash happily for hours
ducks
they do a body good, although they will make you a bit damp and soggy........
til next time
vi
who is finishing the peaches today
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
ball's NEW blue book is yellow!
http://theconsumerlink.com/product_detail.asp?BID=FreshPreserving&T1=TCL+14400214001&navStart=14&.
with peaches on the cover
i am typing this while waiting for my blueberries to finish processing..they are in the canner
i did this batch as a blueberrie syrup for topping cheesecake or for adding to icecream (with cheese cake chunks in it)
today is still tuesday, but i didn't want to forget so i started tomorrow' post today
meanwhile, back at the studio,
i am sorta booking along......if you could call slower then a snail booking along
i started to prime and spray paint one of the 10 stacking green/blue drawers.........
and i screwed it up
wouldn't you know it
it CRACKLED........which would be wonderful if that was what i was going for......but i was aiming for a smooth even glossy coat like on the web site
can we say 'spray paint impared' ????
so what do i do now?
i got the rest of the draw thingies.......and each one is in TWO PARTS
oye
decoupage is looking better and better..........
now i started tonights supper (that would be LAST night's supper if you are reading this tomorrow...... ah, i mean wenesday)
ravoili
chicken
hard boiled eggies
salad greens
tomatoes
shaved onions
cucumbers
olives
red sweet pepper
green sweet pepper
purple cabbage
shredded cheddar cheese
shredded ham
croutons
and
ta da.........salad dressing!!!!
that is tonights supper in a big salad bowl
one for each of us
i wish i had shrimpies though
i would love to put shrimp in there instead of the chicken
or maybe in ADDITION?
hmmmm
i wonder what else i can put in
yellow and green squash?
mmmm
ok well i think for right now........that's all she wrote
til next time
vi
with peaches on the cover
i am typing this while waiting for my blueberries to finish processing..they are in the canner
i did this batch as a blueberrie syrup for topping cheesecake or for adding to icecream (with cheese cake chunks in it)
today is still tuesday, but i didn't want to forget so i started tomorrow' post today
meanwhile, back at the studio,
i am sorta booking along......if you could call slower then a snail booking along
i started to prime and spray paint one of the 10 stacking green/blue drawers.........
and i screwed it up
wouldn't you know it
it CRACKLED........which would be wonderful if that was what i was going for......but i was aiming for a smooth even glossy coat like on the web site
can we say 'spray paint impared' ????
so what do i do now?
i got the rest of the draw thingies.......and each one is in TWO PARTS
oye
decoupage is looking better and better..........
now i started tonights supper (that would be LAST night's supper if you are reading this tomorrow...... ah, i mean wenesday)
ravoili
chicken
hard boiled eggies
salad greens
tomatoes
shaved onions
cucumbers
olives
red sweet pepper
green sweet pepper
purple cabbage
shredded cheddar cheese
shredded ham
croutons
and
ta da.........salad dressing!!!!
that is tonights supper in a big salad bowl
one for each of us
i wish i had shrimpies though
i would love to put shrimp in there instead of the chicken
or maybe in ADDITION?
hmmmm
i wonder what else i can put in
yellow and green squash?
mmmm
ok well i think for right now........that's all she wrote
til next time
vi
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
shhhhhh, don't tell mother nature
i got another arco box spray painted and the first of two (formerly black) cubes
i have i think three more arco boxes and another black cube to paint cream
then it's on to the drawers and then the BIG STUFF
desk
shelf
tv cart
file cabinets
maybe the drafting table ( maybe i should paint that purple?)
and the mahogany tables (sorry mom, but i HATE dark wood)
i keep listing them cause i have to keep reminding me
i will tell you that the one or two coat spray paints don't work all that well
maybe it's me
i used the krylon fusion and the rustoleum for plastic
they say one or two coats
hahahahaha
try i gotta do about 5
or maybe that was one or two over white plastic, and over black it's more?
i can't wait to start the green drawers, as over the years they have turned a hideous shade of yellowed out browned over green and a sort of greened over blue
they will all be cream when i get done with them
which is going to be a HUGE relief
the more light colors i get in here i think the better off i will be
(and i am eyeing the computer tower.......which is currently black, AND the stove pipe)
i am also thinking of eventually getting a tiny bistro table in metal for in the studio
although i will most likely rig a table with a skirt out of something around here without spending the money
i want something very light weight to move around
in doing this (oh so very slowly..........)
i realized i sure could use an addition just for books
endless walls of bookcases.......
anyway, i have come to the conclusion that the shakers were so right, built in's or wheels are the way to go
and pegs on the walls to hang chairs etc out of the way
i am coming more and more to appreciate shaker interiors
and workshops
but that whole celibacy thing.......nope that's got to go
so peaches and blueberries call my name
what is on everyone's agenda for today??????
til next time
vi
i have i think three more arco boxes and another black cube to paint cream
then it's on to the drawers and then the BIG STUFF
desk
shelf
tv cart
file cabinets
maybe the drafting table ( maybe i should paint that purple?)
and the mahogany tables (sorry mom, but i HATE dark wood)
i keep listing them cause i have to keep reminding me
i will tell you that the one or two coat spray paints don't work all that well
maybe it's me
i used the krylon fusion and the rustoleum for plastic
they say one or two coats
hahahahaha
try i gotta do about 5
or maybe that was one or two over white plastic, and over black it's more?
i can't wait to start the green drawers, as over the years they have turned a hideous shade of yellowed out browned over green and a sort of greened over blue
they will all be cream when i get done with them
which is going to be a HUGE relief
the more light colors i get in here i think the better off i will be
(and i am eyeing the computer tower.......which is currently black, AND the stove pipe)
i am also thinking of eventually getting a tiny bistro table in metal for in the studio
although i will most likely rig a table with a skirt out of something around here without spending the money
i want something very light weight to move around
in doing this (oh so very slowly..........)
i realized i sure could use an addition just for books
endless walls of bookcases.......
anyway, i have come to the conclusion that the shakers were so right, built in's or wheels are the way to go
and pegs on the walls to hang chairs etc out of the way
i am coming more and more to appreciate shaker interiors
and workshops
but that whole celibacy thing.......nope that's got to go
so peaches and blueberries call my name
what is on everyone's agenda for today??????
til next time
vi
Monday, July 13, 2009
today......... rain? sun? clouds?
who knows
mother nature is got a bit of pms going on
as have my duckies
who btw are not talking to me again......don't you love it when a duck gets pissy?
today, in between working on peaches and blueberries
i will be working (oh man forever it feels like now) on the studio
especially since last night, the CATS murdered a mouse
by asphyxiation with a plastic bag
i am sure it was an accident, as these cats don't seem to intentionally be able to actually KILL a mouse.
if the mouse somehow dies while they are all engaged, believe me it's an accident
mice LAUGH at my cats
maybe this mouse was trying to stop hyperventilating from laughing at these cats and used the plastic bag?
where upon my boy......... THADDEAUS, sat on him
it was all very accidental i know
as i know these cats
i said to bernie,
WHAT is that NOISE??????????
he said (in alarm) 'put on the big light
HURRY........'
and yup it was a mouse in the bag
(which is sorta like a jack in the box, except no jack and no box)
meanwhile if you all could SEE my studio..... well actually it's such a nightmare you really can't see it at all
that's the problem............oye
it does look like a nice day out though
maybe i can get some of the other stuff out and spray painted?
i have a list of plastic stuff to do
arco boxes
plastic green drawers ( ewwww the green is hidious)
vinyl coated tv cart which SHALL be cream
metal file cabinets
old icky bookcase
desk
old child bookcase
mommy's mahogany tables ( all three, i NEVER liked those dark colors)
anything that doesn't move fast enough.....
i am again on a mission, which has been delayed by mother nature
oh btw
i got them slitted cutter thingies
thank you everyone
i got them at staples...... 2-2.99 but i had to order them on the website! and have them delivered (free) to the store
now my NEXT quest is for 18'' wide either fabric or heavy vinyl wallpaper (scrubable but NOT prepasted) to line the shelves of my studio with
the problem is
i can't make up my mind!
do i get a stripe or toile or a nice english country cottage print
maybe with flowers?
and the color?
i kept thinking black and cream toile
but really i am not sure
i also love clear colors...... the house is in a raspberrie sherbert ( living room)
orange creamcyle (halls) with lemon sherbert and eggnog trim
( and navy blue lamps which really does make it look good, and not as airy and fairy princessy as it sounds......actually it LOOKS gutsy and men even like it)
so
do i use those colors in here
( the walls will be whitewashed with the eggnog color)
or do i go with something totally different
or do i sorta coordinate but change
oye
i guess the thing will end up with
whatever is cheapest and on sale no?
so cream will be all over
creamy colored cheapo fabric drop cloths
hahahaha
and if i get a 'fabric'
it may end up cottagey simple cause i will get one fabric here and one there and sort of patch them all together
but i really wish i had the actual colors figured
cause i want to paint the file cabinets and some other stuff in a 'color' not cream
and i don't know what 'color' that should be
although probably magenta and lighter would be right on for me
btw
as a funny aside
i have definate 'favorite' colors and shades
yesterday we ran down to easton and also stopped at the hobby shop for bernie
i was wearing a sort of violet/purple/ rosey purple color and white striped seersucker blouse
i had to get a new exacto knife for me
they had one purple one............ yup you guessed it
the EXACT COLOR of the purple in my shirt
i really do like what i like and that is that
til next time
vi
mother nature is got a bit of pms going on
as have my duckies
who btw are not talking to me again......don't you love it when a duck gets pissy?
today, in between working on peaches and blueberries
i will be working (oh man forever it feels like now) on the studio
especially since last night, the CATS murdered a mouse
by asphyxiation with a plastic bag
i am sure it was an accident, as these cats don't seem to intentionally be able to actually KILL a mouse.
if the mouse somehow dies while they are all engaged, believe me it's an accident
mice LAUGH at my cats
maybe this mouse was trying to stop hyperventilating from laughing at these cats and used the plastic bag?
where upon my boy......... THADDEAUS, sat on him
it was all very accidental i know
as i know these cats
i said to bernie,
WHAT is that NOISE??????????
he said (in alarm) 'put on the big light
HURRY........'
and yup it was a mouse in the bag
(which is sorta like a jack in the box, except no jack and no box)
meanwhile if you all could SEE my studio..... well actually it's such a nightmare you really can't see it at all
that's the problem............oye
it does look like a nice day out though
maybe i can get some of the other stuff out and spray painted?
i have a list of plastic stuff to do
arco boxes
plastic green drawers ( ewwww the green is hidious)
vinyl coated tv cart which SHALL be cream
metal file cabinets
old icky bookcase
desk
old child bookcase
mommy's mahogany tables ( all three, i NEVER liked those dark colors)
anything that doesn't move fast enough.....
i am again on a mission, which has been delayed by mother nature
oh btw
i got them slitted cutter thingies
thank you everyone
i got them at staples...... 2-2.99 but i had to order them on the website! and have them delivered (free) to the store
now my NEXT quest is for 18'' wide either fabric or heavy vinyl wallpaper (scrubable but NOT prepasted) to line the shelves of my studio with
the problem is
i can't make up my mind!
do i get a stripe or toile or a nice english country cottage print
maybe with flowers?
and the color?
i kept thinking black and cream toile
but really i am not sure
i also love clear colors...... the house is in a raspberrie sherbert ( living room)
orange creamcyle (halls) with lemon sherbert and eggnog trim
( and navy blue lamps which really does make it look good, and not as airy and fairy princessy as it sounds......actually it LOOKS gutsy and men even like it)
so
do i use those colors in here
( the walls will be whitewashed with the eggnog color)
or do i go with something totally different
or do i sorta coordinate but change
oye
i guess the thing will end up with
whatever is cheapest and on sale no?
so cream will be all over
creamy colored cheapo fabric drop cloths
hahahaha
and if i get a 'fabric'
it may end up cottagey simple cause i will get one fabric here and one there and sort of patch them all together
but i really wish i had the actual colors figured
cause i want to paint the file cabinets and some other stuff in a 'color' not cream
and i don't know what 'color' that should be
although probably magenta and lighter would be right on for me
btw
as a funny aside
i have definate 'favorite' colors and shades
yesterday we ran down to easton and also stopped at the hobby shop for bernie
i was wearing a sort of violet/purple/ rosey purple color and white striped seersucker blouse
i had to get a new exacto knife for me
they had one purple one............ yup you guessed it
the EXACT COLOR of the purple in my shirt
i really do like what i like and that is that
til next time
vi
Sunday, July 12, 2009
no bagels today
cause we don't have cash in the house
sniff
i am not supposed to have them anyway
but i WANTED THEM
in the studio, bernie suggested that i clear out the porcelain area......
possibly to move it
well i will consent to redo
not move
and i am going to be losing one of my shelves
which i am not totally ok with
(my shelf..MINE.........no touch)
but i am going to clear out the area as a nod to marital harmony........
however i didn't go so far as to agree to move it out of the studio
if anyone saw that magazine file i posted the picture of the other day
i have to make a few more
unfortunately i recycled the other priority mail boxes i had gotten ( with yarn purchases.......mmmmm but i don't NEED any yarn right now, i have no where to PUT it at the moment)
so i have to wait until i get a few more things in priority boxes to finish the set
but i think after i get all the brown paper ones done i am going to do some with toile fabric
i was thinking black and cream, but maybe i should go with cream and blue?
oye
anyway
i am still (FREEKEN STILL...............) working on the studio
however last night i found two ( count em.........uno dos!!!) rolls of self stick pure copper foil
now normal folk use that for stained glass right
ha
what do they know
that is actually MINIATURE bird house roofs cleverly disguised as stained glass foil..........
see what i mean???
i joined a scrapbook studio organizing list........ not that i scrapbook cause i don't
thankfully..... cause them folks got more stuff then i got......
but for the organizing ideas
i use a LOT of stuff other folks use, but i use it in totally odd ways
anyway
i hope to clear out that area today and tomorrow
cause i got to get this studio moving
i need it workable again
and it isn't right now for anything but drawing
oye
anyone wanna help?????
any OCD organizers out there who love and understand artists?
oye again and again
til next time
vi
sniff
i am not supposed to have them anyway
but i WANTED THEM
in the studio, bernie suggested that i clear out the porcelain area......
possibly to move it
well i will consent to redo
not move
and i am going to be losing one of my shelves
which i am not totally ok with
(my shelf..MINE.........no touch)
but i am going to clear out the area as a nod to marital harmony........
however i didn't go so far as to agree to move it out of the studio
if anyone saw that magazine file i posted the picture of the other day
i have to make a few more
unfortunately i recycled the other priority mail boxes i had gotten ( with yarn purchases.......mmmmm but i don't NEED any yarn right now, i have no where to PUT it at the moment)
so i have to wait until i get a few more things in priority boxes to finish the set
but i think after i get all the brown paper ones done i am going to do some with toile fabric
i was thinking black and cream, but maybe i should go with cream and blue?
oye
anyway
i am still (FREEKEN STILL...............) working on the studio
however last night i found two ( count em.........uno dos!!!) rolls of self stick pure copper foil
now normal folk use that for stained glass right
ha
what do they know
that is actually MINIATURE bird house roofs cleverly disguised as stained glass foil..........
see what i mean???
i joined a scrapbook studio organizing list........ not that i scrapbook cause i don't
thankfully..... cause them folks got more stuff then i got......
but for the organizing ideas
i use a LOT of stuff other folks use, but i use it in totally odd ways
anyway
i hope to clear out that area today and tomorrow
cause i got to get this studio moving
i need it workable again
and it isn't right now for anything but drawing
oye
anyone wanna help?????
any OCD organizers out there who love and understand artists?
oye again and again
til next time
vi
Saturday, July 11, 2009
love is all around you
if you are bernie.........
this morning he had me, fawn, and calpurrnia all surrounding him
i was leaning on him and talking to him
the girls were laying on him and purring
LOUDLY
only the boy was missing.......he no doubt was stuffing his little belly at the kibble bowl
i know if the ducks and chickens could have gotten upstairs
they would have been doing their little duckie and cluckie way to show him they love him too
the ducks meanwhile are thinking of having pms
the girls are cheeping at me and starting to run away
HOWEVER
momma duck is starting to let me pick her up and not struggling when i do
she still is pretty spookie when i go to pick her up
i sort of have to corner her BUT
she doesn't get frantic anymore
progress is apparently........ being made
and i ain't too dumb......i pick her up and put her in the pond.....so it's a nice association (mom picks me up=nice happy splashy splashy)
now speaking of duckie kins
lillianna got the gate between the girls and falstaff open
and went running and squeaking down the hill
meanwhile falstaff....... EVER THE BRIGHTEST DUCK IN THE SKY
didn't realize the girls were out
i did
and when i started after them
he finally figured it out~
but by then it was too late as i rounded him up and stuck him temporarily in the girls pen
rounding the girls up to the house
i got it all sorted out
but lilli did get grabbed by falstaff (by the neck no less) briefly
now the clucks..........
dulcette is laying eggies again at her ripe old age of 4
she went broody for a bit but has recovered and started to lay again
so we are getting 4 chicken eggs and 3 duck eggies a day
i miss my marguerite so bad though
the other chickens are friendly but not like my marguerite was
yes i am making frozen custard often
ok i ment to take a short video or some stills of the girls splashing in the pond in the sun
that ain't going to happen today i think
bernie is taking the webbed ones out for me this morning
if it doesn't rain maybe i can catch them splashing later
and i would like a good video of lilli making a break for it squeaking down the hill
that cracks me up
she is making a break for it
but squeaks so loudly that i know she is going
hahahahaha
she wants to go down back but with the silver fox around i don't want them that far back
if we cut back some of the underbrush maybe
who ever said being a duck mom was easy
or a chicken mom
or a cat mom
or actually a human mom
let's face it
being a mom is the hardest job in the universe
no?
til next time
vi
this morning he had me, fawn, and calpurrnia all surrounding him
i was leaning on him and talking to him
the girls were laying on him and purring
LOUDLY
only the boy was missing.......he no doubt was stuffing his little belly at the kibble bowl
i know if the ducks and chickens could have gotten upstairs
they would have been doing their little duckie and cluckie way to show him they love him too
the ducks meanwhile are thinking of having pms
the girls are cheeping at me and starting to run away
HOWEVER
momma duck is starting to let me pick her up and not struggling when i do
she still is pretty spookie when i go to pick her up
i sort of have to corner her BUT
she doesn't get frantic anymore
progress is apparently........ being made
and i ain't too dumb......i pick her up and put her in the pond.....so it's a nice association (mom picks me up=nice happy splashy splashy)
now speaking of duckie kins
lillianna got the gate between the girls and falstaff open
and went running and squeaking down the hill
meanwhile falstaff....... EVER THE BRIGHTEST DUCK IN THE SKY
didn't realize the girls were out
i did
and when i started after them
he finally figured it out~
but by then it was too late as i rounded him up and stuck him temporarily in the girls pen
rounding the girls up to the house
i got it all sorted out
but lilli did get grabbed by falstaff (by the neck no less) briefly
now the clucks..........
dulcette is laying eggies again at her ripe old age of 4
she went broody for a bit but has recovered and started to lay again
so we are getting 4 chicken eggs and 3 duck eggies a day
i miss my marguerite so bad though
the other chickens are friendly but not like my marguerite was
yes i am making frozen custard often
ok i ment to take a short video or some stills of the girls splashing in the pond in the sun
that ain't going to happen today i think
bernie is taking the webbed ones out for me this morning
if it doesn't rain maybe i can catch them splashing later
and i would like a good video of lilli making a break for it squeaking down the hill
that cracks me up
she is making a break for it
but squeaks so loudly that i know she is going
hahahahaha
she wants to go down back but with the silver fox around i don't want them that far back
if we cut back some of the underbrush maybe
who ever said being a duck mom was easy
or a chicken mom
or a cat mom
or actually a human mom
let's face it
being a mom is the hardest job in the universe
no?
til next time
vi
Friday, July 10, 2009
duckie dilemmas
(picture is of my magazine file that i just made, i still need brass brads to hold the label on and finish it off)
yesterday, i was out with the duckies.......
they were in a good mood
it wasn't raining
the sun was out
their pond was full with fresh clean sparkling water
three little duckies jumped in the pool
poor phoebe is now the smallest duckie
with momma and lillianna in there it gets a bit crowded
especially when the girls are washing wings
which by the way is a glorious sight............. wings going a mile a minute with water splashing UP and out over 10 feet and sparkling in the sunlight
well anyway back to phoebe
she was standing in the pool squished against the edge while the other two splashed
water was dripping off her beak
i got the old pond out and filled it a bit, as there is a hole we need to fix in it so i can't fill it full
phoebe JUMPED out of the crowded pond and RAN over to jump into the older pond
then happily proceeded to splash for all she was worth
PHOEBE! why did you come out of the full pond???
'i had to mom, i had no room in there..... and besides, lilli pooped in the water'
ok phoebe, but remember i can't fill this pond up cause of the hole......
'it's ok mom, i'm not that big and it's got enough water for just me'
after about 45 minutes of splashing happy duckies, a totally drenched driveway and surroundings (including me)
three duckies stood on the driveway in the sun preening feathers
even phoebe
i was so proud of her, she preened every single wing feather and put them all in their place
it's amazing what a little space of your own will do
take a lesson from a smart little duckie
and find some space of your own
they were in a good mood
it wasn't raining
the sun was out
their pond was full with fresh clean sparkling water
three little duckies jumped in the pool
poor phoebe is now the smallest duckie
with momma and lillianna in there it gets a bit crowded
especially when the girls are washing wings
which by the way is a glorious sight............. wings going a mile a minute with water splashing UP and out over 10 feet and sparkling in the sunlight
well anyway back to phoebe
she was standing in the pool squished against the edge while the other two splashed
water was dripping off her beak
i got the old pond out and filled it a bit, as there is a hole we need to fix in it so i can't fill it full
phoebe JUMPED out of the crowded pond and RAN over to jump into the older pond
then happily proceeded to splash for all she was worth
PHOEBE! why did you come out of the full pond???
'i had to mom, i had no room in there..... and besides, lilli pooped in the water'
ok phoebe, but remember i can't fill this pond up cause of the hole......
'it's ok mom, i'm not that big and it's got enough water for just me'
after about 45 minutes of splashing happy duckies, a totally drenched driveway and surroundings (including me)
three duckies stood on the driveway in the sun preening feathers
even phoebe
i was so proud of her, she preened every single wing feather and put them all in their place
it's amazing what a little space of your own will do
take a lesson from a smart little duckie
and find some space of your own
Thursday, July 09, 2009
rain free? is this a trend?
now watch
august is going to be so dry that the ground will crack
we have a new bug out in the garden, it is a very large either millipede or centipede
it's black and yellow
the ducks ate one
that was the last one they ate
these things are pretty big........ about 2'' long!
and about 1/2 inch at the widest part of them
they are all over the place out there too
ewwww
i really hate bugs
i canned the cherries....... out of 12 half pints......... three didn't seal
hmmmmmmm
i can tell you the cherries are GOOD.....hmmmm
yup they are
and the other two jars are going into icecream
hahahahaha
i finished the magazine file, it's been sealed with a mat acrylic sealer and a label applied
i need to get a picture for you all
cause i am impressed
and i don't get impressed often
i may need something called a 'brad' to make sure that the label stays on, right now it's spot glued
i filled the manila envelopes with some patterns and put them in this file which was made for them
yes i can see me making quite a few more of these, some that match exactly and some that coordinate......... i liked it!
on the drawing board is a series of paper dolls i am drawing
they are softly inked of normal sized little girls
NOT skinny minny anorexic kids
just pretty little girls with average sized bodies ( think average from the 40's and 50's when it was ok to be normal sized, and not a lot of folks were obese...... not like today, where a lot are obese and yet the ideal is anorexic)
i am going to do the clothes soon as well, they currently are dressed in slips, or what could be ballet class clothes
while i wait to be able to draw ducks, this and halloween stuff is the stuff i been drawing
and i am enjoying the drawing and painting
so i am continuing to do it
bernie's foot is healing or healed.......... he said it's ok and not hurting him anymore
thank you everyone that's been asking
i had a nightmare that he went to texas to see colleen but instead ended up at his step-monster's house
oye
ohohoho i did the weirest and yet in a way the coolest thing yesterday ( and boy it sure doesn't take much for me does it.....?)
i put my rolled up tape measure in a dixie cup and it not only FIT, but it won't unroll, and it also fits in the drawer!
amazing this organization thing
ok, so i need a life...........so what else is new
last night for supper we had one of my big supper salads
loose leaf red lettuce, shaved onion, green pepper, tomato, cabbage, cucumber, olives, shredded cheese, mini raviolis, shredded chicken breast, croutons, and dressing
normally i like more veggies in there, but with the garden a bust, even the deck garden there just isn't
my snow peas i got ONE ......i planted three times on the deck
i got ONE
the summer greens are up but not 'cuttable' yet
i could eat one of these supper salads every night for weeks
a pint of my canned chicken, and a bag of frozen mini raviolis last the two of us a WEEK in these salads
cause you don't put much of any one thing in them, rather, a little bit of EVERYTHING
and every bite tastes different
i had some Caesar dressing on mine
bernie had vadalia onion on his
i am hoping this weekend to have the hot open faced sandwitches that i topped with my vinegar veggies which are sort of the counter point to these salads
btw, still no new mixer
i do have a number to call to see about getting this one repaired......
if it's too much money, then i have no choice
i have to get another stand mixer
i have a bosch for big batches
but need a daily mixer that will take what i throw at it
i need a tilt head, and i need a work horse
i would LOVE a 5 quart holbart
but who's got a spare 2 grand laying around
however not having a stand mixer is really getting to be a problem around here
when i do cookies........i cream the butter for about 7 minutes on low in the standmixer
just put it in and let it go
i swear that is the secret to my success at cookies
anyway, i can't make my oatmeal cookies (and i been saving dried cranberries for them too)
or the coconut chocolate malted chip oatmeal cookies for bernie
and I been craving cupcakes all of a sudden, lemon ones with lemon frosting (whats up with that?)
and i would LOVE a nice pink strawberry cake with boiled white icing
huh?
when did i begin to channel donna reed?
what's next? aprons and pearls?
HEELS? (heaven help my back)
and i am starting to clean............
oh my
quick someone get a thermometer, cause i am sure i am sick
after all i don't CLEAN
and i am way too old to be pregnant and nesting
so i have to have some sort of disease, or condition
no?
now this blog is late-ish today because thaddeaus peabody decided that he had to absolutely sit on his mommy
and purr
really really loud
while his tail smacked her in the back of the head
and she held his front end up in her arms and kissed his little fuzzy head
i don't know why
ask him.............
but remember.... even though he doesn't realize it
and most often doesn't act like it
he is after all a CAT
who knows what half baked idea was kicking around in his fuzzy little brain
so now that he's left ( gone but not forgotten as i got a wad of his angora like fur up my nose)
i will finish this post
til next time
vi
august is going to be so dry that the ground will crack
we have a new bug out in the garden, it is a very large either millipede or centipede
it's black and yellow
the ducks ate one
that was the last one they ate
these things are pretty big........ about 2'' long!
and about 1/2 inch at the widest part of them
they are all over the place out there too
ewwww
i really hate bugs
i canned the cherries....... out of 12 half pints......... three didn't seal
hmmmmmmm
i can tell you the cherries are GOOD.....hmmmm
yup they are
and the other two jars are going into icecream
hahahahaha
i finished the magazine file, it's been sealed with a mat acrylic sealer and a label applied
i need to get a picture for you all
cause i am impressed
and i don't get impressed often
i may need something called a 'brad' to make sure that the label stays on, right now it's spot glued
i filled the manila envelopes with some patterns and put them in this file which was made for them
yes i can see me making quite a few more of these, some that match exactly and some that coordinate......... i liked it!
on the drawing board is a series of paper dolls i am drawing
they are softly inked of normal sized little girls
NOT skinny minny anorexic kids
just pretty little girls with average sized bodies ( think average from the 40's and 50's when it was ok to be normal sized, and not a lot of folks were obese...... not like today, where a lot are obese and yet the ideal is anorexic)
i am going to do the clothes soon as well, they currently are dressed in slips, or what could be ballet class clothes
while i wait to be able to draw ducks, this and halloween stuff is the stuff i been drawing
and i am enjoying the drawing and painting
so i am continuing to do it
bernie's foot is healing or healed.......... he said it's ok and not hurting him anymore
thank you everyone that's been asking
i had a nightmare that he went to texas to see colleen but instead ended up at his step-monster's house
oye
ohohoho i did the weirest and yet in a way the coolest thing yesterday ( and boy it sure doesn't take much for me does it.....?)
i put my rolled up tape measure in a dixie cup and it not only FIT, but it won't unroll, and it also fits in the drawer!
amazing this organization thing
ok, so i need a life...........so what else is new
last night for supper we had one of my big supper salads
loose leaf red lettuce, shaved onion, green pepper, tomato, cabbage, cucumber, olives, shredded cheese, mini raviolis, shredded chicken breast, croutons, and dressing
normally i like more veggies in there, but with the garden a bust, even the deck garden there just isn't
my snow peas i got ONE ......i planted three times on the deck
i got ONE
the summer greens are up but not 'cuttable' yet
i could eat one of these supper salads every night for weeks
a pint of my canned chicken, and a bag of frozen mini raviolis last the two of us a WEEK in these salads
cause you don't put much of any one thing in them, rather, a little bit of EVERYTHING
and every bite tastes different
i had some Caesar dressing on mine
bernie had vadalia onion on his
i am hoping this weekend to have the hot open faced sandwitches that i topped with my vinegar veggies which are sort of the counter point to these salads
btw, still no new mixer
i do have a number to call to see about getting this one repaired......
if it's too much money, then i have no choice
i have to get another stand mixer
i have a bosch for big batches
but need a daily mixer that will take what i throw at it
i need a tilt head, and i need a work horse
i would LOVE a 5 quart holbart
but who's got a spare 2 grand laying around
however not having a stand mixer is really getting to be a problem around here
when i do cookies........i cream the butter for about 7 minutes on low in the standmixer
just put it in and let it go
i swear that is the secret to my success at cookies
anyway, i can't make my oatmeal cookies (and i been saving dried cranberries for them too)
or the coconut chocolate malted chip oatmeal cookies for bernie
and I been craving cupcakes all of a sudden, lemon ones with lemon frosting (whats up with that?)
and i would LOVE a nice pink strawberry cake with boiled white icing
huh?
when did i begin to channel donna reed?
what's next? aprons and pearls?
HEELS? (heaven help my back)
and i am starting to clean............
oh my
quick someone get a thermometer, cause i am sure i am sick
after all i don't CLEAN
and i am way too old to be pregnant and nesting
so i have to have some sort of disease, or condition
no?
now this blog is late-ish today because thaddeaus peabody decided that he had to absolutely sit on his mommy
and purr
really really loud
while his tail smacked her in the back of the head
and she held his front end up in her arms and kissed his little fuzzy head
i don't know why
ask him.............
but remember.... even though he doesn't realize it
and most often doesn't act like it
he is after all a CAT
who knows what half baked idea was kicking around in his fuzzy little brain
so now that he's left ( gone but not forgotten as i got a wad of his angora like fur up my nose)
i will finish this post
til next time
vi
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
cherries in the canner and other diverse topics
morning folks, i am typing this tuesday night
by the time you all read this
i hope to have the cherries in the canner
i pitted 6.67 pounds and then put them up in sugar to macerate them
after 24 hours i dumped them and a bit of lemon into a pot and simmered
listen if you folks are serious about your jams and preserves
get mes confitures
that is a fantastic book and changed the way i think about preserved fruits
(not like the home canned peaches i adore, but preserves for toppings and toast)
now did anyone watch the michael jackson memorial? (cnn had a livestream, as we don't have tv)
i did
i am not a fan of michael jackson but his songs did form part of the soundtrack of my youth
as they did for a lot of folks
he was a year younger then me
i feel for his mother and children
i hope that now that he's in heaven, he will get some peace in his soul
brook shields, (jersey girl that she is) said 'what's up with the glove'?
that cracked me up
but i cried for her while she cried
i cried for his children as well
at the end i did feel closure and i felt that his soul was indeed ready to go home
HIS death in a big way was senseless
but yet
in a weird way it was fitting for his life
meanwhile throughout the entire memorial, it stormed and rained on and off
HUGE rumbles of thunder as well
before and after no
during......yes
and now...... sharp left turn into............ the STUDIO
i am still plugging away in the studio
i am working on a gift wrap cart, because i started to run across the stuff i use to do the gift baskets etc
the cart that i am repurposing, HAD wheels.
now if i can just FIND them again i would be ok
it's got three drawers, and i am going to attach something on either side to hold rolls
then probably put a fold out board for a top
i am still at a semi impass in the studio as i need to take stuff out and spray paint it
however the weather hasn't cooperated these many months
i finished decoupaging that BIG flat box i am going to use for uncut paper
i need a closure and a hanger or handle for it
most likely a hanger for the back
i am going to hang it off the back of my desk
maybe thaddeaus won't eat it?
or should i have added dental floss or something to the decoupage for him to floss his teeth after he eats my box?
actually now i am thinking of a string and toggle closure like a coat for that box
then i have to make a few more magazine files
i am looking around for more boxes
now again
this will post tomorrow morning
hopefully i will have a quiet canning day
i wish the same for you all as well
vi
by the time you all read this
i hope to have the cherries in the canner
i pitted 6.67 pounds and then put them up in sugar to macerate them
after 24 hours i dumped them and a bit of lemon into a pot and simmered
listen if you folks are serious about your jams and preserves
get mes confitures
that is a fantastic book and changed the way i think about preserved fruits
(not like the home canned peaches i adore, but preserves for toppings and toast)
now did anyone watch the michael jackson memorial? (cnn had a livestream, as we don't have tv)
i did
i am not a fan of michael jackson but his songs did form part of the soundtrack of my youth
as they did for a lot of folks
he was a year younger then me
i feel for his mother and children
i hope that now that he's in heaven, he will get some peace in his soul
brook shields, (jersey girl that she is) said 'what's up with the glove'?
that cracked me up
but i cried for her while she cried
i cried for his children as well
at the end i did feel closure and i felt that his soul was indeed ready to go home
HIS death in a big way was senseless
but yet
in a weird way it was fitting for his life
meanwhile throughout the entire memorial, it stormed and rained on and off
HUGE rumbles of thunder as well
before and after no
during......yes
and now...... sharp left turn into............ the STUDIO
i am still plugging away in the studio
i am working on a gift wrap cart, because i started to run across the stuff i use to do the gift baskets etc
the cart that i am repurposing, HAD wheels.
now if i can just FIND them again i would be ok
it's got three drawers, and i am going to attach something on either side to hold rolls
then probably put a fold out board for a top
i am still at a semi impass in the studio as i need to take stuff out and spray paint it
however the weather hasn't cooperated these many months
i finished decoupaging that BIG flat box i am going to use for uncut paper
i need a closure and a hanger or handle for it
most likely a hanger for the back
i am going to hang it off the back of my desk
maybe thaddeaus won't eat it?
or should i have added dental floss or something to the decoupage for him to floss his teeth after he eats my box?
actually now i am thinking of a string and toggle closure like a coat for that box
then i have to make a few more magazine files
i am looking around for more boxes
now again
this will post tomorrow morning
hopefully i will have a quiet canning day
i wish the same for you all as well
vi
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
thank yous, nightsweats and noseeums
thank you everyone that told me where they got their paper/envelope slitters, apparently STAPLES also carries them ( aren't you all proud of me, that one i found on my own after you folks told me what these things were called, cause 'coupon cutter' didn't get me anywhere)
i intend on getting a few of them
i also intend on putting a few in a small gift wrap center i want to make, as i am always having issues with wrapping cookie trays and gift bags/boxes for bernie to take to work
(and i used to have tons of problems when i was packaging product for my soap/toiletries company)
i intend on this to fit right behind the slip of wall in the living room/kitchen area, and i intend that it rolls so i can bring it into the studio or kitchen when i need to
if thaddeaus wasn't so into cardboard as a cat snack i would make it out of that and cover it with fabric or something
i got spare wheels all over the house
but since he thinks cardboard IS cat popcorn, i have to either use plastic or metal
now nightsweats and noseeums they just both gotta go
picture it
2am
covered in bites, even my EARS
sweating like a fire hose was on me
my head so hot i SWEAR i could fry eggs
not a pretty picture
it wasn't any where NEAR as much fun as it sounds like either
you know
i am beginning to really really hate summer
really
HATE
SUMMER
also last night, bernie lost the screw to the side of his glasses, so today i am going to order him another pair as back up
he DID fix them
didn't FIND the original screw but he should be ok
meanwhile i am going to order him another pair or two
( at those online prices, he can have two)
oye
meanwhile
all this without benefit of coffee
which should be ready now
i think after all the blood i lost last night
i need extra fluids today
i hate summer
vi
i intend on getting a few of them
i also intend on putting a few in a small gift wrap center i want to make, as i am always having issues with wrapping cookie trays and gift bags/boxes for bernie to take to work
(and i used to have tons of problems when i was packaging product for my soap/toiletries company)
i intend on this to fit right behind the slip of wall in the living room/kitchen area, and i intend that it rolls so i can bring it into the studio or kitchen when i need to
if thaddeaus wasn't so into cardboard as a cat snack i would make it out of that and cover it with fabric or something
i got spare wheels all over the house
but since he thinks cardboard IS cat popcorn, i have to either use plastic or metal
now nightsweats and noseeums they just both gotta go
picture it
2am
covered in bites, even my EARS
sweating like a fire hose was on me
my head so hot i SWEAR i could fry eggs
not a pretty picture
it wasn't any where NEAR as much fun as it sounds like either
you know
i am beginning to really really hate summer
really
HATE
SUMMER
also last night, bernie lost the screw to the side of his glasses, so today i am going to order him another pair as back up
he DID fix them
didn't FIND the original screw but he should be ok
meanwhile i am going to order him another pair or two
( at those online prices, he can have two)
oye
meanwhile
all this without benefit of coffee
which should be ready now
i think after all the blood i lost last night
i need extra fluids today
i hate summer
vi
Monday, July 06, 2009
does ANYONE know what this is called?????
it has a cutting blade in it and it is the BEST for cutting in the fold of paper
i absolutely love it
i cut watercolor paper with it, and gift wrap paper and i would like a few more of them
so does anyone know what it's called....? or where to pick a couple of them up
i got this as a freebie when i bought fixed oils for soapmaking
i absolutely love it
i cut watercolor paper with it, and gift wrap paper and i would like a few more of them
so does anyone know what it's called....? or where to pick a couple of them up
i got this as a freebie when i bought fixed oils for soapmaking
noseeums
and midges
i just read up a bit about them
see i am still getting BITTEN
it IS cause of the rain
you all should see ME
i actually saw a noseeum trying to land on me last night
out on the deck and i tried to show bernie
he couldn't see it
duh
that's why the name
and to make things worse, there are tons of little spots of blood on the sheets etc
what to do?
well repellents work to a certain extent
there is a machine that works http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/
hmmmmmmm
anyone got a spare 400 bucks
between the bites and the fungus, i am about over this 'rain daily' thing
other then that we had a nice weekend
didn't get anything done around the house
had to listen to very loud kabooms from all the neighbors
had some nice cubed steak for supper last night
you know............ lazy!
oh bernie did put up my second shelf for me
it takes me all day
took him 15 minutes cause he's tall enough to put the upper shelves on without a ladder
now if i could absolutely find labeled places for everything..........
i could get used to this whole organizing thing
oh and katherine, i did go and look at that box
that is cool
i don't know if it would work for me, as i am not someone that would remember to USE that thing
but it's a cute idea and i am so glad i am not alone in this
vi
i just read up a bit about them
see i am still getting BITTEN
it IS cause of the rain
you all should see ME
i actually saw a noseeum trying to land on me last night
out on the deck and i tried to show bernie
he couldn't see it
duh
that's why the name
and to make things worse, there are tons of little spots of blood on the sheets etc
what to do?
well repellents work to a certain extent
there is a machine that works http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/
hmmmmmmm
anyone got a spare 400 bucks
between the bites and the fungus, i am about over this 'rain daily' thing
other then that we had a nice weekend
didn't get anything done around the house
had to listen to very loud kabooms from all the neighbors
had some nice cubed steak for supper last night
you know............ lazy!
oh bernie did put up my second shelf for me
it takes me all day
took him 15 minutes cause he's tall enough to put the upper shelves on without a ladder
now if i could absolutely find labeled places for everything..........
i could get used to this whole organizing thing
oh and katherine, i did go and look at that box
that is cool
i don't know if it would work for me, as i am not someone that would remember to USE that thing
but it's a cute idea and i am so glad i am not alone in this
vi
Sunday, July 05, 2009
lavender
i can smell it in the studio
no doubt that the cats have done something and i will find it some time in the future
however i can't track the source of the lavender
but i can smell it
i bet thaddeaus found one of my lavender bags
the ones filled with the dried flowers....... as it is sweet as only the natural lavender flowers can be
i will say that i love lavender
sweet violets are my favorite flower
lavender is my favorite scent
the fresh scent from the plant
i so would love a lavender walk, and lavender planted outside all my windows
i like the scent of violets as well, but the scent does something to your nose.....it makes you NOT able to smell violets for a bit
then you can then you can't
part no doubt of the origin of the 'shy violet' thing
that and their growth habit
but what can i say.......?
i love them
i fell back to sleep this morning after bernie got up
fawn got concerned so she licked my nose
then got in my face
i dreamt of fuzzy fogs
it was fawn's fuzzy face
when i finally got up
(she was frantic to get me up, as i never sleep that late)
i took my shower, with the accompaniment of two OTHER fuzzy cats.....
'mom, you in there?'
yes thaddeaus, i am taking a shower..........
'mom can i come in there too?'
no thaddeaus i don't want cat hair on my legs
'mom?, it's me calpurrnia, can I COME IN THERE?' (she sticks her tongue out at her brother)
no calpurrnia, you can't either
'ok mom, we'll sit here and wait for you then.......and bat at each other through the shower curtain'
(said by BOTH of them-heaven help me)
ever try taking a shower with that going on?
or better yet
trying to GET out of the shower with the two of them sitting on the edge of the tub and batting at each other
oye
for THIS fawn woke me up??
no doubt that the cats have done something and i will find it some time in the future
however i can't track the source of the lavender
but i can smell it
i bet thaddeaus found one of my lavender bags
the ones filled with the dried flowers....... as it is sweet as only the natural lavender flowers can be
i will say that i love lavender
sweet violets are my favorite flower
lavender is my favorite scent
the fresh scent from the plant
i so would love a lavender walk, and lavender planted outside all my windows
i like the scent of violets as well, but the scent does something to your nose.....it makes you NOT able to smell violets for a bit
then you can then you can't
part no doubt of the origin of the 'shy violet' thing
that and their growth habit
but what can i say.......?
i love them
i fell back to sleep this morning after bernie got up
fawn got concerned so she licked my nose
then got in my face
i dreamt of fuzzy fogs
it was fawn's fuzzy face
when i finally got up
(she was frantic to get me up, as i never sleep that late)
i took my shower, with the accompaniment of two OTHER fuzzy cats.....
'mom, you in there?'
yes thaddeaus, i am taking a shower..........
'mom can i come in there too?'
no thaddeaus i don't want cat hair on my legs
'mom?, it's me calpurrnia, can I COME IN THERE?' (she sticks her tongue out at her brother)
no calpurrnia, you can't either
'ok mom, we'll sit here and wait for you then.......and bat at each other through the shower curtain'
(said by BOTH of them-heaven help me)
ever try taking a shower with that going on?
or better yet
trying to GET out of the shower with the two of them sitting on the edge of the tub and batting at each other
oye
for THIS fawn woke me up??
Saturday, July 04, 2009
late blight comes to the east coast
and is affecting tomatoes and potatoes
and apparently FEET
oye
i coulda told them that
meanwhile today is fourth of july
happy birthday america
happy birthday to us all
today we are going to muck chicken pens
and bbq
and walk ducks
and feed cats
and run some errands
oye
to the studio news
i am decoupaging that big box for paper and illustration board in the studio
i am about done
i got bored and added some random peices of orange and purple tissue paper and a silk maple leaf
i just got the front and most of the sides done and i have to finish the back now
then wax it nice, seal it an put the velcro closure dots and a handle or something
this will help me a LOT in the studio
it won't solve all my problems in there but it will solve another biggie on my list
i got fiber and yarn storage issues too
and where do i put my swift and ball winder?
we just learned ( once we got the bag FINISHED) that our cat food had been recalled
so we're looking around for other options
i want to feed them raw
bernie isn't too happy with that idea
i had gotten them evo but bernie wasn't thrilled with it
however i am going to get them moved over to the evo
and i think a raw food diet with the suppliments
enough of the recalls on cat food
i don't trust these companies anymore
maybe i should just squish a few mice for them?
i think amber lived as long as she did because she would kill and eat mice
too bad my laperms won't
i wouldn't have to worry about mouse traps
even the CHICKENS will eat a mouse if they can catch one
ok now i have to get dressed
my sun screen is dried
so am i from my morning shower
it's time to get going for the day
have a wonderful fourth everyone
vi
and apparently FEET
oye
i coulda told them that
meanwhile today is fourth of july
happy birthday america
happy birthday to us all
today we are going to muck chicken pens
and bbq
and walk ducks
and feed cats
and run some errands
oye
to the studio news
i am decoupaging that big box for paper and illustration board in the studio
i am about done
i got bored and added some random peices of orange and purple tissue paper and a silk maple leaf
i just got the front and most of the sides done and i have to finish the back now
then wax it nice, seal it an put the velcro closure dots and a handle or something
this will help me a LOT in the studio
it won't solve all my problems in there but it will solve another biggie on my list
i got fiber and yarn storage issues too
and where do i put my swift and ball winder?
we just learned ( once we got the bag FINISHED) that our cat food had been recalled
so we're looking around for other options
i want to feed them raw
bernie isn't too happy with that idea
i had gotten them evo but bernie wasn't thrilled with it
however i am going to get them moved over to the evo
and i think a raw food diet with the suppliments
enough of the recalls on cat food
i don't trust these companies anymore
maybe i should just squish a few mice for them?
i think amber lived as long as she did because she would kill and eat mice
too bad my laperms won't
i wouldn't have to worry about mouse traps
even the CHICKENS will eat a mouse if they can catch one
ok now i have to get dressed
my sun screen is dried
so am i from my morning shower
it's time to get going for the day
have a wonderful fourth everyone
vi
Friday, July 03, 2009
do you scrap?
i don't but i joined a scrapbook list for organizing studios
some of them don't know what to do with me.... they keep forgetting i don't scrap
although i look at the studio's and rooms they do it in
and man they got a TON of stuff
much more then i got (and i got a TON of stuff)
there are whole FURNITURE lines devoted to STORAGE of scrapbooking supplies
wow
what a market share!!!!!!!!!!
ok anyway.......that being remarked upon, i will tell you they have given me some great ideas for how to store my stuff
although i don't have ink pads, stamps, or punches
and i don't have acres of 12''sq paper and card stock
i DO have 22X30 water color papers and illustration boards
i DO have bottles of inks, rapidograph and india, and also INKTENSE which are ink pencils and my new love
( i am lusting after the set of 72...... absolutely lusting)
so far i been cutting up the new water color paper, spliting the sheets into quarters and storing THEM in clamshells
i could use two more clam shells
so i can put the finished drawings in until i figure my book out again
plus i need to scan them as well
ok back to the scrap book rooms and what i can adapt to MY insanely disorganized studio
i realized i need a couple of rolling work surfaces and i need them NOW
i have come to an impass, which is...........
i have a revolving paint holder, and some tool trays that are lazy susans, plus cutting mats
i need a work surface to put them on
i have a drop leaf rolling cutting table for sewing but i need crafting surfaces
that right now is holding up clearing off the 7' standing workbench
which i am going to store fleece and fiber UNDER
and assorted supplies over in old repurposed kitchen cabinets, that will have to SIT on the work surface as i have no wall space
meanwhile due to the endless and seriously excessive rain the cabinets are growing fuzzy green stuff on them
no i am not kidding
oye
anyway
i just had to comment on the scrapbooking rooms
they are amazing, but i am going to resist as i simply do not have the room for any of that
i got enough stuff already
oye
BUT they are eye candy for sure
vi
some of them don't know what to do with me.... they keep forgetting i don't scrap
although i look at the studio's and rooms they do it in
and man they got a TON of stuff
much more then i got (and i got a TON of stuff)
there are whole FURNITURE lines devoted to STORAGE of scrapbooking supplies
wow
what a market share!!!!!!!!!!
ok anyway.......that being remarked upon, i will tell you they have given me some great ideas for how to store my stuff
although i don't have ink pads, stamps, or punches
and i don't have acres of 12''sq paper and card stock
i DO have 22X30 water color papers and illustration boards
i DO have bottles of inks, rapidograph and india, and also INKTENSE which are ink pencils and my new love
( i am lusting after the set of 72...... absolutely lusting)
so far i been cutting up the new water color paper, spliting the sheets into quarters and storing THEM in clamshells
i could use two more clam shells
so i can put the finished drawings in until i figure my book out again
plus i need to scan them as well
ok back to the scrap book rooms and what i can adapt to MY insanely disorganized studio
i realized i need a couple of rolling work surfaces and i need them NOW
i have come to an impass, which is...........
i have a revolving paint holder, and some tool trays that are lazy susans, plus cutting mats
i need a work surface to put them on
i have a drop leaf rolling cutting table for sewing but i need crafting surfaces
that right now is holding up clearing off the 7' standing workbench
which i am going to store fleece and fiber UNDER
and assorted supplies over in old repurposed kitchen cabinets, that will have to SIT on the work surface as i have no wall space
meanwhile due to the endless and seriously excessive rain the cabinets are growing fuzzy green stuff on them
no i am not kidding
oye
anyway
i just had to comment on the scrapbooking rooms
they are amazing, but i am going to resist as i simply do not have the room for any of that
i got enough stuff already
oye
BUT they are eye candy for sure
vi
Thursday, July 02, 2009
balance
and how to find it?
i am an 'all or nothing' sort of person
either i give it my all or i give it nothing
i am not good at doing a little bit of time here and a bit of time there
i prefer working on a prodject TO THE EXCLUSION of all else until it's done
if i have to break for any reason, i loose my momentum and my focus
over the years however, i learned that i could adjust things seasonally and sometimes weekly
but really it is much better for me to start something and see it though to the end
this is what is trying to happen with the studio reorganization
but i got stopped in my tracks by a need for a few things and not enough money to pick them up
so i am doing other things on the studio list like those file boxes
(btw, katherine, air the soap boxes out with coffee in them or unscented cat litter, or use a heavy cardboard carton cut down)
i can't do the pocketed curtain for the front of one workbench unfortunately until i unearth the actual workbench............then there is the little matter of.....i don't have the fabric yet either
(but cream and black toile, unbleached muslem and ticking stripes fortunately are rarely out of production)
so i am still sorting and labeling
but i can't get back on the drafting table......( i almost can't get to the drafting table at all)
this weekend we are to put the second shelf up which is also on wheels so even though i have no place to put them right now
i WILL have more space to put things out
and the envelopes to put my homemade patterns in ........ THAT is what i made that file box for
so it will continue
i hope that the weather will stop with the rain already
i have a few things to paint and now the weather is holding me up a bit
so what did i come downstairs to this morning????
RAIN
so what else is new
i gotta fungus again
damn rain
i am an 'all or nothing' sort of person
either i give it my all or i give it nothing
i am not good at doing a little bit of time here and a bit of time there
i prefer working on a prodject TO THE EXCLUSION of all else until it's done
if i have to break for any reason, i loose my momentum and my focus
over the years however, i learned that i could adjust things seasonally and sometimes weekly
but really it is much better for me to start something and see it though to the end
this is what is trying to happen with the studio reorganization
but i got stopped in my tracks by a need for a few things and not enough money to pick them up
so i am doing other things on the studio list like those file boxes
(btw, katherine, air the soap boxes out with coffee in them or unscented cat litter, or use a heavy cardboard carton cut down)
i can't do the pocketed curtain for the front of one workbench unfortunately until i unearth the actual workbench............then there is the little matter of.....i don't have the fabric yet either
(but cream and black toile, unbleached muslem and ticking stripes fortunately are rarely out of production)
so i am still sorting and labeling
but i can't get back on the drafting table......( i almost can't get to the drafting table at all)
this weekend we are to put the second shelf up which is also on wheels so even though i have no place to put them right now
i WILL have more space to put things out
and the envelopes to put my homemade patterns in ........ THAT is what i made that file box for
so it will continue
i hope that the weather will stop with the rain already
i have a few things to paint and now the weather is holding me up a bit
so what did i come downstairs to this morning????
RAIN
so what else is new
i gotta fungus again
damn rain
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