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My email box is at 100% capacity, so I'm going
to try to reduce it by 10% each day until it's just as fast as can be. I have things to say, but they will have to
wait (behind on LOTS of work)… but they have to do with: Too much shampoo and Zen Diet and exercise? List of accomplishments and things that need
improvement Links to new WR stuff STILL trying to get my thoughts on mental
illness down Why I delayed my foray into lampworking Sorry, but if I don't write these things down,
I don't remember Jack. Okay, later!
Instead, I'm flushing my hot water heater…
then taking the Highlander in for service… then trying to get the tarp on the
roof before the next rains come. Sorry, will try again tomorrow…
Had a nice Easter with the family… very low
key… no egg hunts (whew!), but we did take some awesome canes we just got
from Saturday, Mike and I took the kids bowling,
then out for ice cream. They thought it was funny that they got ice cream for
dinner. Ha! Last night I worked on a (very rare) custom
order. Should be finished with it by tonight and will get a pic. Also want to share pix of Gabe's
lampwork beads and a wire-wrap job I did on a piece of Turquoise. And for those not in
As you can see, some things never change (this
is the same two characters but two years ago)…
Oh, here's an earring I made with Karen's help
during her visit. (Thanks Karen!) It was a great pair of earrings until I
(against my own advice!) wore them without ear corks and LOST
Did I already show you these, btw? These were
my 5th lampworking attempt (and my first try with the graphite paddle…
Mike was going to order Corina's
Passing the Flame book from Amazon, but then we found out it was $70 so
that's on temporary hold. Haven't seen Domino in… wow… a month or two?
Leon and Blackie are here every day, though…
for breakfast and dinner. Mike asked Blackie when she's going to bring her
kitties up… he wants to see them. I never hear them when I go try to find
them at the pigeon house. Mike's also concerned about Tennie…
Mar's being a real pill, actually chasing him
down. He lives in constant fear and it's showing. So… now that I cleared out so much (if not
all) of my 2005 stock, there's a lot of new stuff rolling in. I'm kind of
forcing myself to use beads that I really love and would rather hoard, but
that's not good on so many levels… so it's getting used. And the only people who should balk at the
prices would be people who know nothing about lampwork and/or However, since I know (from personal
experience) that not everyone can pay $60+ for a single bracelet, I will also
try to add in some less expensive items.
Let's see… oh, here's a picture of Gabe's first torching attempts…
Now that he's mastered the round bead, he
wants to make a set of beads and make a bracelet for Monica… but don't tell
'cause it's a secret. I heard a story on the news about a study that
found a 40% decrease in the risk for Alzheimer's for people on Mediterranean
diets. Pay attention, Mom! Now send me some recipes! BTW, speaking of Mom… don't know if you ever
actually HEARD Mon's thank you message that she left on your answering
machine, but she was EXTREMELY happy with the new cats for her collection.
And as for the little gold goalie… I'm guessing that the one she's been
wearing around her neck for the past couple weeks was from that bag too. She
hardly ever wears jewelry, so I was pleased to see how much she likes the
charm. And still speaking of Monica and her birthday…
Linda and Dennis, thanks for the gift… Monica made a thank you card for both
you and for Mom way back when you guys sent her the cards… and as things go
in my house, they got buried. I think I found them when I was looking for the
tax papers, so will send to you both soon. Thanks for always being patient
and understanding with me and my … foibles. I had thought of other things I was going to
say in here, but I tend to forgot once I'm actually writing (and my stomach
is growling and distracting the heck out of me!). Today is overcast… we had 3-4 days of really
nice weather… sunny, but not hot. MMmmm… Here's a photo I took of prancy
boy… er, I mean Sharkie.
The cat who never learned to sit like a proper cat.
But look how CUTE he was as a baby!!!
Here's my first attempt at wrapping a
non-drilled item…
Mike got FFXI for his Xbox 360. That made him
very happy… not that you'd be able to tell by the grumbling you hear if you
sit next to him while he's playing, though. Well, I can't think of any more news at the
moment, so … see ya later!
And then I hear about this… Susan Polk, I
believe… defending herself in a case of murder against her husband; her
defense is self-defense. Anyway, no matter how much I believed in the
supernatural or my own psychic abilities, I'd like to think I'm smart enough
to know that this stuff will just NOT wash with the general public. She's
telling the court (in her opening statement) about how she's psychic and
predicted the terrorist attacks and has been using her telepathic powers for
the past several years to thwart terrorist attacks. And maybe I'm missing something, but if your
husband is stabbed 27 times, you can't say "he fell". I'm SURE I'm missing something, but I will
stay tuned. Okay, gotta give
kudos to my brother (although I'd LOVE to post the picture he sent me today…
he is such a 'tard, but I can't without his
permission… which I'm sure he'll never give me… ha ha
ha!)… anyway, unbeknownst to him, he saved me
oodles of time wasted in the future. You see, he was inquiring about a
photo-editing software that saves your pix at optimal levels for the
internet, yet with awesomely low kilobytes. I told him that Adobe PhotoShop
Elements has something that SOUNDS similar, but that I'd never tried it. So… went
home and tried it and… holy heck! It's awesome. I no longer will have to save
my pix in a myriad of ways for the myriad of places I post them. Whoohoo! Thanks Rick! Oh, and here's a plug for my baby brother… the
actor… CLICK HERE Alright, I don't have too much else to say at
the moment. Oh, here's something I was telling the group
today: Mon wanted to learn to make jewelry, but not
just designing and/or stringing... she wanted to learn the whole shebang. So I let her select a set of lampwork beads,
then watched as she picked Swarks that matched. She
laid out her design, then strung it. THEN, I instructed her and she crimped
the necklace and then wire-wrapped a pair of earrings... and wire-wrapped a
dangle onto the clasp. Wow, what an ordeal. Heh...
but I wouldn't do any of it for her... I made HER do it all, from start to
finish. I'll show you when I have a chance to photo
it.
So… did I mention that the other night Monica
made a necklace all by herself from start to absolute finish? Including the
wire-wrapping and crimping!!!
Pretty neat, huh? :-) Gabe's got We watched the Sharks win (3-1 in the series
now!) last night, so not sure what our plans (including dinner) are for
tonight. Tomorrow, Mon's got hockey twice and Gabe has
hockey on Sunday. No other real news… I need to get some new
listings up. Would also like to find some torch time this weekend. |
