taking photos out and about

The other day we were out for a walk with friends and this pretty cat stopped to chat. It was remarkably patient with little kids. Unfortunately I don’t think I got any usable photos of it. What unusual colors it has. And then this morning before the rain started (hooray) we went over to a [...]

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crafty: little brooches

I’ve been spending my sitting around at the park time working on these little brooches. They are easy to carry, easy to clean up at a moment’s notice, and something to keep my hands busy. I’ve finished either four or five bunnies, and one crow. I am listing them in my etsy shop.

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painting: a lioness

This is an example of using a lousy reference photo. This lioness was at the zoo in a cave. If you climbed inside a tunnel you could see her behind a plexiglass window. The light was poor (as you can see), and even worse it reflected back off the window. On her forehead there are [...]

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at the park

We went with friends to the park and I got some new photos of ducks. I am always trying to get ducks in flight because one of these years I am going to try to enter the postal service’s competition for a duck stamp and it seems like the winner always has a duck in [...]

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painting with a helper

I have not done one of these flower paintings just for fun in a long time. I have had this big canvas waiting for something, and finally decided this was the best way to use it. (I will eventually sell this one, but I don’t have a box to ship it in right now, and [...]

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reading: Richard Scarry

We picked up a copy of fairy tales as told by Richard Scarry. These two things popped out at me. First, I think this has to be the most diplomatic rendering of a deceased wolf (with stomach split open to let grandma out) ever rendered: And second, I absolutely love this bench/table combination. I have [...]

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OWOH winners for 2010

my give away for the tile necklaces is over! The lucky winners are (drum roll please)…. http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/ wins the cat pendant http://mallorygoldie.blogspot.com/ wins the giraffe pendant http://bettyboogie.blogspot.com/ wins the chickadee pendant Boy so many blogs to visit! I did a whole lot of bookmarking and maybe will make some new friends!

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Out and about

We went for a nice long walk this morning and made some nice new friends!

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One World One Heart

UPDATE The Contest is now CLOSED Welcome, everybody, from around the world. This event was started in 2008 by Lisa Swifka, with the intent of introducing bloggers to other bloggers with the enticing come-on of maybe winning something in the great big giveaway. Click the logo here to see the official rules and explanation! “> [...]

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Watching: Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933 is Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Every time I see his name I hear, “This has been a Mervyn LeRoy production,” in my head. Like used to followed so many shows of my childhood. I can’t even say for certain which shows they were. Love Boat? Mary Tyler Moore? I don’t know. [...]

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