Iced Coffee and Hibernation

HOT

Damn 

Already?

Although the trumpet vine thrives,

I do not

It stretches and reaches toward the sun

I do not 

I hibernate

ponder the power bills

worry over the limping air conditioner

I hibernate

till fall

Think I'm kidding?

Ask around

I'm as difficult to spot as 

a dormouse

It's pretty out there

BUT

Too DAMN HOT

Iced Coffee

NOW!

Only 2 spots left in the class

Must register by May 2nd

Samples For May Class

Time for a Spring class

Banners!

Spending lots of time in the Studio

Thank goodness for TCM

I've been making samples

Class is May 11th

Local gals email or call for information

Hope to see you

Bragfest

Dearest Son has been successfully

 doing stand up for several weeks now.
I don't know how he finds the time
 to accomplish all that he does.
I do know he has a wicked sense of humor.
His significant other is also trying stand up,
and they both are being asked back at clubs! WoOt!

All their efforts, hard work and bravery

will eventually lead them to their dreams.

I know it.

Darling Daughter now has an IMDb page

and the poster for her short film

Elsewhere

 is on it as of today!

She and her significant other are 

filming another short this weekend.

Last Round

You can read about it on indiegogo here

Dreamers also on their way.

Bragfest complete

It's Cold

Walking in the garden in summer pj's and a sweatshirt

We have all been talking weather for 5 months

Global warming anyone?

The roses are at their best right now

The bottles are coming out on the bottle brush

Bees will be here soon 

so will the hummers

Lots of shade

Lots of pink silks dropping soon

requiring lots more cleanup

Yin Yang

are actually complimentary

not opposing forces

interacting to form a whole

greater than either separate part

shadow cannot exist without light

Found this on 

Carole's post this a.m.

chased away a few shadows for me

Some wise words to keep in mind from  

From Patton Oswalt on facebook

I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."

But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem -- one human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.

But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in a while, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.

But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evildoers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."

It's cold

but many things warm my heart

Pin It

Finished up these pin cushions

Fashioned from meat grinders

They clip onto your work table at

 home or for a class

Stuffing includes lavender and

topped with premium distressed burlap

Been making/selling these for over 10 years

These are the last of the grinders,

found during last purge

1 small  $28 + (12 shipping) 11"

2 medium $28 ea + (17 shipping) 12"

1 large $33 + (17 shipping) 13"

1 jumbo $33 + (17 shipping) 16"

See my check covered one? Used almost daily

One of three in my studio

I must have one for each table

Clamped on

I've added distressed tags and MOP buttons

These will ship in flat rate boxes 

because they are very heavy

which is why shipping is what it is.

Email me to purchase

another type of pin

saw on pinterest

All wrapped up

Two tension bars in small corner of my cupboard

has corralled all my wrapping paper

No more dusty tub under bed

T but no A

Dance Ten Looks Three

A Chorus Line

I have been getting the best emails and comments 

about ...well...

 tits 

and breastfeeding and  

other confessions about 

"the girls"

we all share..

even "1 and 1/2 girls "

" I took a night off for my anniversary to spend the night away from my baby who was 3 mos old.    I soaked two hotel beds and was standing crying in the shower while milked flowed down,  I had no idea how much milk I had in them jugs!  So much for 'romance'!  "

seriously, go to yesterday's post and 

read the comments and add your story 

here or there

please..

I added more to my story by replying this to another gal's email: 

"Hannah ended up in neo natal 2nd day. My milk came in- I was not allowed to nurse her ..I was so terrified of her in nic u that I couldn't let down to pump. Picture me in nurses lounge 2 days later hanging upside down drinking a beer the nurses gave me to relax while two of them had attached manual pumps one to each side as they were concerned I was heading toward mastitis..I laughed so hard.my milk let down and I flooded the floor.."

tatas

boobs

jugs

mammaries

honkers

coconuts

knockers

ba-zooms

Ben and Jerry

Bert and Ernie

Thelma and Louise

the twins

 hooters

headlights

melons

mams

chichis

bundas 

(my HS intramural basketball team?

 the bouncing bundas- my idea)

breasticles

(personal favorite)

we've all got em
or had em
love em
hate em
use em
worry about em
change em
check em

whew!

lots of T

no A today

Z

  

Underneath It All

Pared down to the core

Revealing what is really 

underneath it all.

Fluffy and cute but burdened with 

too much, can't see clearly.

Leave it to me to use dog grooming as a metaphor

what do you need to shed?

everyone will tell you what 

they believe 

you and your home

SHOULD 

look like

But what if that is not you?

Should you have what the Jones' have?

More importantly does every wish need to,

deserve to be, fulfilled?

We cannot all be best in show.

Should we even attempt to be?

I WILL tell you

to have only what works for you;

not what any blog, or magazine

or tv show demonstrates.

If it's stored in old boxes,

shoved in closets,

cluttering up the garage

so that you can't even park in there

then it does not have value.

I am NOT saying

do not have stuff.

I have stuff.

If it no longer works for me,

out it goes..sold, given to friends, or donated.

I AM saying

your stuff should matter,

if it is in your home,

if it's important to you,

then it deserves a place of honor.

Storing relatives' belongings in boxes

because of guilt is not honoring that person,

or their possessions. 

Holding on to anything you May

need in the future should be evaluated honestly.

My clients are rolling their eyes - 

they've heard it ad nauseam

Home size has gone from an average

983 square feet in the 1950's

up to 2300 sq feet in the 2000's,

average remember..50% have even more space

while family size has decreased with each census,

 and yet.....

Storage facilities increased over 75%

in the past 12 years alone, and most report 90% occupancy

and the average length of use is over 15 months.

Average credit card debt is $7,000.

More distressing... if you look only at households with 

debt it rises to $15,000.

I am beating a very dead horse, I know..

I'm entitled to as an old grey mare

but while walking yesterday I saw many open garages

piled nearly to the ceiling-front to back-side to side

with an aisle to walk through

 broken and leaning boxes...

2000 square feet inside of the home

full..

groom 

your

 life

what matters is 

underneath it all

It Doesn't Take Much

it doesn't take much 

i glance around and notice comfort

Good Tidings

left out all year to remind me of my friend Carole

large heart also from her

tangibles to connect 

simple scene of waiting mail

  details

glimpse of sunshine and reflected antler, a morning gift

dark hearts are hidden among the light

i have learned this 

i intentionally surround myself 

with reminders of the universe

affirmation needed 

 good times remembered

 summer days with DD and Shakespeare

cloth from the costumes of '03

soon to be a graduation gift - "fabric of our lives"

 loved patina of this fountain..but silent

except for annoying motor

life is not etched in granite

evaluate, repair, give away or walk away

flotsam and jetsam

some folks 

seem busy for the sake of busy

wallow and thrive... in drama

keep digging instead of climbing out

the universe coughs up a lot

but you almost always have choices

i threaded wire through tubing and attached it bent...

now a lovely sound is tucked into a corner

evaluate - repair

added orphan door to tabletop

cloche brought in from outside

sometimes it takes a while to notice

a good pairing

evaluate - re-pair

 my polka dot cup of Joe

suits the tableau

suits me

“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” 
― William Morris

simple comforts

it doesn't take much

embrace what works 

stop tolerating what does not

 discover what truly matters

and what doesn't

make things happen for you

not to you

Z

I'll Stop - I Swear

don't piss off the fairies

broken and abused find a home

concocted this last night

it's loud WoOt!

Discount roses at market,

they arrived too late at the store for Easter

 the gal said...5 bucks!

My mom's pitcher, older than me

talk about dappled light

Fell asleep out here last evening

on my new lounge.

I normally have to pay my yard guy 100.00

to come clean up in a day what took

me over a week to accomplish.

Dancing toward 60 isn't what it's cracked up

 to be when it comes to chain saws and gutters.

So..in my head that means I had an extra 100.00

in the budget to splurge.

Saw a pretty decent padded lounge

 in front of the market for 129.00

Right color, 6 adjustable positions

I grabbed it.

Don't know how to arrange the yard just yet,

this guy is big, but nap-a licious

I don't want my looming neighbors to be able to see

me sleeping out here..

yep, usually in mismatched pj's,

so it may stay crowded in this space for a bit.

Until it is too hot to nap.

I'll stop with the garden now - I swear

don't know what's come over me this year

Happy Birthday Chania

my dear friend

( go over to Razmataz and buy yourself a pretty bauble

your birthday is coming, you deserve it)

A good weekend wish for everyone

Z