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Saloon Showdown Update

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:01:55 +0000

SHOWTIME! And the show goes up tonight! Lovely weather and almost sold out!

Saloon Showdown!

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:44:09 +0000

So I recently decided “Heck yeah! I’m a writer!” Actually, it was a volunteer fundraiser to which I couldn’t say no. If you think about it, it really makes sense for a costume murder mystery to be set for Halloween weekend. Months of toil, bunches of rehearsals, and many revisions later, I am happy to say that the group efforts have succeeded and we have a very fun Mystery Dinner Show to put on. Goes up tomorrow, so here’s hoping it goes well.

Sidebar: Please don’t let it snow too much this weekend! I usually always love snow. I mean, freakishly LOVE SNOW. But this is just bad timing for me this time.

Time Flies…and Quilting

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:15:54 +0000

Of course, everyone always says tempus fugit “Time Flies” but tell me how it is already September again? But with the fall also comes my need to go back to crafting. My grandmother has recently taught me how to quilt. Look at these fun projects that I did!!!

Back to Disney!

admin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:48:54 +0000

And as I always say, I do love Disney! This week’s weather is going to be super nice and sunny. So far I haven’t seen anything to the contrary.

And we begin… PUPPETS!

admin — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:26:01 +0000

As is always true with me, I have once again volunteered to help out when I don’t really have the time to donate. However, this one is going to be fun because I get to play with paper mâché and sewing to make little puppets! I haven’t done this since I was in elementary school. Granted that was with a lot of guidance back then, and this time I am completely unsupervised. Watch out for the serious mess that is about to ensue…

Oh wait!!! It actually worked out! I am so pleased. And entirely by accident, I picked a cream fabric to make the bodies which turns out to be the color of the costumes the two men are wearing. How fortuitous!

Happy Halloween…Soon!

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:35:07 +0000

It’s an old cartoon, but still fun, and since the other site that I had this on is no longer up, here you go again.

Also, I found old images of sculpey things I made from back in the day too!

Addendum to 5th Plant

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:35:48 +0000

Sadly, the plant is no longer with us. It wasn’t my fault, I swear. My cat decided that pulling off leaves was fun and took the plant apart. Sigh. It just wasn’t meant to be.

On another note, I do have my Jade plant that is quite hardy and fully living. I have that one where the cat can’t reach, and it’s completely safe. So really, plant 4 is all good!

My first…um…5th Real Plant!

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:45:06 +0000

I kill all plants. Seriously. Just not a pretty picture. However, the impulse struck me to try again, and I picked up this rose plant. Turns out it’s a Canadian rose and very hardy. Thus, here’s hoping that I don’t kill this one. And it is a pretty picture. 2 weeks and counting…

Happy Spring!

A Touch of Music

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:32:47 +0000

I had a small craft sale today that gave me time to design a new piece. At one point while I was making the piece I saw a hint of a music symbol coming out. Of course, as a music lover, I just had to continue with it and add a little more. Can you see them?

If not, here’s a hint…

Crystal Castle

admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:39:20 +0000

It is that time of year again when I get to go to Florida to visit the Mouse. In preparation, here is a really cool crystal castle that I saw in one of my previous trips.