Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
just another day
i love this song
....dana, i knew it cuz i have this cd! lol. there you go - brain like a sieve.
....dana, i knew it cuz i have this cd! lol. there you go - brain like a sieve.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
lava beds
the tseax volcano (nass valley) blew in 1775. that's only 233 years ago!
(click on pictures for larger versions - 8mp)
(click on pictures for larger versions - 8mp)
Saturday, April 26, 2008
and more necklaces
as of friday, april 25th.
made this one custom, for a friend...
...so ovbiously, *claimed*
*claimed*
made this one custom, for a friend...
...so ovbiously, *claimed*
*claimed*
hungry black bear
(click pictures to see larger versions)
guess they are just waking up, eh?
this little guy (someone estimated a 2 year old?) i snapped up at the nass today.
guess they are just waking up, eh?
this little guy (someone estimated a 2 year old?) i snapped up at the nass today.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
general generalness
1. so ok, it's april 24th, and it's snowing. ack. odd weather even for us!
2. i'm going to be selling necklaces (and maybe other stuff) to fundraise for a friend's adoption fund. mostly at church/ladies retreat, etc. (i'm not venturing into online sales, tho. it's too hard for me to get to the post office!) so any donations of beads or fixings or pendants or jewelery to recycle etc, send them my way!
3. i've been walking more.
4. but not today - it's snowing out there!
5. i heart my camera.
6. i heart my Jesus more!
7. wondering how long it's going to take for "i heart" to wind up in the dictionary....?
8. sad that i baked bread (after so many years) and loved it and intended to bake again that week and here i am prolly two months later and i still haven't baked again and i have no clear counter space (papers) or table space (beads) to eat at, never mind knead dough at!!!! wahhhhhh!
9. happy that cell is tonight!
10. i heart my cell.
11. i heart my friends.
12. i heart dinner at friends' houses!
13. i heart having friends over for dinner, but bemoan the fact that i have no table or counter space to feed them at (see #8). picnic on lynnie's floor, anyone?
14. but not on the deck - it's snowing out there!!!!!
15. wondering why i think well in lists?
16. wondering why i think anyone would want to read my thoughts in list form?
17. wondering why i think my friends are so shallow as to judge me for writing in an alternate format? - doh!
18. wondering why i'm caring what 'man' thinks, anyways?
19. have an annoying itchy spot on my back. grr.
20. ....i've run out of thoughts. time for food.
2. i'm going to be selling necklaces (and maybe other stuff) to fundraise for a friend's adoption fund. mostly at church/ladies retreat, etc. (i'm not venturing into online sales, tho. it's too hard for me to get to the post office!) so any donations of beads or fixings or pendants or jewelery to recycle etc, send them my way!
3. i've been walking more.
4. but not today - it's snowing out there!
5. i heart my camera.
6. i heart my Jesus more!
7. wondering how long it's going to take for "i heart" to wind up in the dictionary....?
8. sad that i baked bread (after so many years) and loved it and intended to bake again that week and here i am prolly two months later and i still haven't baked again and i have no clear counter space (papers) or table space (beads) to eat at, never mind knead dough at!!!! wahhhhhh!
9. happy that cell is tonight!
10. i heart my cell.
11. i heart my friends.
12. i heart dinner at friends' houses!
13. i heart having friends over for dinner, but bemoan the fact that i have no table or counter space to feed them at (see #8). picnic on lynnie's floor, anyone?
14. but not on the deck - it's snowing out there!!!!!
15. wondering why i think well in lists?
16. wondering why i think anyone would want to read my thoughts in list form?
17. wondering why i think my friends are so shallow as to judge me for writing in an alternate format? - doh!
18. wondering why i'm caring what 'man' thinks, anyways?
19. have an annoying itchy spot on my back. grr.
20. ....i've run out of thoughts. time for food.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
and i feed it so carefully...
... just a couple pieces of tp at a time.... flush... a few more... flush... a few more... flush...
... a few more... flush... it's not doing what it's supposed to be doing!!!... grab the plunger... plunge... plunge... plunge.... water rises... plunge maniacally... water still rises ....
... plunging frenetically now, water spills over the top.... i plunge a few more times and realize the water isn't stopping flowing into the bowl!.... drop the plunger, lift the lid, and find the balloon hasn't popped up!
so i lift it, jam my pajama pants under it to hold it up, run to my linen closet for towels and grab the 3 last clean towels and throw them down and drag 'em round, trying to stem the slow tide running down the floor in front of my cabinets... (all this in a matter of seconds)...
towels totally sopped in no time, wring wring wring, into the tub (of course, the toilet bowl is still full of water and plunger)... mop mop mop, wring wring wring, getting so tired, yet my brain *finally* kicks in that i have clean towels in the dryer just outside my bathroom door....
so i finally get the floor dry.
sigh.
i step back and take stock.
toilet, still full of water and plunger. floor, previously wet, now pretty much dry. previously perfectly-good-for-wearing jammy pants hanging out of the back of the toilet, dry at the top and soaked from the floor. tub full of toilet-water-wet towels, things hucked off the floor in a hurry, and my toilet paper sitting on top of it all, just soaking it all in. my shorts are soaked, legs soaked, arms soaked, and i'm trying not to think of what might have splashed on my face. and it's 12:30 at night.
sigh.
i'm going to bed! i huck my clothes, dry off my arms and legs, grab the sanitizer bottle, spray... spray... spray... (spray my feet for good measure), spray spray spray, declare that God is bigger than all the germs YES HE IS!!!!, spray spray spray, flip on the fan, turn out the light, and close the door behind me.
good night.
*******
today, i have laundry to do, some more spraying to do, and all the usual chores of course.....
and to top it all off, i had a crappy sleep.
go figure.
... a few more... flush... it's not doing what it's supposed to be doing!!!... grab the plunger... plunge... plunge... plunge.... water rises... plunge maniacally... water still rises ....
... plunging frenetically now, water spills over the top.... i plunge a few more times and realize the water isn't stopping flowing into the bowl!.... drop the plunger, lift the lid, and find the balloon hasn't popped up!
so i lift it, jam my pajama pants under it to hold it up, run to my linen closet for towels and grab the 3 last clean towels and throw them down and drag 'em round, trying to stem the slow tide running down the floor in front of my cabinets... (all this in a matter of seconds)...
towels totally sopped in no time, wring wring wring, into the tub (of course, the toilet bowl is still full of water and plunger)... mop mop mop, wring wring wring, getting so tired, yet my brain *finally* kicks in that i have clean towels in the dryer just outside my bathroom door....
so i finally get the floor dry.
sigh.
i step back and take stock.
toilet, still full of water and plunger. floor, previously wet, now pretty much dry. previously perfectly-good-for-wearing jammy pants hanging out of the back of the toilet, dry at the top and soaked from the floor. tub full of toilet-water-wet towels, things hucked off the floor in a hurry, and my toilet paper sitting on top of it all, just soaking it all in. my shorts are soaked, legs soaked, arms soaked, and i'm trying not to think of what might have splashed on my face. and it's 12:30 at night.
sigh.
i'm going to bed! i huck my clothes, dry off my arms and legs, grab the sanitizer bottle, spray... spray... spray... (spray my feet for good measure), spray spray spray, declare that God is bigger than all the germs YES HE IS!!!!, spray spray spray, flip on the fan, turn out the light, and close the door behind me.
good night.
*******
today, i have laundry to do, some more spraying to do, and all the usual chores of course.....
and to top it all off, i had a crappy sleep.
go figure.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
new necklaces
(claimed)
(mine)
(someone has first dibs, if they don't want it it's for sale @ church - soon*)
(for sale, @ church, soon*)
(mine too, lol)
having too much fun - running out of glass beads!
******
*note on edits - due to much (*ahem*) persuading and rubber arm bending and bead re-stocking (thank you! :) )..... i'll be selling some in the coming months, to benefit mz. and mr. gwen's adoption fund. but only at church/retreat/etc. i'm not venturing into online sales at this point in life, lol. but maybe..... gwen??????? you seem to have the whole shipping thing down, lol.....
donations of beads or funky doodads or whatnots gladly accepted.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
just stuff
listened to a sermon yesterday about four to five times in a row. really good. anyone interested check it out: http://www.southlands.net/sermonarchive/searchSermon.php ...look for "12/30/2007 Songs of Ascent Chris Wienand".
tonight i went for a doozy of a walk with nicole and her lovely pooch. it was windy and it was awesome. (as awesome as something that is not God can be, lol!)
doing way too many kakuro puzzles of late. i think i'm addicted.
laundry in the works. life as normal. gotta tidy. bleh.
went to kitimat with some friends today, had lunch at "seamasters" restaurant in kitimaat village - the best halibut fish and chips i've ever had in my life - it was melt in your mouth like butta...... yum. i highly recommend it!
um... that's all for now, folks. ciao for meow!
tonight i went for a doozy of a walk with nicole and her lovely pooch. it was windy and it was awesome. (as awesome as something that is not God can be, lol!)
doing way too many kakuro puzzles of late. i think i'm addicted.
laundry in the works. life as normal. gotta tidy. bleh.
went to kitimat with some friends today, had lunch at "seamasters" restaurant in kitimaat village - the best halibut fish and chips i've ever had in my life - it was melt in your mouth like butta...... yum. i highly recommend it!
um... that's all for now, folks. ciao for meow!
my top 10 summer favs
1. shade
2. air conditioning
3. cold showers
4. cool days
5. rain
6. thunderstorms
7. picnics with people i love (in the shade)
8. swimming in the (big cold) lake
9. camping with people i love (at the cold lake)
10. summer being over!
can you guess my #1 summer peeve?
yup....
it's heat!
i guess i'm hot blooded. either that, or it's the fat suit i wear year round. i'm leaning towards the hot blooded thing, lol!
2. air conditioning
3. cold showers
4. cool days
5. rain
6. thunderstorms
7. picnics with people i love (in the shade)
8. swimming in the (big cold) lake
9. camping with people i love (at the cold lake)
10. summer being over!
can you guess my #1 summer peeve?
yup....
it's heat!
i guess i'm hot blooded. either that, or it's the fat suit i wear year round. i'm leaning towards the hot blooded thing, lol!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
dumb, numb, and wide awake
seeing the doc can be so hard (especially when you are just getting to know him!) ..... it's hard for me to talk at the best of times. i can have all kinds of things going on in my head, and he asks, "how are things going?", and i can't answer. it's just too *big*, y'know? the mouth can't translate the brain!
anyhoo.
hopefully my sleeping issues of late will be resolved the next week or two, after an increase in meds .... i've had difficulty sleeping since i was a kid.
....and i never did get around to asking about my numb toe, after wearing my heeled loafers all day saturday running around for the wedding..... and i was wearing them today, to boot!!!!
anyhoo.
hopefully my sleeping issues of late will be resolved the next week or two, after an increase in meds .... i've had difficulty sleeping since i was a kid.
....and i never did get around to asking about my numb toe, after wearing my heeled loafers all day saturday running around for the wedding..... and i was wearing them today, to boot!!!!
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
some of my felting and fulling
first, my *fulled* purse (it's called fulling, not felting (technically, anyways) when something is first worked up in crochet or knitting and *then* shrunked (aka 'wet felted')):
though you can still see the crochet stiches quite clearly, it did shrink probably 30 to 40%, especially width-wise...
close up of the closure - a braided then fulled strand, made into loop closure with shell sewn on the front:
a close up of the fringed edging, which is non-worked yarn, just allowed to wet-felt on it's own:
even closer, you can still see the twist of the yarn.
when i need to wash it, i just plan to throw it in the washer.
people don't realize that felting/fulling is a natural process of the scales on the hair shaft of the wool 'locking' together via friction..... here's a few locks of my own, the exact same function, lol:
next, my wet-fulled mousie:
you can still see the crochet stitches. he is stuffed with pellets i stole from a bean bag.
here you can see his shape better, including his dainty tail that i rolled between my fingers:
and finally, my fulled *and* needle felted bunny.
first i loosely crocheted a bunny shape and washed him but good. you can still vaguely see the 'spiral' of the original crochet stitches around his belly. dried him out thoroughly.
then i took a felting needle to him and shrunk him up way farther and added the detailing, like his mouth, eyes, belly button, and the shape of his hands....
i made a spoon shape for his hands - the direction in which the wool is felting is how it shrinks - so it flattened real flat in the center, creating a spoon shape:
i added some plain wool in a lighter shade for his teeth. the indentation of his mouth is done strictly with the needle, the original shape of his head was just an orb. the wonders of felting needles!
and just plain a cool pic of my crazy mr. bunny:
ciao for meow!
though you can still see the crochet stiches quite clearly, it did shrink probably 30 to 40%, especially width-wise...close up of the closure - a braided then fulled strand, made into loop closure with shell sewn on the front:
a close up of the fringed edging, which is non-worked yarn, just allowed to wet-felt on it's own:
even closer, you can still see the twist of the yarn.
when i need to wash it, i just plan to throw it in the washer.
people don't realize that felting/fulling is a natural process of the scales on the hair shaft of the wool 'locking' together via friction..... here's a few locks of my own, the exact same function, lol:
next, my wet-fulled mousie:
you can still see the crochet stitches. he is stuffed with pellets i stole from a bean bag.
here you can see his shape better, including his dainty tail that i rolled between my fingers:
and finally, my fulled *and* needle felted bunny.
first i loosely crocheted a bunny shape and washed him but good. you can still vaguely see the 'spiral' of the original crochet stitches around his belly. dried him out thoroughly.
then i took a felting needle to him and shrunk him up way farther and added the detailing, like his mouth, eyes, belly button, and the shape of his hands....
i made a spoon shape for his hands - the direction in which the wool is felting is how it shrinks - so it flattened real flat in the center, creating a spoon shape:
i added some plain wool in a lighter shade for his teeth. the indentation of his mouth is done strictly with the needle, the original shape of his head was just an orb. the wonders of felting needles!
and just plain a cool pic of my crazy mr. bunny:
ciao for meow!
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