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Back to fall schedule

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Had my last Friday off, going to miss my 3 day weekends, but the students are back to it is back to the 5 day work week. Had a lovely weekend, my mom and aunt came over. I grilled dinner on Friday, steak and portabello mushrooms. My aunt's favorites. Sides were salad and steamed broccoli. Up early on Sat as it was girl's day out at Camp 4 Echoes 75th birthday. I went there in 1976 and '77. I seem to remember the big lawn being much bigger LOL! But we had a very enjoyable day: Me and mom: Inside the new lodge: Speeches: Cake: Lunch (I skipped the sandwich as I didn't want to waste the bread since I couldn't eat it): Gathering for the group pic: And out and about: I attempted to hike out to Smuggler's Cove, the unit I stayed in, but I had over estimated how able I was to go the trail way, not too mention my body telling me very forcefully that I had donated blood the day before and I wasn't suppose to be doing too much strenu

The magic button — Make Everything OK

The magic button — Make Everything OK

Catch up

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Palouse Pride was on Aug 10 and I borrowed the canopy from a friend and I got down early to set up.  Ms Ella and Vinnie da Moose sat out front to watch the happenings: This puppy was ready for a very sunny day: My friend and neighbor Tina was out and about with her camera, so she was able to get a couple snaps of me and my booth: Had a WONDERFUL time! Talked with lots of folk, gave out a bunch of my business cards and also sold a few items, one being one of the mobiles I made to a computer engineer who loved them. While I didn't sell as much as I had hoped, I did make enough to cover the cost of my booth, lunch and a small profit (okay, not really a profit when I factor in all the materials I'd bought, my time to make things and what not, but my bank balance was in the black so I am a very happy camper LOL!) It got pretty hot that day, glad I'd brought a couple spray bottle fans. I was misting myself down quite a bit. Vinnie da Moose was a b

WOO HOO! BIRTHDAY!!!

Brain: BIRTHDAY!!! PARTY! PARTY! PARTY!!!! Body: Um, no. We are going to have a nice quiet day. Brain: Oh hell no! IT'S PARTY TIME!!!!!!!! Body: You do realize what number birthday this is? Brain: 22? Brain: TIME TO HIT THE BARS AND PARTY ALL NIGHT LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW!!!! Body: First off, add 30 to that number and not only no, but HELL NO!!!! We are not in our 20s anymore and partying like that now is a serious prescription for major pain and suffering. Brain: PPHHHTTTTT! We're still young! Body: Okay, not old like one foot in the grave old, but dang it, we ain't THAT young either! Brain: You are only as old as you think you are! Body: Well I happen to KNOW we are 52, not 25 and that we can't go out and party like we used. We abused ourselves way too much when we were younger and it simply has caught up with us. Brain: *SNERK!* Just mind over matter. Brain: OWWWWW!!!!!!! What was that?!?!?! Body: What is left of our knees. Remember that t

Sparklies!

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A few of the jewlery pieces I made this weekend to sell at Palouse Pride this coming Saturday, Aug 10: Rainbow glass beads: Green glass beads: An earring and pendant set: I've made up more mini-suncatchers with the rainbow Pride theme and will be working on a few more. Running out of hard drive platters tho, need to lay my hands on more hard drives soon.

Check it out

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From an author I follow on Twitter. Today is the release date for his omnibus. Pretty good read (I got a sneak peek :D ): BOOK RELEASE: THE BLOOD SKIES OMBINUS, Vol. 1 Vampires.  Magic.  War. Welcome to the world After the Black. This collected edition includes the first three novels of the Blood Skies saga — BLOOD SKIES, BLACK SCARS and SOULRAZOR — plus the all-new short story CRUCIFIX POINT . Completely re-edited and featuring exciting new cover art by Barry Currey, the BLOOD SKIES OMNIBUS is a must-have for any Dark Fantasy or Military Sci-Fi collection! BLOOD SKIES Southern Claw warlock Eric Cross is a member of Viper Squad, ordered to pursue the renegade witch called Red across a war-torn wasteland before she can betray vital secrets to the Ebon Cities. BLACK SCARS Cross and a band of unlikely allies find themselves on the trail of a recently released evil  as it stalks the land in search of its ancient enemy, leaving a trail of madness and destru