Anyone else old enough to remember the sound of a dial phone?
Not the ring, particularly...
the ch, ch, ch, ch sound the dial made as it spun.
It seemed to take forever,
especially if one had a 9 or 0 in their number.
~ Virginia Woolf
March 31, 2010
Of a Certain Age
March 30, 2010
Blog update
Many thanks to my uber talented virtual blogger pal Chelsea for updating the look of my blog!
and then went to her blog to lift her business cards to show off. I think this two-sided card is one of the best I've ever seen.
I stole this photo from her Facebook page...
and then went to her blog to lift her business cards to show off. I think this two-sided card is one of the best I've ever seen.
Nifty, eh?
March 29, 2010
Love
This man,
this cat,
this photo.
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."
~ Victor Hugo
March 27, 2010
March 26, 2010
Tonight
Global
Saturday, March 27, 2010
8:30pm - 9:30pm
Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.
Register your support at www.earthhour.org
March 25, 2010
March 24, 2010
Kuba cloth decor
Kuba cloth: a cloth of raffia fibers, naturally dyed and woven by members of the Kuba tribe, National Republic of Congo.
Pack Your Kit - Premier
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Andy Batt's Studio - 2021 SE 11th, Portland
March 23, 2010
March 22, 2010
March 21, 2010
Covet
Main Entry: cov·et
Pronunciation: \ˈkə-vət\
Function: verb
transitive verb
1: to wish for earnestly
intransitive verb
1: to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another
I'm constantly amazed at the talent of others. When the talent belongs to a member of my family, however, I just feel damned proud.
Take for instance, this shawl woven by my cousin, Heidi Zeretzke. I can't even imagine weaving something that appears so intricate.
Facts from Heidi:
This pattern was featured in the Nov/Dec 2006 issue of Handwoven Magazine. It is called Shadow Weave. There are lots of variations on Shadow Weave (Which is a particular kind of weave structure which typically uses alternating light and dark threads to create the shadow effect.) Because this was featured in the magazine I suspect there a other shawls like this out there.
I used Bambu 7 yarn from Cotton Clouds in AZ. The pattern as well as the yarn may be purchased from them.
The shawl was featured in the annual Staff/Faculty Art show at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.
Pronunciation: \ˈkə-vət\
Function: verb
transitive verb
1: to wish for earnestly
intransitive verb
1: to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another
I'm constantly amazed at the talent of others. When the talent belongs to a member of my family, however, I just feel damned proud.
I used Bambu 7 yarn from Cotton Clouds in AZ. The pattern as well as the yarn may be purchased from them.
The shawl was featured in the annual Staff/Faculty Art show at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.
Sadly, she's not going to sell it.
March 20, 2010
March 18, 2010
Surf's Up
Artist John Pugh spent two months planning this mural in studio, and another six months painting it with the help of eleven other artists. It is located in Honolulu, Hawaii...not a bad place to spend half the year!
Featured are Queen Liliuokalani, the last Hawaiian queen, and Duke Kahanamoku, father of surfing. Even the stairs and sightseers are part of the mural.
March 16, 2010
Back to Lurking
"You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects."
~ Wislawa Szymborska
Sorry, I haven't been commenting lately...
I've turned back into the blogger who lurks.
March 14, 2010
My birthday
Pisces are the most intuitive and spiritually developed of the zodiac birth signs. Aptly called "old souls", Pisces thirst for spiritual knowledge and personal growth. They are the twelfth, and last, of the Zodiac signs, and as such, tend to have a more finely tuned intuition, sixth sense or extrasensory ability to perceive others feelings.
The duality of the Pisces personality is best described as a constant ebb and flow back and forth, straddling the physical, material world and the ethereal, divine realm where Pisces vivid imagination, powerful intuition and creative daydreaming feel like home.
Pisces are creators. Pisces are common as inventors, writers, musicians, painters, and dancers. Pisces make great friends and mates. Pisces are extremely loyal and caring. Pisces often possess uncanny intuitive or psychic abilities.
from Pisces.com
Five days of company; friends and family. Good fun. Time to get back into the swing of things...
March 13, 2010
Scenic
“These high wild hills and rough uneven ways
Draw out our miles and make them wearisome;
But yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.”
~ William Shakespeare
Columbia River Gorge
Hey Harriet's shadow shots
March 12, 2010
All things Alice
Alice window display - Charles Anatase
This charming film is the earliest version of Alice in Wonderland
The art of Karen Otto
Disney takes over the LA Times
March 11, 2010
Car Shots
Driving East...
So impressed with all the wind turbines in this part of the state. Got wind power?
Changing scenery.
Favorite traveling companions.
Driving West.
Crossing the Columbia River.
The Columbia River Gorge
Day's end.
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