Hodge Podge and a Winner of the Give Away

Happy Birthday to me :-). These are my newest feather/bud vases, all small about 2" to 3", but I had to re clear gloss them, so they are going back to the kiln. poop.

The winner of my give away is (drum roll please) the wonderful and talented Lynn. I will pick out something specially for you dear heart.

In other totally unrelated news, I had a dream and in my dream an older very famous artist (no one real, this was a character made up in my dream by me) told me that I needed to blog less and do art more. I am taking this to heart. I have already slowed down my blogging, and posting but I will be slowing down even more, so if I don't visit as much please forgive me. What with working full time, my four animals and life in general there seems to be so little time to do what I love most, so blogging will have take a back seat.

And last but not least, please pray for my little Spike, he is hardly eating and hiding under the bed, he is the cat with the kidney problems, the one I give subQ fluids to. I have been giving him fluids daily and he seemed to get better, but now seems to be getting worse. I know in the sea of misery that is Japan and the world this seems small, but he is the love of my life and it would mean the world to me if you could just send up a small prayer or good thought for him. Thank you.

And don't forget 15% off all items in my ETSY shop for one more week, just type in chick when the coupon window pops up at check out.

Happy Saint Paddy's! XOXO

What I did with my Non Blogging Time

First, I went to Santa Fe, to see my beautiful friend Becky (top photo) who gave we permission to post her photo and I also visited my good non blogging friend K and went to Home Depot for Venetian plaster for my Winter supply. Becky and I went to some galleries and saw some awesome art. Always an inspiration.

I also made some art of my own while on my break, this box is drying and then has to be fired, glazed and fired again, the lid already cracked and I have made another since this photo was taken. Also working on paintings for my ETSY site, soon to be shared.

Oh, and I took photos. Fall is here and it is a beautiful, stunning time in Taos.

I have a few more photos to show you, but will save them for Animal Wednesday.

I read and facebooked (is that a word?) and watched DVDs. Saw friends, had fun.

I finished "Lost" and actually cried, I admit it, I did. I have started another JJ Abrams series "Fringe" It took me a while to warm up to it and I don't love it like "Lost", but I am starting to adore it. One thing about Abram's shows I really like is that the women in them are smart and strong.

I am blogging again, but have decided to do less of it, so if I don't visit as often as I should, I am sorry, I still love you, but it seems I need more time for other things, I will be lurking, but not always leaving a comment. XOXO

Hello

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." ~ Dr. Seuss

I found this quote on Angela's facebook wall, it resonated with me, so I am sharing.

I am not totally sure I am back to blogging yet, but today I felt like peeking in. I will feel it out and see. I have been very busy since I last posted and I have taken photos :-), which I will post at a later date, but the one above is just a bit of the color around here now that it is finally Fall.

Happy weekend! XOXO

Blogging Break

I will be disappearing from the blogs for a while, a week maybe two maybe more.
I won't be posting and I won't be visiting many of you either, perhaps just to check in. I will be missing you and I love you, but for reasons I won't go into here, I need to do this. Blogging which has been such a joy has now turned into a bit of a nightmare and I need to take care of myself and disengage. Know that I will be thinking of you. XOXO

Award Time

I received this lovely award from the beautiful, smart and funny Dawn.

I am to tell you all why I blog and then pass it on to one blogger. I started to blog because it seemed fun and I wanted in on some of the action. I found a bunch of lovely, diverse people, mostly women, but a few good men and I fell in love with all of them and if I had more time, I would fall in love with more of you. We support one another in a beautiful way and I love the fact that we come from all over the world and so many different backgrounds. I love it here in blogland and I don't think I could do what I am doing today without you coming along with me.

You all help me be brave. Now picking just one blogger to pass this award to is so hard, but I will, I pick M.Kate, she has been here from the near beginning and has always left an uplifting comment and she has given me gifts and cards :-). I love you M.Kate. I love all the rest of you too! XOXO

Blogger Love

This beautiful card came from my good blogging friend M.Kate. It came last week,
all the way from Malaysia, but I could not get a good photo of it until yesterday.
One of the things I love most about blogging, are the friends you make, in far away
places that you would never meet in day to day life. M.Kate, is one of the sweetest
bloggers ever! What do you like best about blogging? XOXO