I am so thankful for my husband Butch, today is our 24th anniversary!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
November 17, 2011
29 friends posted on your timeline for your birthday.
I have great friends and family!
November 1, 2011
30 days of thanksgiving!
I am thankful for my husband. Even more so because of his help since my fall.
I am thankful for my husband. Even more so because of his help since my fall.
October 28, 2011
My 1st First Place ribbon photo. I won 1st place in class b at the Indian River Photo Club last night. Our theme was In Between. My photo title is In Between a Rock and a Hard Place. 
September 26, 2011
Extremely sore, fell at the gym this afternoon.
I was setting up the treadmill, entering what I thought was the level I wanted, turned out to be the speed. There was no way I could keep up and my momentum finally snatched me away from the handles.
Appointment with an orthopedist 2 weeks later : 2 almost identical shoulder fractures.
A NEW EFFORT TO BLOG
As 2013 draws to a close I am posting to catch up. I want to make a new effort to blog in 2014.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
At the Thrift Shop
I stopped at one of the thrift shops I go to frequently yesterday. Right away I found a large art tablet-18in x 12in paper ( 11 sheets still in the pad ) suitable for pastels or watercolor, etc for only 50 cents. I continued to browse on my way to the books, but did not see anything else of interest. In their book section, they have one bookcase that has unsorted books and magazines. I found book 2 of a series and as I moved some other books I found 1 and 3 of the same series, Yay!
When I got to the checkout there was a woman in front of me, I saw she had some old books, embrodiery hoops, and playing cards among her purchases. I was debating whether to be nosy about her purchases when she saw my art tablet and said nice, and was I an artist? I said by no means, but my sister had started art journaling and such and I was trying some different types of media. This gave me the perfect intro as to her purchases, were the old books to read or craft with and she said both, she was into crafts and likes to recycle and reuse things instead of buying new, she would use the pictures on the playing cards also. We had an interesting chat for a few minutes, after she left the cashier asked some questions about the mixed media art we had been talking about as she was not crafty. She wanted to know if only old books or any books used. I told her it could be any book, but she might want the old books for their distressed covers. She also asked what you would do with them, i said that you can cut part of the inside out to make a box, some people sculpt the pages, you can use them to make art journals by adding gesso and other mediums such as paint inks,stamping ,etc. She probably found out more than she wanted to know.
Back to my books, I got them for 25 cents each and the original sticker price was $10.49 for 2 of them and $10.97 for 1. I got an awesome deal, over thirty dollars worth of books for 75 cents. WHOOPEE !
When I got to the checkout there was a woman in front of me, I saw she had some old books, embrodiery hoops, and playing cards among her purchases. I was debating whether to be nosy about her purchases when she saw my art tablet and said nice, and was I an artist? I said by no means, but my sister had started art journaling and such and I was trying some different types of media. This gave me the perfect intro as to her purchases, were the old books to read or craft with and she said both, she was into crafts and likes to recycle and reuse things instead of buying new, she would use the pictures on the playing cards also. We had an interesting chat for a few minutes, after she left the cashier asked some questions about the mixed media art we had been talking about as she was not crafty. She wanted to know if only old books or any books used. I told her it could be any book, but she might want the old books for their distressed covers. She also asked what you would do with them, i said that you can cut part of the inside out to make a box, some people sculpt the pages, you can use them to make art journals by adding gesso and other mediums such as paint inks,stamping ,etc. She probably found out more than she wanted to know.
Back to my books, I got them for 25 cents each and the original sticker price was $10.49 for 2 of them and $10.97 for 1. I got an awesome deal, over thirty dollars worth of books for 75 cents. WHOOPEE !
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